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The Lancaster House conference where Kenya took the last steps towards freedom Sir Michael Blundell, some folks thought he was a traitor, others saw a man of vision Obituary: Sir Michael Blundell John Johnson Saturday 22 October 2011 23:06 Michael Blundell, farmer and politician, born 7 April 1907, MBE 1943, Commissioner European Settlement 1946-47, MLC Rift Valley Constituency Kenya 1948-63, Leader European Members 1952-54, Minister on Emergency War Council Kenya 1954-55, Minister of Agriculture 1955-59, 1961-63, Leader New Kenya Group 1959-63, KBE 1962, Chairman Egerton Agricultural College 1962-72, married 1946 Geraldine Robarts (died 1983; one daughter), died Nairobi 1 February 1993. MICHAEL BLUNDELL was one of the architects of Kenya's racial harmony and stability. He was committed to his adopted country, rich in experience of its landscape and wise in his judgement of its history and politics. He was a grand old man of Africa, consulted and revered by black and white ...

  A TRIBUTE TO EDWARD ALVARES July 14, 1944 – November 16, 2020 Edward will be most remembered by his large circle of friends who respected him and held him in high esteem. This is because of his kind and compassionate nature. He was always forthcoming in extending his assistance to people who needed it. Soon after arriving in the UK, he established a charitable organisation called “Alive and Active” which did charitable deeds like paying the fees of deprived children, visiting the sick and lonely, giving counselling and comfort to those who were very low and distressed. When one lady in her last stages of cancer started having panic attacks, he and his wife Ivy would drive from Watford to a South London hospice and after Ivy would talk to her, she would be calm and composed, eventually dying a peaceful death. When Edward heard of a teenage boy in Zambia whose body was covered with horrific warts, he brought the boy to England for surgery. The boy returned to Zambia after h...

  These eleven short stories are all very good stories and make us think twice about the daily happenings in our lives as we deal with others!!     1.  Today, I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I'm   working on for my Psychology class.  When I asked her to define success in  her own words, she said; "Success is when you look back at your life and the memories make you smile."   2.  Today, after my 72 hour shift at the fire station, a woman ran up to me    at the grocery store and gave me a hug.  When I tensed up, she realized I   didn't recognize her.  She let go with tears of joy in her eyes and the most   sincere smile and said; "On 9-11-2001, you carried me out of the World Trade  Center ."   ------------------------------ 3.  Today, after I watched my dog get run over by a car, I sat on the side of the road holding him and crying.  And just before h...

  In recent years. there has been a considerable increase in Alzheimer's and Dementia. By Armand Rodrigues Past her 90 th birthday, my paternal grandmother behaved a little odd now and then and some impediment in her speech became evident.   In the early part of the last century, this was attributed to age-related behaviour.   She was going senile or into dotage or was a bit dotty or batty.   There seemed to be no real explanation for this condition or a medical cure.   Fast-forward to now.   Medical terms such as Alzheimer’s and Dementia have become the norm. “Senior moment” is also used loosely. World-wide over 47 million people are going through the phase.   Today the symptoms are said to be memory disorders, personality changes, impaired reasoning, disorientation and slurred speech.   I often wondered what the cause or causes could be.    What follows is what I have garnered from published sources, about the condition. It may ...

 

  If the experience was allegedly so bad, why do most folks who were born there or have lived there or have holidayed there remember with hearts full of nostalgia and affection? Why didn't the Goans fight for Kenya's freedom? Why did Goans kowtow to the Europeans, colonials? Yes sir, no sir, three bags full sir, even when they were in the right at work? Why didn't the Goans help the Africans? Why didn't Goans stand up for themselves? Why wasn't there a relationship on equal footing with Africans? Why did the Goans turn a blind eye to Colonial cruelty to Africans? Why did not the Goans fight the colonial colour bar? Some of the answers below, a brilliant reply by F. Mervyn Maciel: Goan History, Heritage and Culture Group Meeting 15 Jan 2021 by Zoom yesterday I was invited to give a brief presentation on my experiences working in colonial Kenya. The interview was by my granddaughter (Yakira -who is here from Germany where she lives and works) – and contained many ...