by Shel Arensen | Mar 6, 2018 | Shel Arensen
Janfrans van der Eerden is a Dutch architect with a keen interest in 20th century architecture in Kenya. At present teaching classes at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, he travelled around Kenya for many years, looking for old houses and taking...
by Shel Arensen | Dec 26, 2017 | Shel Arensen
In 1932 a writer identified only as JW wrote a tongue-in-cheek article about the evolving language of Kisettla, spoken in Kenya by settlers as they attempted to communicate with their African neighbours and staff. The article first appeared in the East African...
by Shel Arensen | Apr 24, 2017 | Christine Nicholls
How did the Mail get Delivered in East Africa before 1910? The postal service of East Africa was first begun as a branch of that of Zanzibar, and its first postmaster-general resided in Zanzibar for eight years before coming to British East Africa in 1899. In...
by Shel Arensen | Feb 20, 2017 | Christine Nicholls
Stories of Workers on a White Farm Elspeth Huxley recorded some stories of the workers on the farm of her mother, Nellie Grant, which give a fascinating insight into the history of Kenya. The Grants’ first farm was near Thika and then they moved to a farm at Njoro....
by Shel Arensen | Nov 2, 2016 | Shel Arensen
Where Antelope Roam Reviewed by Rachel Woodworth A book review ought to start, more than likely, with the book. But my review can’t begin there. It begins with the man. The man who wrote the book, who gathered days and moments, adventures and seasons, who recalled...
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