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…
Returning Home: Wet Season
Woe unto you if you came home during the rainy season. We all knew the rain patterns of OlKalou. The rain usually started falling in the late afternoon,…
Veterans of OlKalou
There were some veterans of OlKalou town that everybody seemed to know or recognized. Most were the business people who provided goods and services to the people of…
Doctor Nguku: Boys To Men
There was one famous doctor in OlKalou. His name was Dr. Nguku and his fame went beyond OlKalou. He was the doctor who ushered OlKalou boys into manhood…
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 Prankster
Mr. Gachogu was the serious administrator who oversaw the construction of the first classrooms at Munyeki. But he was also the playful headmaster who came to class with…
Train: (Tereni) Comes To OlKalou
One of my fondest childhood memories growing up in OlKalou was hearing the whistle of the train twice a day, every day. You could set your clocks on…
Train: Our Time Keeper
Wrist watches and clocks were very rare back in the day, something that is hard to imagine today. Wrist watches were a status symbol. You saw somebody with…
Jomo: Hides and Skins
He was a middle aged man from our Settlement Scheme who ran the only Hides and Skins stall in OlKalou. His shed was behind the KFA shop facing…
Pubs: Lets Have a Drink
There were two famous pubs in OlKalou. One was called Gitiyo, meaning Respect and the other one was Munyaka meaning Luck. We were too young to enter any…