by Jon Arensen | Feb 5, 2015 | Jon Arensen
In the world today there are over 50 million refugees – people who have left their homes under catastrophic conditions and are struggling to survive in limbo without place or country. It is difficult for us to get our minds around the magnitude of this many...
by Shel Arensen | Feb 4, 2015 | Shel Arensen
This advert was in featured in the Globe Trotter newspaper published in Nairobi in 1906.
by Christine Nicholls | Jan 20, 2015 | Christine Nicholls
One of the first white residents in the Trans-Nzoia region was Arthur Cecil Hoey. Who was Hoey? He was born in Wimbledon in 1883 and baptised on 12 October that year, the son of John Hoey and his wife Matilda Jane, née Tront, who came from Dublin. In 1891 the...
by Christine Nicholls | Dec 22, 2014 | Christine Nicholls
Merry Christmas, Everyone! Briton versus Boer: Educational Tensions in the Trans-Nzoia After the Second World War, the British Government encouraged white settlers to go to the Trans-Nzoia area and Uganda. Of course this increased the number of children to be...
by Shel Arensen | Dec 16, 2014 | Shel Arensen
Available now from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk Poison of the Arrow: A Tale of Quest & Survival by Iain MacDonald The world is changing. Kigusu the magnificent elephant whose great tusks and cunning have become whispered legend around the smoky fires of the African...
by Christine Nicholls | Nov 20, 2014 | Christine Nicholls
Early White Settlers from Britain in Trans-Nzoia Mrs Gladys Hoey reached the plateau in 1913, arriving with her father in an ox wagon. Her future husband, Cecil, later a breeder of racehorses, had reached the Nzoia river in 1904 when on a hunting expedition....
by Shel Arensen | Nov 12, 2014 | Shel Arensen
World War I Battlefield Tour Taita Taveta August 2014 Part two Maktau Railway Station and Cemetery In August 2014 I travelled with my daughter Malindi and a group of Old Africa readers on a tour of World War I battlefield sites. James Willson acted as our guide. After...
by Christine Nicholls | Nov 4, 2014 | Christine Nicholls
There is a map of the Trans Nzoia area in 1908, which showed numerous potential farms delineated by metal beacons stuck in the ground. A survey had been done to encourage white settlers to come to the area. Kitale appeared as a rectangle three miles by two, but in...
by Shel Arensen | Oct 21, 2014 | Shel Arensen
Jon Arensen’s book is not only a good read; it is engaging and provocative, telling the heart-warming story of a man who has dedicated his entire life to God. The man’s name is Dick Lyth. And his story reveals that he was truly blessed with a...
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