Edward Gicheri Gitau (Juha Kalulu)

Mr. Gitau who is 85 years has sketched Juha Kalulu for a whooping 65 years and he is still going strong.
He began at inception of the Nation Media Group's Kiswahili publication in 1960 when Taifa was a weekly which soon became a daily – Taifa Leo – and he had to quickly adopt.
The name Juha Kalulu which has come to be synonymous with Mr. Gitau has an interesting origin. Mr. Gitau worked as an electrician in what was then known as Tanganyika in 1948-50.
In most societies, hares are known to be cunning – 'Sungura Mjanja' – but Mr. Gitau twisted that and Juha Kalulu is in his words "Sungura Mjinga" loosely translating to an idiotic hare. Therefore Juha Kalulu is a creative wordplay.
Despite his advanced age his zeal and articulation to his craft are still solid and intact. His fluency in English and Kiswahili is impressive. His dress style – suit and tie – is that of an English don. His humor and sharp mind are thoroughly engaging.He has no desire to retire but then if you really think about it since he started cartooning he has never really worked a day in his life but rather he has enjoyed living his passion.


Source:https://moderatekenyan.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/juha-kalulu/