Milk Truck Turn Boys
The milk delivery trucks were manned by three employees. The driver and his two turnboys. These were strongly built young men in their 20s or early 30s. The…
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…
Dance Parties
The kiumbu also spelt independence. A young man could come and go as he pleased without the parents asking questions. It was also in these kiumbu’s that the…
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…
Returning Home: Dry Season
OlKalou passengers were hurriedly dropped off on the Nairobi Nyahururu highway at Agip Petrol station, the impatient bus driver almost leaving with your precious luggage. The luggage was…
Mukurino – Businessman
I have mentioned Mukurino many times in the previous posts because he was a well known service provider to the farming communities of OlKalou and beyond. His name…
Thanks for Sharing Your Wealth
I have no history of where Mukurino came from or when, but what I know is that, he was a very valuable member of OlKalou, providing what was…
Kamau wa Agip
Kamau was a gregarious youthful man who owned a grocery shop that was well stocked. While standing behind the counter serving his customers, it was not unusual for…
Gachogu: The Headmaster
He was the Pioneer headmaster of Munyeki Primary School deep in the Settlement Scheme. When I was in standard one, I remember him taking us on a field…
Wanjiku wa Bata: Market Vendor
We knew her as Jirada. I do not know if that was her baptism name pronounced in Kikuyu fashion or what. She was a single mother of two…