Established in 1948 at what was Pedro's farm of which today is Kamumo farm.
The club housed a bartender, a tennis court,golf course and a restaurant that served different European cuisines. It's ambience is said to have been of prestigious beauty from the pool of waters with fountains and the tropical breeze that brew from the hillside.
Amongst the prominent persons who visited this place is Sir Philip Mitchell the colonial governor to Kenya and many white settlers who lived within Nakuru area to as far as Nanyuki.
The club housed a bartender, a tennis court,golf course and a restaurant that served different European cuisines. It's ambience is said to have been of prestigious beauty from the pool of waters with fountains and the tropical breeze that brew from the hillside.
Amongst the prominent persons who visited this place is Sir Philip Mitchell the colonial governor to Kenya and many white settlers who lived within Nakuru area to as far as Nanyuki.
The club as seen from the entry road.
Inside,the club was adorned with artifact collections from all over Africa. This precious items were stolen after the colonialists left.
The glory and the spirit of the place then was robbed. Today the building facility and the entire compound is in the hands of the Baptist Church of Kenya.
The glory and the spirit of the place then was robbed. Today the building facility and the entire compound is in the hands of the Baptist Church of Kenya.
What used to be the golf course; today is a maize field.
The tennis court which today acts as a cow shed.
A servants quota.
Visible destruction over the years.
From right: Blog owner,Hezron Mwai and Stanley Ngugi; the man has seen and visited the club in it's heydays.
Great blog, my great uncle was Sir Philip Mitchell, I remember his Spainish style house at his farm called I think Indalo , spelling is out
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting this blog. Iam so pleased and touched to find someone who relates to persons who have been mentioned in my articles. Sir Philip Mitchell is a pillar of history of Subukia and the nation. A blog article on how he touched lives around will be published soon.
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