Some men are born unlucky. They never rise to the occasion not even when a woman is within two inches of them! In the case of Sam Njogu, a medical doctor, his problem cannot be cured by civilised medicine. He has to resort finallv to con- coctions of rhino horn. and what have you. And this bush medicine works to the extent that he even appears in court on a charge of rape. But in his attemnpt to get this life--giving medicine. Njogu risks his professional status by allowing himself to be blackmailed into giving a false report to the police con- cerning the death of a one-day old baby at the Smiles Maternity Home owned by his friend Dr. Alex Wanjau
In typical Mwangi Ruheni vein. this story is hilariously entertaining in its treatment of themes such as crime. adventure. love, blackmail. in an environ- ment which is all too familiar to us.