The British spy who reigned in Jomo Kenyatta’s Cabinet
What you need to know:
For starters, McKenzie was a white South African and surprisingly Kenyatta had retained him from the exiting colonial government as the minister for Agriculture and Animal Husbandry.
Because of his local networks, McKenzie managed to be appointed director of various blue-chip companies and was in several parastatals.
He was also the chairman of Cooper Motors Corporation (CMC) and is the man who brought in former Attorney-General Charles Njonjo into the league of billionaires.
