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learnt of his decision to study for the Bar, they cut off his stipend and he had to wait tables to make ends meet. He was also asked to move out of 36 Great
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In 1972, Njonjo married
Margaret Bryson, with whom he had three children, Elizabeth Wairimu, Mary Wambui, and Josiah Njonjo. He was 51 at the time of his wedding, having passed off many chances to marry earlier. Soon after his return from England, he was to marry Margaret Wanjiru Koinange but broke
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After the attempted coup of 1982, Moi decided to purge his party and cabinet of figures he had established wanted him out of power. Chief among them would be Njonjo, and powerful internal
Security minister, G.G. Kariuki. He was dragged through a judicial inquiry, which concluded that he had abused
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In June 1956, he was posted to
Mombasa where he worked as the deputy Official Receiver (in charge of Bankruptcies) and later Crown Counsel. He stayed there for five years with his offices based at the Legal Mansion on Fort Jesus Road.
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Njonjo and his brother, James, were one of the richest families in Kenya. He had extensive landholding across the country. Njonjo also owned interests in high-profile financial institutions, including banks and insurance companies.
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