Kiaga kia Nguku

Granary – Ikumbi

Granary – Ikumbi

This was the other very important building in a Nyandarua homestead, and every family had one. Be it made of mud walls, timber or iron sheets depending on…

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Chicken Manure

Chicken Manure

“It is the best manure” my mother declared emphatically: and her word was law. She said you cannot get better manure for your crops than chicken manure (thumu…

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Babies

My sisters’ baby was so cute, he looked like a doll. There was a table in my sisters’ bedroom full of baby products from Johnson & Johnson. Baby…

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