“Jack zollo” or John Baptista Kiriamiti. Has spent more life in prison than in free world he talks about his life, from bank robberies,car hijacking to life at Kamiti Maximum prison and today a celebrated author,full of wisdom and now a family man.
The years around mid and late 70s saw a revolution which saw countless bank robberies and vehicle hijacking. John kiriamiti Opened up how armed robbery and life in prison can make ones life miserable.
He talksof his gang as a union with best brains smart if you may, time concious as well as respect towards humankind. They never robbed civilians nor hurt any.
He spent a close to 35 years in jail,with more time spend in the highly guarded Kamiti Maximum Prison. This is where his journey In writing began. Passion in reading developed and it wasn’t to stop soon. To date Kiriamiti is a well renown writer with over five novels which are top selling.
Today John kiriamiti is a family man and a proud dad to three girls. He says in the midst of laughter that he’s glad he has no son as he may never wish to have someone like him in his past years.
Kiriamiti however is now seeking a new life in politics, besides living a quite life after all the the dramas before then and always heating the headlines, it seems John still misses all the attention or maybe had a soft spot for politics before then but preferred the easier way.
John Baptista Kiriamiti Believes he is the man Murang’a county needs to go to the next level, a shock to many definitely but as they say ”Mui Huwa Mwema” .He is seeking for the senatorial seat in Murang’a county we are yet to know which party he will use but what makes it interesting is his Wizi ni kazi slogan.Which to many isn’t ogering well with them.
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