Turning Point
Going to boarding high schools helped my brothers a lot. They realized other people bathed every day and washed their clothes after wearing a few times, sometimes only…
Colonial Homes
The British settlers who owned much of OlKalou had their majestic looking homes, surrounded by many other structures, it made their compounds look like shopping centers. They were…
Our Cooperative Offices
The Cooperative Society was housed in such a compound. The British Settler who owned that compound was a Mr. Langwell. I am guessing that was his name because…
Cattle Dip: Munanda
The British Settler who owned our land had a huge cattle dip for his livestock. The huge vat was for cows and the smaller one was for sheep.…
End of Cattle Dipping
That was a turning point in the way animals were treated for pests like ticks. The farmers decided to spray their herds at home. My father built a…
Improved Homes
As the 1970s decade came to a close and the 80s rolled in, majority of farmers in Nyandarua had completed repaying their government loans and were now bonafide…
Galvanized Water Tanks
You can tell there are water issues in Nyandarua by the investment that goes into water tanks. After the “J.M. water” stopped flowing, (Maai ma J.M – that…
Toads Amongst Us – Jump
I have terrible memories of fetching water from the tank at night, during the dry season. Our water tank was raised, sitting on a stand creating a cool…
Masonry Water Tanks
These were simply known as – Itangi ria Ihiga. When the Pioneer Parents started constructing modernized houses as their financial standing improved, majority of them were also able…
Plastic Water Tanks
These tanks are the best thing that happened to OlKalou farmers in recent years, as I am sure they are for other rural areas around the country. As…