Born in South Africa in 1919, Kenyan politician and first Agriculture Cabinet Minister Bruce McKenzie did not shy away from controversy, until his death in early 1978.
For instance, he was at some point accused of using his Germany tour to try import striptease workers to entertain customers at his Nairobi nightclub.
McKenzie was already running the club long before Kenya got her independence. Details indicate that the revelation was made in 1962, months to Kenya attaining self-rule.
Actually, according to confidential papers released in London recently, the revelation saw him and his counterparts Tom Mboya and James Gichuru kicked out of Germany.
The two would later become Justice and Finance ministers under Mzee Jomo Kenyatta upon independence, while McKenzie was later picked to lead the agriculture docket.
The three were attending the Second Lancaster Conference, but the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs realised that Bruce had another agenda, which saw the three sent back and the case reported to the British Ambassador in Bonn.
He also lived a mysterious life full of questionable actions and is said to have been the director of over 20 Kenyan firms and also had other questionable ventures abroad.
At the same time, he was involved in unholy business unions with President Daniel Moi, Uganda's Iddi Amin Dada and Charles Njonjo before his death, reports the Nation.
He was at the same time a popular double-crosser, with the Daily Nation reporting that he dropped his initial friendship with Tom Mboya and shifted his allegiance to Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.
The man who was almost at the heart of every business deal soon after independence became a close ally of the 'Gatundu team', having come into Kenya as a spy.