PATRICK MWAMBI MWANYUMBA

Once upon a time, there was a child is a life story of Patrick Mwambi Mwanyumba that starts at the beginning of independence in Kenya. The story spans across the political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal changes that have occurred globally and in Kenya, over the years. It is a story that carries along the author’s rural village and the Taita society. In addition, it carries his schooling and work places including the city of Nairobi and Kenya in general, as he passed through various phases of his life. e author describes his life from childhood to the present; the customs and traditions of his tribe, the Taita; as well as the happenings in his village, his schooling and work stations and the places he visited that affected him or otherwise caused his interest or concern. It is a story of one person but which all who have lived in this period will identify with.