These foreign wives would come face-to-face with culture shocks including polygamy, entrenched patriarchy, different customs and racism. Dr Kiano later settled for Ernestine Hammond, an African American public health nurse in a marriage that would test the limits of patriarchy against feminism. Ernestine was coming face to face with ‘African Socialism.’ After all, Dr Kiano’s air ticket was sourced through a village harambee! Dr Kiano and other elite Africans at Royal Technical College founded Hospital Hill Primary school for their children. Ruth also helped in the Kennedy airlifts before being widowed when Njiiri died in a road accident in 1975.

Source: Standard Digital December 12, 2020 07:41 UTC