The origin of the name Delamere
There was a white farmer in the highlands.
He used to ferment milk for his workers, whisk it smooth and then add sugar and honey to it.
The employees would take so much of it and end up taking no food.
The employees noted on the days they fed on this sweet fermented smoothie, they wouldn't go for long call.
And they would tell one another before taking the smooth, "Umuthi ndiramia!" That's how the Kikuyu slogan 'Múrío útamíagwo' came about.
Over time when the smoothie was ready, the white man would call them. They would then whistle and call their co-workers, "Ndiramîa!"
The white man loved the moments. And so he thought the employees were referring to him in their language. And so they nicknamed him 'Ndiramía'. Since the white man couldn't pronounce well, he wrote the name as 'Delamere'.
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