Dedication; series foreword; preface; acknowledgments; contents; list of figures; chapter 1: early life and entry in kenyan youth education; introduction; the relevance of biographies in educational research; biographies critiqued; early years and schooling; further schooling and professional training; the mau mau war and how it shaped gikubuś entry into kenyan youth education; colonial government policies for handling youth vagrancy; notes; chapter 2: the university of hard knocks: manyani detention camp; conditions at the manyani detention camp; notes.

Chapter 3: a place of hope: wamumu rehabilitation camp (``eton of africa)́́debates on wamumu programs; role of jrcs in addressing wamumuś overpopulation and youth vagrancy challenges; othaya approved school; notes; chapter 4: called to educate: kariokor and starehe youth clubs; aims and activities of youth clubs; salient details that were entailed in the formation of youth clubs; the purpose of a youth club; assessing the demand for a club; finding leaders; the club itself; who to see when intending to form a club; how the kenya association of youth clubs was expected to help youth clubs.

Capital expenditure in the building and running of clubsstaff salaries; training and recurrent expenditure within youth clubs; challenges that youth clubs faced; nairobi youth vagrancy menace and the role of youth clubs in addressing the problem; offering of literacy in youth clubs; notes; chapter 5: a flower in the mud: the founding of starehe boys centre and school and its growth; sbcś educational work in the colonial period; early challenges of starehe boys centre and school; struggle for recognition; social welfare challenges; political challenges; establishing ``a place of safetý́

Sbcś educational work in the postcolonial periodstaffing difficulties; administrative difficulties; technical education; accountancy and computer studies; the establishment of sbc, and its reflection of kenyaś educational history in the postcolonial period; the roles that gikubu played at sbc; notes; chapter 6: conclusion: thoughts on youth education and school leadership; thoughts on youth education; rich and creative education; incorporating african indigenous education in contemporary education; development-centered education; holistic education; nationalistic education.

Prudence and efficient management of school resourcesentrepreneurial education; passion and commitment to youth education; thoughts on school leadership; purpose-driven leadership; longevity in school leadership; open management system; creating a strong bond with the alumni; individual attention, love, and care for students; partnering in school leadership; relationality in school leadership; servant leadership; commitment to community engagement; conclusion; notes; references; index.