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Tag Archives: Kitale
April blog
Ok, my first blog. My intention is that these are at least monthly as part of my strategy to write this novel by setting goals and deadlines, but if you find it useful or interesting too then this is also good. This … Continue reading
The Barnley’s
Today we went to stay the night with long term settlers the Barnley’s – Jane Barnley in her 90th year and son Richard who’s Colin’s age. There must be something in the Kenyan water because Jane and Sylvia Davidson are … Continue reading
Posted in Kenya Blog: Kitale & KK
Tagged Kitale, Mrs. Kuhn, TransNzoia
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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
Posted in Kenya Blog: Kitale & KK
Tagged Kenya, Kitale, Mt Elgon, Trans Nzoia, white settlers
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Kitale: Searching for echoes and dents
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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Tagged Colonial Kenya, Kenya Railway, Kitale, Kitale hotel, Settlers, Trans Nzoia
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Nakuru to Kitale
Nakuru – Eldoret – Kitale We set off for Kitale at 9:45. Once out of the town the railway line with a single track dirt road between it and our black hard top road joins us, the same one that … Continue reading