On this day in 2010, Nakuru County bid a final, sensational farewell to its most polarising tycoon, Fai Amario, who was later laid to rest in a golden casket. While his “Drink Amario” empire made him a billionaire, his life was defined by dark headlines that gripped the nation. From the chilling 1996 discovery of an employee murdered with a six-inch nail to the 2005 police excavation of his home searching for a missing wife, controversy followed Amario like a shadow. Even his 2003 run for Parliament under the “Blood Party of Kenya” sparked national debate. Today, his legacy remains tied to the High Court at Nakuru, where his massive estate is still a battlefield for his heirs.
