Musalia Mudavadi defies simple definitions and final conclusions. His complex character eludes placement in hackneyed pigeon holes and phraseology. Accordingly, different people distinguish him each after their own labels and even libels. Now in this volume, the man behind the mask lifts the veil for the first time, to give a glimpse into his real world. His story is at once the story of growing up in his family under the patriarch that was his father, Moses Substone Budamba Mudavadi, and his own tour of duty in turbulent public spaces and time. Catapulted into Kenyas stormy politics at the youthful age of 28, he learns to carve his own path, taking his own decisions and stoically staying with them, for better or worse. In the end, this is the compelling story of an individual character told by himself. He invites fellow wayfarers "who should chance to be walking in the direction of my footsteps that they should "find useful lessons that could encourage them to take heart again, in the billowing seas and storms of life".