How Aga Khan fought attempts by Kenyatta men to control the ‘Nation’
His Highness the Aga Khan (left) pictured with Kenya’s first President Jomo Kenyatta on October 20, 1996 during the Kenyatta Day, present-day Mashujaa Day.
It was an afternoon: February 16, 1976: Jomo Kenyatta had been invited to open the new Serena Hotel, Nairobi by his Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. The two had known each other for years, and when Kenyatta took over as Prime Minister, the Aga Khan donated a house to him.
Kenyatta, his ever-present fly whisk dangling from his wrist turned to The Aga Khan and pointed to his nephew Ngengi: "This is my nephew, Mr Muigai. He has just returned from America, and I was wondering if it was possible to find a position for him in your newspapers."
