When Kikuyu wise ancestors said that micii ni ndogo (homes are smoky), they may have foreseen an epic 38-year war between a diplomat and his ex-wife that started with a divorce, transitioned to Kenya’s oldest matrimonial property battle, then a civil dispute, and eventually an intriguing succession case.
The story of Kenya’s former diplomat, Peter Echaria, and Njeri Echaria has refused to die with them for nearly four decades.