Although he was a colonial Chief ,he did help Jomo Kenyatta evade arrest by hiding him in his house in Kisii.
The State of Emergency had just been declared and several leaders of KAU had been earmarked for arrest.
When Jomo Kenyatta who was attending a KAU rally in Kisii heard that the colonial police officers were closing up on him,he sought refuge in Nyandusi’s home where he spent the night before escaping to Nairobi.His evasion of arrest was however short lived for he was arrested four days later.
“Senior Chief Musa Nyandusi MBE MEB. and his wife Pauline Bosibori”
The incident led to Chief Nyandusi being summoned by the Coloinal DC at Kericho to explain why he hid Jomo Kenyatta.He defended himself by explaining that it was part of African culture to help strangers and those in need .
Chief Nyandusi valued his wife Pauline Bosibori as a pillar to his Chiefdom and always delegated some of his important duties to her.
He was a rich Chief who drove a Chevrolet .
His son Simeon Nyachae is a prominent politician who served in the cabinet and in the civil service .
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