Dam Rehabilitation
OlKalou has produced some mighty successful career people who are very well connected and well traveled. Some of the second generation Nyandaruans who now own and run the…
Bring In Sponsors
I am counting on the second and third generation Nyandaruans because we have an education that our parents never had, and we have exposure to bigger opportunities our…
Food Shortage
The dry season did not just affect the livestock. Their owners were not spared either. The Nyandarua that is known for its high yields of potatoes and green…
Stinging Nettle – Thabai
The only greens that flourished in the drought were some hostile weeds called Thabai. Nyeri people called them Hatha. The English name is Stinging Nettle. One touch of…
Dry But Still Very Cold
With the description of drought and very hot sun in those first months of the year, you might be tempted to think Nyandarua finally warmed up. Not for…
Piped Water in OlKalou in 1970s
There was a time when Nyandarua was ahead of its time. I remember the early 1970s when we were small kids, there was piped water in our compound…
The Big 3: Water, Electricity, Roads
Since independence, politicians have used the BIG THREE as their campaign promise to the people of Nyandarua. WATER, ELECTRICITY and ROADS. These are basic necessities for any modern…
Cash Crops: Wheat
Nyandarua was known for two cash crops. Wheat and Pyrethrum. Everywhere you looked, there were fields of wheat swaying in the wind, and beautiful white ‘flowers” waving in…
Combine Harvester – Kigethi
These were the biggest farm machinery we had ever seen. They came in two colors. The most common was the John Deere in its signature green color and…
Kigethi Comes Home
After the birds had eaten their share of the wheat, it was time to bring in the Kigethi. Kigethi was intimidatingly huge. It was such a sight when…