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Joseph Anthony Zurzate Murumbi

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Joseph Anthony Zurzate Murumbi (1911 – 1990) From Politician to Art Collector Does the name Joseph Zurzate Murumbi ring a bell? Perhaps not. Save for his position as the second vice-president of Kenya after independence, not many are aware of his legacy as the custodian of Kenya’s pre-independence political machinations and its post-colonial cultural heritage. […]

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Elkana Omweri Ong’esa 1944 – Present

In the South Western Highland region of Kenya, there lives a Gusii-speaking people of Bantu heritage. Domiciled in the Tabaka region of this highland area is the Mugirango clan which boasts over three centuries of soapstone carving heritage. We have this cultural heritage to thank for the authentic Kenyan sculptural legend – Elkanah Ong’esa.