This book shows the life of the former minister and member of parliament Hon. Maina Wanjigi. To me this book means a lot because it shows where i came from and how my grandfather lived his life. He came from living in a small home in a small village of wahundura to now living in Karen with his own farm. the book starts with a very harsh time in kenyas history the period before independence where things were harsh for the black kenyans, a prime example from the book is when Maina's father was killed by the colonial officers and his mother put in jail by suspicion of cooperation with the Mau Mau, which was like the resistance against the british. Maina goes on to study in agriculture and goes on to study economics in stanford. The next step for him was into politics when be came on to become the member of parliament for kamukunji constituency and later the minister for agriculture under Jomo Kenyattas government. Reading this book really changed what I thought of my grandfather it made me understand about him and all the great achievements he has earned.
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