OlKalou

Moving to Nyandarua

Moving to Nyandarua

The people who came to Nyandarua after Independence to purchase land were fairly young and energetic, probably in their late 20s with the oldest ones being in their…

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OlKalou My Home Turf

OlKalou My Home Turf

My home is OlKalou, now the Headquaters of Nyandarua County. I am a second generation Nyandaruan, my parents having purchased their piece of land in the mid 1960s.…

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OlKalou Name

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…

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Milk: Collection Center

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…

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Delivering the Milk

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…

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