After high school he moved to Kitale and worked for National Cereals and Produce Board and Kenya Seed Company.
During this period, he also ran the family farms in the Kitale area, as well as holding several prominent government positions, including general manager of the Kenya Stone Mining Company and director of the Kenya-Japan Association.
The book ends with the main protagonist, Kongowea Mwsahili in his house early in the morning in the town of Kitale.
Kitale |
Because it borders the nilotic Kalenjin languages of the Pokot, Nandi and Sebei to the north, east and west, the Bukusu language spoken in Kitale area has largely retained its original form, save for a number of loan words from those languages.
He was released by the government of Daniel arap Moi in 1978, Moi also arrested him following his clashes with traffic policemen in Webuye and Kitale.