During their arrival at the Lokitaung' Prison, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta was the oldest of the Kapenguria six at around 69 while Paul Ngei was the youngest at 29.
The entire group which also included Fred Kubai, Kungu Karumba, Achieng Oneko and Bildad Kagia was in for seven years over claims of managing the Mau Mau fighters.
And despite being the oldest, it emerges that Kenyatta was repeatedly subjected to disrespect, ironically from the youngest, Ngei, whom he was old enough to have fathered.
According to Elizabeth Watkins in her book "In Jomo's Jailor: The Life Of Leslie Whitehouse", Ngei repeatedly insulted the old Kenyatta, who due to his age, was the chef prison.
Watkins narrates how Ngei, in a clear show of his hatred for Kenyatta, mocked his education and referred to him as a thief, apparently with the backing of the remaining five.
"In prison, Ngei hurled endless insults at Uhuru’s father, often mocking his “eight degrees” from England besides calling him a thief and “the hatred between the prisoners was serious,” writes Watkins as quoted by Standard's SDE, adding that Ngei and Kenyatta often had a fuss over food rations and prison tasks.
The remaining five at some point demonstrated their hate for Kenyatta by boycotting his food, basing it on his alleged filthy habits.
"They would ridicule him and shout obscenities when he went to the latrines. They even staged a hunger strike protesting against “the filthy habits of Kenyatta, who is a cook," says Murray Brown in his book "Kenyatta".
Ironically, Ngei had some liking for Kenyatta's daughter Margaret, whom he wrote love messages before the late former president got hold of one by mistake, and mocked him in return.
"Hi, what are you going to say now. I’ve caught you, ehee! You’ve kept mum for a long time and you are a son-in-law... and never said a thing, hey?” Mzee Kenyatta is reported as having said.
On top of his disrespect, the guy who would ironically secure several ministerial slots in Kenyatta's government after independence was also a great fan of liquor even before the arrest and trial in Kapenguria.
His inability to access alcohol, cigarettes and women from the prison saw him nickname Lokitaung "St Lucifer's Monastery of Lokitaung" since there was no alcohol, cigarettes and women.
Ngei, who also later became the MP for Kangundo died in 2004 while sickly and bankrupt.