Tag Archives: Trans Nzoia

Trans Nzoia Settlers and Roses

Posted on 13th February 2016 by Hilary

The further we go up this road, the more the poverty. Martin is shocked that Kenyans still live like this – women and children collecting water in Mutumgi (jerrycans) beside cattle drinking the same water. Primary school children are playing … Continue reading →

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Puzzles

Posted on 8th February 2016 by Hilary

This evening after supper we went back to the photo of the Land Registration Map again to find the land registry numbers Orie had given us. My hand was over much of the map and the delineated area of Orie … Continue reading →

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The quest starts

Posted on 8th February 2016 by Hilary

Today we are going to start the quest to find Kama Koia – the farm or the house built by my grandparents in 1926 of the same name, or just the site of the house since my Aunt Sue has … Continue reading →

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Kitale: Searching for echoes and dents

Posted on 8th February 2016 by Hilary

The morning – Mahendra, the Railway Station and the Museum Our first morning in Kitale. I resolve to begin my quest for my grandmother in Kitale and find The Kitale Store, in which my grandfather was a major shareholder, and … Continue reading →

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