Is this Kenya’s Bluest Bloodline??

The uhuru Kenyatta presidency brought to light a new crop of socialites. Unlike the usual big bottomed, rags to middle class socialites, these are the true definition of socialites; kids borne of old wealth, with nothing substantial to add to the world except spend grand dad's coin.

Among this new crop of socialites is perhaps Kenya’s bluest “blue bloods”, the three Gecaga children. Move over Jomo, Jaba and Ngina, your half cousins have a higher pedigree than you three!!

 The Gecaga children; Jomo, Nana and Soiya were born to Udi Gecaga and Jeni Gecaga. This union was meant to unite some of the most powerful families in Kenya. True to the socialite mantra, Jomo and Nana dazzle the social scenes with top of the range cars, obscenely extravagant parties and thanks to nepotism, they are always getting freebies from uncle's government. Soiya however took the more 'normal' route and has her OWN little thing going.

Udi Gecaga is the son of one of the most distinguished blue chip company execs in Kenya, Mr B.M. Gecaga. The Makerere trained lawyer run top companies like BAT, Nation media and Kenya airways in the 60’s and 70’s. He was married to Ms. Jemimah Njoroge, who came from the powerful Njoroge-Leah Magana family. Her siblings were the likes of Jomo Kenyatta’s personal doctor, friend and cabinet member Dr. Njoroge Mungai and the decorated diplomat Mr Ngethe Njoroge (Who is the father of musician Tom Morello). Jemimah was one of the first women to be nominated to parliament and a founder of Maendeleo ya Wanawake. Mr. B.M. Gecaga was the son of J.M. Gecaga, one of the early christian converts in Kenya, a teacher by profession who also ventured into pre-colonial politics.

The trio’s mother, Ms. Jeni Gecaga is the product of two very powerful families. The Kenyatta family and the Koinange family, you do not get a higher pedigree than that in this country. She was the daughter of the first president Jomo Kenyatta and a daughter of Chief Koinange, Grace, who died while giving birth to Jeni. The union of Jomo and Grace was meant to unite these two families. This union ensured one of the Koinange son’s, Mbiyu rose to the most powerful position outside the presidency, in Kenya.

So, our three throughbreds are the products of four big and filthy rich families, The Gecaga’s, the Njoroge’s, the Kenyattas and the Koinanges. In Jeff’s voice, “It doesn’t get better than these!!”. The rich and powerful are very strategic when it comes to marriages. They do not let emotions determine who they marry, a more important factor is merging wealth and creating new loyalties. The above family must have borrowed a leaf from the famous Rothschild family. 

Another tip they picked from the family that owns the earth Rothschild family... “When you have little mating options, inbreed”! Yes Udi and Jeni are second cousins!!.

Remember Udi’s mother Jemimah? Her mother was Leah Magana. Leah was the sister to Jomo Kenyatta’s father, Muigai. Their father (Kenyatta’s grandfather) was the medicine man Kung’u wa Magana. So Jemimmah and Kenyatta were first cousins, and their children got married...:D

Sometimes, the best laid plans scuttle too, who knew the blood of a poor man, once accused of haboring jiggers and the blood of a self-confessed black magic witch would one day mix with this eugenics-ized blood??? Well..., Nana Gecaga bore two children with Kamango and Bishop Wanjiru’s son!! (Big up to the mistress schemer Wanjiru, Heeeey Girl!!) Aaaahh.. Now you know!