Nepotism and “dynasties” are not just a Kenyan thing

Many countries around the world have disappointingly evolved into monarchies rather than democracies of the people, by the people and for the people. Some examples on above collage of such nepotism:
Top row, left to right: Father and son Omar Bongo (RIP) and Omar Bongo Ondimba, who have both served as President of Gabon at different times; Father and son George H.W. Bush (RIP) and George W. Bush, who have both served as President of America at different times; Three different generations of the Nehru family who served as Prime Minister of India at different times i.e. Jawaharlal Nehru (RIP), Indira Gandhi (RIP) and Rajiv Gandhi (RIP); Father and daughter Park Chung-hee (RIP) and Park Guen-hye, who have both served as President of South Korea at different times;
Second row, left to right: Father and son Lee Kuan Yew (RIP) and Lee Hsien Loong, who have both served as Prime Minister of Singapore at different times; Father and son Hafez al-Assad (RIP) and Bashar al-Assad, who have both served as President of Syria at different times; Father and daughter Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (RIP) and Benazir Bhutto (RIP), who both served as Prime Minister of Pakistan at different times; Brothers Fidel Castro (RIP) and Raul Castro, who have both served as President of Cuba at different times; Father and son Pierre Trudeau (RIP) and Justin Trudeau, who have both served as Prime Minister of Canada at different times;
Third row, left to right: Mother and son Corazon Aquino (RIP) and Benigno Aquino III (RIP), who both served as President of The Philippines at different times; Husband and wife Nestor Kirchner (RIP) and Christina Fernandez de Kirchner, who have both served as President of Argentina at different times; Grandfather and grandson Genghis Khan (RIP) and Kublai Khan (RIP), who both led Mongol at different times; Father and son Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier (RIP) and Jean Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier (RIP), who both served as President of Haiti at different times; Father and son William Pitt the elder (RIP) and William Pitt the younger (RIP), who both served as Prime Minister of Britain at different times;
Fourth row, left to right: Father and son Jomo Kenyatta (RIP) and Uhuru Kenyatta, who have both served as President of Kenya at different times; Father and son Sir Sereste Khama (RIP) and Ian Sereste Khama, who have both served as President of Botswana at different times; Three different generations of the Kim family who have served as Supreme Leader of North Korea at different times i.e. Kim Il-sung (RIP), Kim Jong-il (RIP) and Kim Jong-un; Father and son Laurent Kabila (RIP) and Joseph Kabila, who have both served as President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at different times;
Fifth row, left to right: Three different generations of the Papandreou family who have served as Prime Minister of Greece at different times i.e. Georgios Papandreou (RIP), Andreas Papandreou (RIP) and George Papandreou; Uncle and nephew Francisco Macias Nguema (RIP) and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who have both served as President of Equatorial Guinea at different times; Father and son Gnassingbe Eyadema (RIP) and Faure Gnassingbe, who have both served as President of Togo at different times; Father and son John Adams (RIP) and John Quincy Adams (RIP), who both served as President of America at different times

Kenya’s victory in the men’s 4 by 400 metres relay via Julius Sang, Robert Ouko, Hezekiah Nyamao and Charles Asati, at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games

The four gentlemen in above image are Kenyan and sporting legends who pulled off one of the most spectacular comebacks in sporting history, and are from left to right, Julius Sang, Robert Ouko, Hezekiah Nyamao and Charles Asati.
The four won gold medal for Kenya in the 4 by 400 men’s relay at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games despite dropping the baton at the first interchange, as a result of which they fell back to 8th place.
From then on they gradually worked their way up from 8th place until the final baton change to Julius Sang.
Julius Sang ran with no style, finesse or polish, but run he ran. It was like he was running for survival, running away from a charging buffalo. He gave it his all…
Kenyans back home could not believe what they were hearing on radio and watching on television as Julius Sang gradually approached first place.
Many Kenyans went wild, kicking tables and hitting all manner of objects as they urged on Julius Sang in one of the most unbelievable sporting comebacks in history.
As said, they won gold medal that day for Kenya in the 4 by 400 men’s relay at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games

Independent Kenya’s first Cabinet, the year 1963

The image above is of Independent Kenya’s first Cabinet, the year 1963. The original of above image is black & white, and above image is a colourised version generated using free colourisation software on the internet.
Front row, left to right: Eliud Ngala Mwendwa, Mbiyu Koinange, Oginga Odinga, Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta, Dr. Njoroge Mungai, Joseph Murumbi, Thomas Joseph Mboya;
Middle row, left to right: Samuel Ayodo, Jackson Angaine, Dr. Julius Gikonyo Kiano, Dawson Mwanyumba, Bruce McKenzie, Achieng Oneko;
Back row, left to right: William Wamalwa, Joseph Daniel Otiende, James Gichuru, Lawrence George Sagini, Charles Mugane Njonjo, Duncan Ndegwa

Kenyans Mutia Omoolu and Riano Tindama and their acting roles in the 1931 movie “Trader Horn”

The image above, courtesy of Alamy, is a scene from the 1931 movie “Trader Horn” starring Harry Carey, Edwina Booth and Duncan Renaldo. The 1931 movie “Trader Horn” was filmed in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan & the Democratic Republic of Congo, and according to Wikipedia, was “the first non-documentary film shot on location in Africa.”
Left to right in image above are Edwina Booth, Duncan Renaldo, Harry Carey and Mutia Omoolu.
The said Mutia Omoolu is one of two Kenyans who featured prominently in the the 1931 movie “Trader Horn,” the other Kenyan being Riano Tindama.
Mutia Omoolu is listed as having been born in 1890 in Machakos, Kenya, and Riano Tindama, is listed as having been born in 1899 in Machakos, Kenya.
Some scenes in the said 1931 movie “Trader Horn” were not captured to the satisfaction of the makers of the movie i.e. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and this was after the budget for the movie had been exhausted, so what happened is that Mutia Omoolu and Riano Tindama were taken to America to the MGM Studios for re-filming of what were felt were the unsatisfactory scenes of the movie where they appear.
Mutia Omoolu and Riano Tindama have not been heard of since, and it appears that they opted to permanently resettle in America.
Watch a 10 minute long compilation of different scenes from the 1931 movie “Trader Horn” at the following Facebook link i.e. https://www.facebook.com/mwananchi/videos/10213171976836750