During my days in high school, one of the ways of dealing with students who continuously fell foul of school rules was to promote them to the role of prefects. The new sense of responsibility and power seemed to have a moderating influence on these errant students not to mention the privileges and fringe benefits which the elevated position bestowed.
Harry Thuku, a pioneer African nationalist in Kenya, was born in 1895 in Kambui area of Kiambu District. Born into one of the most influential clans at the time, Mbari ya Gathirimu, Thuku lost his father in 1897, leaving him under the care of his mother and elder brother.
