JOBLESSHe also stipulated that during those three months his friend Jomo Kenyatta, who was jobless in Britain, should be allowed to manage the club. When Kenyatta left Britain for Kenya, Makonnen was the one who saw him off. Ironically, the person who was feeding the police with information was George William, the West African Makonnen had lent money to buy a club. Williams informed the police that Ras Makonnen had given Kenyatta £1,000 to return to Kenya and form a political party. In Kenya, Makonnen set up an African cultural holiday village in Shimo La Tewa and continued to support liberation struggles on the continent.

Source: Daily Nation April 05, 2020 11:15 UTC