I came across some fascinating history that I never knew! Can you guess where the photo below was taken??
The year is 1948. The setting is Bamburi, Mombasa. Those seated include some of the owners of Regal Theatre, Mombasa.
One of them (2nd left) was Sultan Valli Hasham. At the time of Uhuru, Sultan Valli Hasham was the president of the Aga Khan National Council. The 2nd photo below shows him getting a moment to welcome Jomo Kenyatta at Embakasi Airport when the delegation returned from the UK after the Lancaster House talks. You can see Dr Njoroge Mungai amongst others in the photo.
Well back to the Bamburi property in the photo below. It turns out that this property was presented to Jomo Kenyatta as a gift on Kenya gaining Uhuru. In the 1970s this property used to form part of State House Bamburi, but was in fact Kenyatta's private property. Now you know what State House, Bamburi looked like in the 1940's!!
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