Its common for national leaders to always be in the eyes of the media and the nation, and all of their moves monitored and relayed to the people almost on a daily basis.
But this was not the case for Fred Kubai, a former telegrapher at the Postal Corporation of Kenya who later became actively involved in the push for freedom from the British colonialists.
He later became part of Kapenguria six who were nabbed, detained and tried in West Pokot for 'managing the maumau' forces who were actively involved in the push.
But one funny thing about him was that while the others were popular with the media, Kubai was the secretive and silent type and was not as much a favorite of the media.
Actually, after his death on the Madaraka Day of 1996, it took four days for the nation to learn of hos death, as this was when the media reported it, thanks to his anonymous nature.
This was despite having served in the cabinet, after Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, with whom they were in Kapenguria, appointed him Assistant Minister for Labour and Social Services.
He also served as the Member of Parliament for Nakuru East constituency, but this, apparently, was not enough to make him as celebrated.
He died aged 79, and was succeeded by five widows and a good number of children who have been fighting over his Sh50 million estate ever since.