[Courtesy]Bogus agreements, randy donkeys and ice on the equator have at different times described one of Kenya’s oldest towns. The name Nanyuki, to historians, evokes memories of a time when illiterate Africans signed off their land rights to colonialists. The colonialists went ahead to establish the White Highlands which unofficially acted as the headquarters of the settlers from Nanyuki. Their women came up with rules some of which banned among others female donkeys from being found in the town. And just as the town near the Equator had attracted the colonial settlers, hotels and merrymakers followed suit, perhaps also drawn in by the allure of nearby Mt Kenya.

Source: Standard Digital May 10, 2021 17:26 UTC