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The Sandbach Bakers and Kenya’s First Dairy
The Sandbach Bakers and Kenya’s first Dairy One of the first white settlers to be given land in Nairobi was Frederick Baker. He was granted 1,600 acres in Muthaiga by John Ainsworth, the Sub-Commissioner, on condition that he supplied Nairobi with dairy products. Who...
Mombasa’s Law Courts
Mombasa’s Law Courts On 30 August 1984 the new Law Courts were opened in Mombasa, but where had justice been dispensed beforehand? A British court, presided over by an English barrister, had been established in a godown near the old harbour in Mombasa in 1890,...
Where Antelope Roam: by Jon Arensen
New From Old Africa books! Where Antelope Roam: And Other Stories Out of Africa by Jon Arensen The short stories in this book are all connected to Jon Arensen's experiences in East Africa. They are deeply personal and are narrated in the first person. As in any good...