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Tag Archives: Kenya
1924 Going on Safari
In 1924, newly-married Emilie May accompanied her husband Fred on a Tax collecting drive in the Native Reserve and on Squatters on farms near Machakos. Fred went on these Safaris at least once a month for around two weeks. She … Continue reading
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Tagged 1924, ADC, Colonial Service, Government Colonial Service, Hut Tax, Kenya, Squatter tax, Tax collecting Safaris
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Trans Nzoia Settlers and Roses
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
Posted in Kenya Blog: Kitale & KK
Tagged Kenya, Kenyan Rose Industry, Robert Akele Andersen, Trans Nzoia
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Puzzles
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
The quest starts
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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Tagged Kenya, Kitale, Mt Elgon, Trans Nzoia, white settlers
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Machakos – The quest starts
The quest today is to find the first home of Emilie May and Fred at Machakos, 46 miles south east of Nairobi armed with this diary entry of 8th March 1924: ‘After a cup of tea we started to our … Continue reading
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Day two – Nairobi
Today we managed two things: Fighting the traffic to research the minute books of the Kenya Hoticultural Society 1927 – 1938, thankfully contained in three slim volumes. My expectations are low, which is good because there are only two mentions … Continue reading