Spoilt Animals
Most of the animals that Nyandarua farmers owned were inherited from the British colonists who owned the land before them. The farmers purchased the animals through the Cooperative…
Colonialism: My Fathers’ Wisdom
As our mothers shaped our lives daily, interacting with us closely as we worked side by side, our fathers were the ultimate force that had the final word.…
Birth of The MauMau Movement
Whenever we face a problem or a challenge, it is always half solved when we identify the root cause of it. Until we do, and acknowledge it for…
Women Head The Households
After the declaration of the State of Emergency by the colonists in 1952, a wave that swept a lot of MauMau leaders to detention, including my father, the…
The Longest Ride Home
From his business travels, my father sometimes happened to pass close to some of our schools on his way home to OlKalou. If it was closing day, he…
Custodians
As our Pioneer Parents prepared us for a modern life that included an education they never had, we too need to prepare the next generation for whatever life…