colonial Nairobi

Ambrose Ofafa: The Forgotten Civic Hero Who Shaped Nairobi’s Eastlands

Ambrose Ofafa: The Forgotten Civic Hero Who Shaped Nairobi’s Eastlands

Ambrose Ofafa When one walks through Nairobi’s Eastlands — past Ofafa Jericho, Ofafa Maringo, Ofafa Jerusalem, or the iconic Ofafa Jericho High School — few pause to ask: Who was Ambrose Ofafa? His name graces some of the oldest African estates in Nairobi, yet his story is one of quiet service, civic reform, and tragic sacrifice during one of Kenya’s most turbulent chapters. The Man...