New Settlement Scheme
I have fond memories of growing up in Nyandarua back when it was a District of Central Province. Nyandarua is mainly inhabited by “new comers” who relocated from…
OlKalou Name
My siblings and I were not always proud to tell people we were from OlKalou, but dont worry, we have since repented. With our Kikuyunized accent, we all…
Milking Chores Starting at 4 a.m.
The lush green pastures also meant high milk yields. The cows were well fed, producing plenty of milk. My farm usually produced two 50 liter milk cans from…
Milk: Collection Center
Nyandarua milk had one buyer only. KCC. The Kenya Co-operative Creameries Ltd. The closest KCC plant was in Nyahururu, some 35 kilometers away. Our Cooperative Society had a…
Delivering the Milk
Around 6 am two of my brothers embarked on the trip to the collection center, a chore that they did on a rotational basis so that everybody had…
We Missed The Milk Truck
In the unfortunate event where the truck arrived at our collection center before my brothers did, it meant they had to travel three kilometers to “Gwa Gataliani” collection…
KCC Returns Perfectly Good Milk
Like the excess produce with no market for it, the Nyahururu KCC was the only buyer of milk from most of Nyandarua. The factory got overwhelmed with the…
Let The Dogs Have Some Milk
The avalanche of returned milk did not just affect the humans. Dogs were not spared either. Africans do not have a very good track record of treating their…
Asia Population Explosion
In every group, there are always some people who know a little bit about everything. Such people informed and entertained the group with local, national and International news…
Have You Met a Communist?
The collection center is also where the boys heard about Communists. They were told how Communists like to keep their lives private and they are very suspicious of…