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No. 200942 Superintendent of Police Jackton oloo Wangira was born in Sigomere, Bunyala in the present days Budalangi constituency of Busia County in January 1921 to the late Bwire and the late Nasongo. Jackton attended school at Maseno before he was enlisted in the colonial Kenya Police Force in 1943. He rose through the ranks from constable, corporal, Sergeant, African Inspector 2 and 1 before he was promoted to Chief Inspector in 1963. In 1962 Jackton was awarded the colonial police long service medal by the Governor in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth in recognition of his long police service and good conduct and was also decorated by the St Johns Ambulance. He was also a recipient  of many other medals and awards during his 34 years police career. In 1970, he was gazetted and made superintendent of Police and served as OCPD, Embu and later South Nyanza. Other stations that he served in included Mombasa, Nyahururu, Kiambu, Murang'a and Isiolo. Jackton retired in 1977 after a colourful and distinguished career that was acknowledged by the then Police Commissioner Bernard Hinga. His compatriots in the police services included Micheal Arrumm, Juda Muoka,James Erastus Mungai, Mulama, Nderi amongst others. Upon retirement, he unsuccessfully tried his hands in politics which he discovered was not his cup of tea. He later served as the Kenya Red Cross Society Chairman, Busia Branch ,became a wheat farmer in his Uasin Gishu farm and a church elder of the Voice of Salvation and Healing Church. Jackton passed on, on 19th April 1992 aged 71 years having dedicated his life to Jesus Christ. He loved his  police career that  if he was to be given another chance, he would have chosen the same career. In his memory, his son Jared Joram Wangira runs the Jacktone Oloo Wangira Memorial Foundation through which he collects pictures on the colonial and early post colonial police days. Some of the pictures have been donated to the KP Archives. Jackton's final resting place is in Bulemia village near Port Victoria. And there rests  one very wonderful  soul that will for eternity be missed. Rest in peace Dad. It is well.