Forget sweets, there’s a time cows were House currency

William Ole Ntimama was the interpreter when Queen Mother visited Narok in February 1959 [File]

Forget about sweets being distributed in Parliament to sweeten debate. Ignore, too, rumours of envelopes being smuggled into the august House to win MPs support.

There was a time when goats and cows found their way into parliamentary debate. Apparently, the animals were a currency in parliamentary deals and ministers then could be swayed with a few goats and cows.