Pubs: Lets Have a Drink
There were two famous pubs in OlKalou. One was called Gitiyo, meaning Respect and the other one was Munyaka meaning Luck. We were too young to enter any…
OlKalou District Hospital
I still remember the hype all over OlKalou when the new District Hospital was opened to patients in mid 1970s. Everybody, all of a sudden had an “ailment”…
Pharmacy: Bring Your Bottle
At the end of the long hallway was another huge waiting area that faced the Pharmacy windows. That was the end of the treatment line. You sat in…
Other Tribes Amongst Us
The hospital was the first facility that opened up OlKalou to the rest of the country. I told you when I had trouble telling my classmates in high…
Residential Housing Boom
The hospital also brought a business boom in OlKalou. All those “foreign” professionals at the hospital needed places to stay. The hospital had a staff quarters but that…
OlKalou Youth Awakened
The hospital also awakened the youth of OlKalou to what life can be if one had an education. The people we saw working at the hospital all looked…
Nurses: Then there is Me – Harro
I remember sitting in the hospital hallways watching nurses in their crisp white uniforms, their straightened hot-combed silky hair (njwiri njine) beautifully styled, their nurses caps pinned on…
Trouble at Our Doorstep
With every good thing, there is always some danger lurking in the shadows if we are not careful to recognize it. With all the wonderful improvements the hospital…
Injection Room: Brace Yourself
That was the most dreaded room in the hospital. Injection needles were not disposable back then like they are today. That meant, the same needles the hospital brought…
Sick Mothers
The hospital also brought out some characteristics in our mothers we had not noticed before. Women (I don’t know if its all of them) have a way of…