OlKalou Town
As I mentioned earlier about my embarrassment of the OlKalou name, anyone who knew the town back then in the 1970s would agree with me. Sort of. There…
OlKalou Landmarks
OlKalou town had very few established permanent buildings. The prominent places you noticed were the two Primary schools, St. Joseph and AC Primary. There was no high school…
Veterans of OlKalou
There were some veterans of OlKalou town that everybody seemed to know or recognized. Most were the business people who provided goods and services to the people of…
Bhachu – Only Indian in OlKalou
Bhachu was the only Indian (Muhiindi) in OlKalou. Like Mukurino, we did not know when Bhachu came to OlKalou or where he came from. All we knew was…
Propane Gas: New Phenomenon
I mentioned gas cylinder above, and one may be tempted to think we used propane gas for cooking in our homes. Far from it. At Bhachu’s hardware, that…
Train: (Tereni) Comes To OlKalou
One of my fondest childhood memories growing up in OlKalou was hearing the whistle of the train twice a day, every day. You could set your clocks on…
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…