TBT: God has taketh his hand edition

Meria

Meria

Elder Lister
Staff member
123682548_1792759727547835_1787659465421773070_n.jpg

The first indigenous orthopaedic surgeon was Dr. Mika Majale. He was born on 30th April 1923 in Kadimbworo village in the then Samia location of Busia District which was part of North Nyanza. His father was Matayo Makanga Majale and the mother Naburi Majale. He was the last born of four children namely Mariam, Salome and Batolomayo. The mother died when he was an infant. He was thus brought up by his paternal uncle Rev. Saulo Okelo and his wife Teresa Were Okelo. Rev. Okelo was Majale senior’s younger brother. He also took charge and was responsible for his education. His earlier school was at Namboboto Elementary School, then Maseno Boys School and Alliance High School. He then proceeded to Makerere University in Kampala - Uganda.
Kenya's first indigenous orthopaedic surgeon trained in France. The first orthopaedic surgeon in Kenya was Kirkaldy Willis who was a Canadian and practiced in the King George VI Hospital from 1953 to 1963. Orthopaedics was otherwise practiced by general surgeons in the hospitals and was limited to mostly trauma and correction of the most straight forward of the congenital anomalies and some infective problems such as osteomyelitis, tuberculosis and polio.
He joined Makerere University in 1948. He studied medicine and after he qualified came back to Kenya and did his internship at King George VI (Now Kenyatta National Hospital). He was medical officer of health at Kiambu District hospital then back to King George VI Hospital. During his 2nd stint at King George VI Hospital he disagreed with his bosses so badly they decided he would never follow up his postgraduate studies in Britain. He got help from unexpected quarters, and this helped him get to France in 1961 – 1962. It is there he qualified as an orthopaedic surgeon.
He met and married Eleorna Swai, a Tanzanian Journalist in 1956. He had four children Irene Majale, Prof. Mike Majale (Architect) Victoria Majale Ojiambo and Chris Majale. Dr. Majale died on 21st April 1978. As an orthopaedic Surgeon he worked at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Kabete Orthopaedic Unit and Armed Forces Memorial Hospital. He did not do any private practice. He was a dedicated civil servant, so one can understand that he died a poor man. At the time the medical school was started in Nairobi he was one of the three government orthopaedic surgeons namely; Dr. Majale, Dr. Suleiman and Dr. Sheikh. They were later joined by Dr. J. Bodo. Dr. E. Ambeva came later but was posted to Kisii then Mombasa where he spent all his orthopaedic life. The other orthopaedic surgeons were in the university led by Dr. J.C.T. Church.

source: East African Orthopaedic Journal
 
Meria

Meria

Elder Lister
Staff member
Jan. 1941:
The funeral in Nyeri of Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout movement. He’s been hailed for founding the movement, admonished for his role in the Matabele war.

See the tall officer (2nd left) marching beside the coffin? That’s Lord Erroll, who was murdered days later...
123592278_190477559218590_6823677117521571621_o.jpg
 
Budspencer

Budspencer

Elder Lister
D10S alikua mnoma. There's this goal he scored immediately after a restart. The opponent had just scored and after the whistle to akapepeta twice and sent a thunderbolt hadi ndani ya neti.

 
Budspencer

Budspencer

Elder Lister
As regards the 'goal of the century', it's out of this world but I prefer Messi's carbon copy because it had a higher RPM and included two lightening nutmegs. Utamu wa ball ni chobo na kanzu.

 
mzeiya

mzeiya

Elder Lister
Budspencer said:
D10S alikua mnoma. There's this goal he scored immediately after a restart. The opponent had just scored and after the whistle to akapepeta twice and sent a thunderbolt hadi ndani ya neti.

Click to expand...
Reminds me of the time Fabregas El Capitan scored just after Van Persie - The Flying Dutchman had done so against those scums of North London a.k.a. Tottenham.
The goal was so quick and right after the restart such that us mere mortals were still glued onto the replay of the RVP's goal cc @Mishale @QuadroK4000 @Ssabasajja
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top