TBT Revenue Bill edition
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Freretowners or WaFrere villagers photographed in circa 1907.
Freretown on mainland Mombasa was established in 1875 as a settlement for freed slaves rescued from Arab slaving ships after the ban on human cargo trade to Arabia and India.
Among notable Freetowners is veteran Kenyan broadcaster Leonard Mambo Mbotela who's grandfather was rescued from an Arab slave ship by British naval forces. Many of the freetowners originated from Nyasaland today's Malawi.
Frere town_Mombasa was established as a centre for freed slaves by the Church Missionary Society. Its situated at Kisimani along the Mombasa-Malindi highway,
It was named after Sir Bartle Frere who played a significant role in ending slave trade. The society also established an educational and recreational center for the freed slaves where they were taught how to read and write.
People in Freretown have no tribe; they are all called Freretowners, the descendants of freed slaves. At Kengelini within the area is a huge bell symbolising bells that were rung to warn people whenever Arab slave ships were sighted.
The faces of the Frere Town settlement may be gone but its story still lingers among people in Mombasa and a few physical features remain prominent.
Still standing tall on the site is the St Emmanuel Anglican Church that was built by the freed slaves.
Originally, Freetown sat on 600 acres of land between Kengeleni, Mkomani, Nyali and Junda in Mishomoroni. However, in 1830, there was a disagreement between the missionaries and the freed slaves, which resulted in the sale of the land to a company called Nyali.
The descendants of freed slaves were later resettled on 50 acres at the new Freretown in Kisimani. The British Government used to give the community 40 pounds per month for the maintenance of Freretown but the grant was stopped after Kenya gained independence.
These two bullets were found after the battle of Gallipoli in 1915 during world war one. This two bullets were each aimed at a soldier and would surely have found their targets fatally if they had not collided! The chance of that ever happening again has been put at 1 in a billion!
Anaitwa mabior de garang' mtoto wa kiume wa hayati Yohana (John) garang' de mabior yeye ni waziri wa nchi ya Sudan kusini inesemekana huyu jamaa ni msumbufu sana kama @Mwalimu-G
Do you remember this mix biscuits?
Mchanganyiko maalum ya kabira zote za biscuits, from The NICE sugary ones to the ones stuck together with chocolate.
Hii box ilikua yaonekana wakati wa Christmas na biscuit moja unakula masaa matatu. Yaani badala utafune unalamba kaa ice-cream
Mchanganyiko maalum ya kabira zote za biscuits, from The NICE sugary ones to the ones stuck together with chocolate.
Hii box ilikua yaonekana wakati wa Christmas na biscuit moja unakula masaa matatu. Yaani badala utafune unalamba kaa ice-cream
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Elder Lister
One young chap who had just finished college took the money and forfeited the box, which contained a Honda worth about 3.5 million. I doubt he ever recovered.