The late General Francis Ogolla’s widow Aileen (centre), daughter Lorna Achieng and son Joel Rabuku at the burial in Siaya. [File, Standard The society owns an African, but not General Francis Omondi Ogolla. The baggage of waiting for weeks in a freezer as relatives mourned and the headache of sharing wealth with the many relatives who were part of his life were not part of the Kenya Defense Forces chief’s plan. Imagine that all your favourite son, brother, grandson or uncle can leave you is his “best wishes”. Well, that was Ogolla. .fade-out-container{position:relative;background:none;top:-95px;padding:4rem 0 2rem;text-align:center}.fade-out-overlay{position:absolute;top:-40px;left:0;width:100%;height:60px;z-index:1;background:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0),rgba(255,255,255,1))}.subscribe-content{position:relative;z-index:2;padding:20px;background:#fff;top:-55px}.subscribe-content h1{font-size:2rem;margin:2rem 0;font-weight:bold;color:#ed1a3b}.subscribe-content h2{margin-bottom:2rem}.subscribe-content button{background-color:#ed1a3b;color:#fff;font-size:1.25rem;padding:.75rem…
Author: By Kamau Muthoni
Convicts at Kamiti Maximum Prison. [File, Standard] If you want to know the raw truth, talk to a drunk man, so they say. This is the story of a casual labourer who, in a drunken stupor, handed himself to the long hand of the law and, subsequently, 15 years to cool his heels behind bars. On March 15, 2021, at Mamba Village, Ndalani, Machakos County, a 16-year-old girl went for an escapade with a casual laborer identified in the court judgment as Francis. The minor said they used to have sex, but she got pregnant on that date. The…