Jomo Kenyatta and other delegates during a get together in Lancaster House in London in 1962. This version of a broke Kenyatta stranded in London with no means of raising fare home was contradicted by a Scottish missionary, AR Barlow, who met Kenyatta in Southampton in 1929. Take a surveyAccording to Barlow, Kenyatta spent money carefully, avoided temptations and survived on three Sterling Pounds per week. According to the missionary, Kenyatta had adapted well to life in Britain and appeared to mix well with Europeans. Today, a blue circular plaque on this address reads,” English Heritage: Jomo Kenyatta: First President of Kenya lived here 1933-1977.

Source: Standard Digital May 25, 2021 21:00 UTC