Alex Kuria
@alexkuria.bsky.social
Research on the interaction of Africans, missionaries, church and education in Kenya between 1840 and 1970
Enjoy almost all sports + FPL
Coffee + Jazz = Bliss
Enjoy almost all sports + FPL
Coffee + Jazz = Bliss
My assumption as I write, has been that a 'serious' book should have footnotes or endnotes. To cite sources and provide additional information. I thought I must include footnotes, because they have been an invaluable source of additional information in my research process. (1/5)
January 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM
My assumption as I write, has been that a 'serious' book should have footnotes or endnotes. To cite sources and provide additional information. I thought I must include footnotes, because they have been an invaluable source of additional information in my research process. (1/5)
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When Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in 1986, he said:
"the problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power."
The 81-year-old president and former rebel is seeking a seventh term in office on Thursday.
"the problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power."
The 81-year-old president and former rebel is seeking a seventh term in office on Thursday.
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
When Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in 1986, he said:
"the problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power."
The 81-year-old president and former rebel is seeking a seventh term in office on Thursday.
"the problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power."
The 81-year-old president and former rebel is seeking a seventh term in office on Thursday.
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Great to be back for more #ShortBeachBirds. The usual herons, terns & Crab-plovers but also v out-of-season Mangrove Kingfisher calling from across the creek + a Sooty Gull is not common yo see. #birds #birding #Watamu
January 11, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Great to be back for more #ShortBeachBirds. The usual herons, terns & Crab-plovers but also v out-of-season Mangrove Kingfisher calling from across the creek + a Sooty Gull is not common yo see. #birds #birding #Watamu
Four fascinating maps of Africa in 1912 by a Christian missionary organization based in the United States of America.
The vastness is fairly accurate, so to is the population at 150 million. A Negro race in West Africa? 🤔 The railway, cable telegram and telephone seems overly optimistic.
The vastness is fairly accurate, so to is the population at 150 million. A Negro race in West Africa? 🤔 The railway, cable telegram and telephone seems overly optimistic.
January 10, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Four fascinating maps of Africa in 1912 by a Christian missionary organization based in the United States of America.
The vastness is fairly accurate, so to is the population at 150 million. A Negro race in West Africa? 🤔 The railway, cable telegram and telephone seems overly optimistic.
The vastness is fairly accurate, so to is the population at 150 million. A Negro race in West Africa? 🤔 The railway, cable telegram and telephone seems overly optimistic.
Reposted by Alex Kuria
Somalia's Siad Barre: Kenyan pilot tells BBC of his secret mission to fly his body from Nigeria
Somalia's Siad Barre: Kenyan pilot tells BBC of his secret mission to fly his body from Nigeria
An ex-air force pilot explains how he carried out an undercover mission to fly Siad Barre's body home for burial.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Somalia's Siad Barre: Kenyan pilot tells BBC of his secret mission to fly his body from Nigeria
"The historian never arrives at certainty; he rarely ends with more than a not altogether sifted totality of plausible, hypothetical, guessed at and imagined formulations of what had been." P Weiss
Footnote 2 on page 9 of Godfrey Muriuki's brilliant 1969 PhD Thesis 'A History of the Kikuyu to 1904'.
Footnote 2 on page 9 of Godfrey Muriuki's brilliant 1969 PhD Thesis 'A History of the Kikuyu to 1904'.
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 AM
"The historian never arrives at certainty; he rarely ends with more than a not altogether sifted totality of plausible, hypothetical, guessed at and imagined formulations of what had been." P Weiss
Footnote 2 on page 9 of Godfrey Muriuki's brilliant 1969 PhD Thesis 'A History of the Kikuyu to 1904'.
Footnote 2 on page 9 of Godfrey Muriuki's brilliant 1969 PhD Thesis 'A History of the Kikuyu to 1904'.
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The rise of Venezuela's deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, was slow, beginning in youth politics and shaped by the mentorship of Hugo Chávez. His fall, too, unfolded over years. n.pr/4bfdcfB
The rise and fall of Nicolás Maduro
The rise of Venezuela's deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, was slow, beginning in youth politics and shaped by the mentorship of Hugo Chávez. His fall, too, unfolded over years.
n.pr
January 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM
The rise of Venezuela's deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, was slow, beginning in youth politics and shaped by the mentorship of Hugo Chávez. His fall, too, unfolded over years. n.pr/4bfdcfB
I bought a pack of 375gm Java House AA coffee beans at Quickmart Kileleshwa on Dec 19, 2025. I was lucky as it was packed on Dec 16, 2025, presumably roasted a day or so prior. I went back to Quickmart on Jan 2, 2026 for more but all they had on the shelf was the batch packed on Nov 24, 2025. 🤔
January 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
I bought a pack of 375gm Java House AA coffee beans at Quickmart Kileleshwa on Dec 19, 2025. I was lucky as it was packed on Dec 16, 2025, presumably roasted a day or so prior. I went back to Quickmart on Jan 2, 2026 for more but all they had on the shelf was the batch packed on Nov 24, 2025. 🤔
Fascinating to cross reference two accounts of the brutal encounters between the Agikuyu and first visiting Europeans in Aug/Sep 1887. One by Koinange wa Mbiyu great grandson of Gatheca, who received Teleki and his party that included Ludwig Ritter von Höhnel www.youtube.com/watch?v=klvA... (1/3)
December 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Fascinating to cross reference two accounts of the brutal encounters between the Agikuyu and first visiting Europeans in Aug/Sep 1887. One by Koinange wa Mbiyu great grandson of Gatheca, who received Teleki and his party that included Ludwig Ritter von Höhnel www.youtube.com/watch?v=klvA... (1/3)
"It remains for us a painful matter that Christians who had a church in a land for 45 years, left only a building when they left the country."
The last sentence of Gerrit D Green's 1974 PhD thesis, titled 'The Afrikaners in Kenya, 1903 - 1969.'
The last sentence of Gerrit D Green's 1974 PhD thesis, titled 'The Afrikaners in Kenya, 1903 - 1969.'
December 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"It remains for us a painful matter that Christians who had a church in a land for 45 years, left only a building when they left the country."
The last sentence of Gerrit D Green's 1974 PhD thesis, titled 'The Afrikaners in Kenya, 1903 - 1969.'
The last sentence of Gerrit D Green's 1974 PhD thesis, titled 'The Afrikaners in Kenya, 1903 - 1969.'
The old picture was taken on the morning of February 4, 1886 in Rabai. The surviving members of the ill-fated Hannington caravan to Uganda, led by William Henry Jones had just returned. In the background is the partially constructed St. Paul Church. The Church Missionary Gleaner 1886 (pages 54 - 55)
December 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The old picture was taken on the morning of February 4, 1886 in Rabai. The surviving members of the ill-fated Hannington caravan to Uganda, led by William Henry Jones had just returned. In the background is the partially constructed St. Paul Church. The Church Missionary Gleaner 1886 (pages 54 - 55)
'111 days in Stanleyville' by David E Reed (1965). Riveting book about the Simba rebellion in Congo. Horrific violence, murder and mayhem.
December 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
'111 days in Stanleyville' by David E Reed (1965). Riveting book about the Simba rebellion in Congo. Horrific violence, murder and mayhem.
"History is lived forwards but it is written in retrospect. We know the end before we consider the beginning and we can never wholly recapture what it was to know the beginning only." C.V. Wedgwood
December 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"History is lived forwards but it is written in retrospect. We know the end before we consider the beginning and we can never wholly recapture what it was to know the beginning only." C.V. Wedgwood
Now reading 'Red Strangers: The White Tribe of Kenya' by CS Nicholls
December 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Now reading 'Red Strangers: The White Tribe of Kenya' by CS Nicholls
'US accused of using illegal (Kenyan) workers at centre processing refugee claims in South Africa.' www.bbc.com/news/article...
Afrikaner refugees: Kenyans found illegally working at US asylum claim centre in South Africa
The seven Kenyans had previously been denied working visas and will now be deported, South Africa says.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
'US accused of using illegal (Kenyan) workers at centre processing refugee claims in South Africa.' www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This is incredibly important. If you read one thing this week: marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...
I'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Like Me.
I'm calm. I'm calm. I promise.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This is incredibly important. If you read one thing this week: marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...
“The modern missionary movement began in the closing years of the eighteenth century. The Baptist Missionary Society was founded in 1792, the London Missionary Society in 1795, the Church Missionary Society in 1799 and the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1804.” James Stephen Smith ... (1/2)
December 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
“The modern missionary movement began in the closing years of the eighteenth century. The Baptist Missionary Society was founded in 1792, the London Missionary Society in 1795, the Church Missionary Society in 1799 and the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1804.” James Stephen Smith ... (1/2)
Operational trials for the RAF Bristol Sycamore helicopter were done in Kenya in early 1955. It was then used on missions to evacuate casualties, of which two were inside the forest area. Taking off from then highs of 8,500 - 10,000 feet. [Kenya Weekly News Jan 28 1955 and UK Hansard Jun 22 1955]
December 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Operational trials for the RAF Bristol Sycamore helicopter were done in Kenya in early 1955. It was then used on missions to evacuate casualties, of which two were inside the forest area. Taking off from then highs of 8,500 - 10,000 feet. [Kenya Weekly News Jan 28 1955 and UK Hansard Jun 22 1955]
Thrilled to find the names of the students enrolled at Alliance High School (AHS) from 1926 - 1932. From a copy of the schools 1987 - 1988 Souvenir Magazine. AHS was the first secondary school for Africans in Kenya. It was established in 1926.
December 12, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Thrilled to find the names of the students enrolled at Alliance High School (AHS) from 1926 - 1932. From a copy of the schools 1987 - 1988 Souvenir Magazine. AHS was the first secondary school for Africans in Kenya. It was established in 1926.
How reading changes the way your brain works - BBC World Service www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1L1...
How reading changes the way your brain works - BBC World Service
YouTube video by BBC World Service
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December 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
How reading changes the way your brain works - BBC World Service www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1L1...
'Preservation of Order by Night' an edict by Charles Eliot. HM Commissioner and Consul-General, Mombasa, EAP. [Sep 26, 1901] No ngoma, kinanda, maulidi, native dancing or drumming from 9pm - sunrise without a permit. In Mombasa, Lamu, Kismayu, Malindi, Takaungu and Rabai. Ngoma ya Pepo - 2 rupee 😱.
November 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
'Preservation of Order by Night' an edict by Charles Eliot. HM Commissioner and Consul-General, Mombasa, EAP. [Sep 26, 1901] No ngoma, kinanda, maulidi, native dancing or drumming from 9pm - sunrise without a permit. In Mombasa, Lamu, Kismayu, Malindi, Takaungu and Rabai. Ngoma ya Pepo - 2 rupee 😱.
Sameni Ole Kivasis (aka Justin Lemenye (Ol-omeni)) was born in the late 1870s in Mandala near Lushoto, Tanzania. His childhood was filled with difficulty. Which led him to the CMS station at Moshi in 1892. He went to school there and then at the CMS Mahoo Boarding School in Taveta. (1/5)
November 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Sameni Ole Kivasis (aka Justin Lemenye (Ol-omeni)) was born in the late 1870s in Mandala near Lushoto, Tanzania. His childhood was filled with difficulty. Which led him to the CMS station at Moshi in 1892. He went to school there and then at the CMS Mahoo Boarding School in Taveta. (1/5)
The Taveta Chronicle was the first periodical published in East Africa. It was printed at the Church Missionary Society (CMS) station at Taveta. All the 25 editions from 1895 to 1901 are in this book version by Helen Averley.
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The Taveta Chronicle was the first periodical published in East Africa. It was printed at the Church Missionary Society (CMS) station at Taveta. All the 25 editions from 1895 to 1901 are in this book version by Helen Averley.
Heinz Tomato Ketchup advertisement in a Kenyan newspaper in January 1955
November 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Heinz Tomato Ketchup advertisement in a Kenyan newspaper in January 1955
Rebuilding Kikuyuland, The Scope And Purpose Of Close Administration, Measures to Solve the Agrarian Problem. By Jack Ensoll on page 24 of the Kenya Weekly News 1955 No. 1462 on February 4, 1955. The article includes the blueprint for the future Provincial Administration in Kenya.
November 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Rebuilding Kikuyuland, The Scope And Purpose Of Close Administration, Measures to Solve the Agrarian Problem. By Jack Ensoll on page 24 of the Kenya Weekly News 1955 No. 1462 on February 4, 1955. The article includes the blueprint for the future Provincial Administration in Kenya.