Till the 1990s, it was fairly common for any Kenyan child to speak three languages fluently—mother tongue, English and Kiswahili. Increasingly, it is now Kiswahili and English. Some parents only speak to their children in the two languages.

A book and a documentary on Peter Tabichi's life would help in impacting his father's values on a greater number of people. They don't make them like Mzee Tabichi anymore.