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v. t. e. The Tsavo Man-Eaters were a pair of large man-eating male lions in the Tsavo region of Kenya, which were responsible for the deaths of many construction workers on the Kenya-Uganda Railway between March and December 1898. The lion pair was said to have killed dozens of people, with some early estimates reaching over a hundred deaths.
In Kenya, matatu or matatus (known as mathree in Sheng) [citation needed] are privately owned minibuses used as share taxis. [1] Often decorated, many matatu feature portraits of famous people or slogans and sayings. [2] Likewise, the music they play is also aimed at quickly attracting riders. [3] Over 70% of commuter trips are taken using ...
—Deputy Governor to Secretary of State for the Colonies, 19 March 1945 The armed rebellion of the Mau Mau was the culminating response to colonial rule. Although there had been previous instances of violent resistance to colonialism, the Mau Mau revolt was the most prolonged and violent anti-colonial warfare in the British Kenya colony. From the start, the land was the primary British ...
Holy Ghost Church of East Africa. The Holy Ghost Church of East Africa, known among its adherents as Akurinu (sometimes “Akorino”), [1] is an African sect of Christianity common in the central region of Kenya among the Agikuyu community. The sect incorporates some aspects of Christianity with those of traditional Kikuyu religious beliefs.
06/24. 2,380 metres (7,808 ft) Asphalt. Moi Air Base, formerly known as RAF Eastleigh and Eastleigh Airport ( ICAO: HKRE) is a military airport located to the east of Nairobi, in the Eastleigh suburb. The airport is used by the Kenya Air Force. Additionally, the airfield is the home of the East African School of Aviation run by the Kenya Civil ...
Africa Nazarene University. / 1.40056°S 36.79000°E / -1.40056; 36.79000. Africa Nazarene University is a private Christian -founded university in, Kenya, and an affiliate of The Church of the Nazarene Colleges and Universities around the world. Africa Nazarene University is fully accredited by the Commission for University Education ...
The East African Professional Hunter's Association (EAPHA) was an organization of East African white hunters founded in Nairobi, Kenya in 1934. Well known members included Philip Percival, Harry Selby, Sydney Downey and Donald Ker. Their motto was nec timor nec temeritas, or "neither fear nor foolhardiness". The Association formed out of a ...
Amref Health Africa (formerly the African Medical and Research Foundation – AMREF) was founded in 1957 by three surgeons as the Flying Doctors of East Africa. Three doctors – Sir Michael Wood, Sir Archibald McIndoe and Tom Rees – drew up a plan to provide medical care in East Africa, where they had all worked for many years as reconstructive surgeons.