by admin | Jan 28, 2012 | Dick Hedges
I have not yet found any area of the planet earth in which it would be pleasant to grow old. I do however count myself extremely fortunate to be growing old in Kenya for the following reasons. The indigenous populations of East Africa have a culture of respect for the...
by Christine Nicholls | Jan 25, 2012 | Christine Nicholls
My 2 January blog talked about the arrival of Jewish people in Kenya. One of the earliest, Sammy Jacobs, was a real entrepreneur. He started ‘The Dustpan’ store in Nairobi, where you could buy almost anything. This is what the magazine African World said about his...
by Shel Arensen | Jan 23, 2012 | Shel Arensen
Who’s who? In 1976, he first year I played rugby for Kenya Harlequins, the Kenya Cup was a split side competition with each of the big Nairobi clubs putting up two sides. I played for Quins Ruffians. We won the Kenya Cup semifinal against Nondies Lions and the...
by admin | Jan 19, 2012 | Dick Hedges
Here’s a topical thought since layby-occupying ‘Travellers’ are being ‘hounded’ in the UK this month, while laybys are an often-overlooked pleasure of life in Africa. So heed ye now The parable of The Laybys. Drive from Lands End to John-O-Groats in the UK and lay by...
by Christine Nicholls | Jan 17, 2012 | Christine Nicholls
Some photos of the Kenya High School have reminded me of the origins of the school. Perhaps a few of you would like to add details or bring the account below up to date? Does the swimming pool still exist, and the open air theatre? The Kenya High School had its...
by Shel Arensen | Jan 13, 2012 | Shel Arensen
This photo shows Naivasha town in about 1907.
by admin | Jan 12, 2012 | Elaine Barnett
Looking out over ‘my’ three-acre property here above Lake Naivasha, my daughter and I recently recorded the sighting of three juvenile Greater Spotted Cuckoos. It had been many years since I’d seen one out on the dirt road to the Maasai Mara. Being avid birdwatchers –...
by Shel Arensen | Jan 12, 2012 | Shel Arensen
Going through some dusty mission archives last week, I found a note on some old committee meeting notes that Prince Paul of Yugoslavia visited Kijabe in 1942 and donated 500/- to the work of Africa Inland Mission. Prince Paul of Yugoslavia? Some quick internet...
by admin | Jan 9, 2012 | Dick Hedges
It occurred to me as one of the geriatric ‘Staying-oners’ in Kenya, who has lived in Karen both ‘Then and Now’, that those who were there then might be interested in a familiarization with the modern Karen and the younger generations who are there now, might be...
by Christine Nicholls | Jan 8, 2012 | Christine Nicholls
Happy New Year to Everyone! I received a greetings card from Tommy Joseph over the festive season. Some of you will have known him in Kenya, where he grew up and went to school. He’s the author of an interesting book – Why There Were Jews in Nakuru (Haifa, 1998)....
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