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Alex Kuria

@alexkuria.bsky.social
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Research on the interaction of Africans, missionaries, church and education in Kenya between 1840 and 1970 Enjoy almost all sports + FPL Coffee + Jazz = Bliss

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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Now reading 'Christianity and the Kikuyu: Religious Divisions and Social Conflict' by David P. Sandgren (1989).
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Development tour of Kilifi - Ground-breaking of Gede - Kakuyuni Town Road at Gede" 🤔
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Two single women were sent by the Church Missionary Society in late 1864, to work at the station in Rabai led by Johannes Rebmann. Sisters Polly and Priscilla Christian. They traveled with four others from Bombay - Grace and Ishmael Semler, William Henry Jones and his wife.
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Pioneer Church Missionary Society (CMS) single lady missionaries in East Africa (present day Kenya). Miss Mary W. Harvey was the first single woman to go out, in 1885. Miss Caroline E. Fitch followed in 1887, and Miss Alice Wardlaw Ramsay in 1883. (1/3)
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Moyo AA coffee by Stean's Beans Kenya
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Seen on Twitter (aka X) St. Paul's University response to Jurrien Timber's post after the Arsenal 0 - 3 loss to Brighton 🤔
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
'A Guide to All Saints' Cathedral, Nairobi' (2008) is the other book I found at the Museum Society affordable book sale. Wonderful book, nonetheless a rude reminder that Anglicanism is steeped in English, and by extension British, culture.
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Festo Olang’ An Autobiography (1991) Olang' was consecrated as the first African Archbishop of the Anglican Church Province of Kenya in 1970. Found this copy at the Museum Society Affordable Book Sale and Artisan Market yesterday. It is in good condition and I consider it to be a rare book.
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Now reading 'Founding an African Faith: Kikuyu Anglican Christianity 1900 - 1945' by John K. Karanja. Brilliant book that was published in 1999, based on his PhD thesis at the University of Cambridge.
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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The 29-year-old requires corrective surgery for a medical condition that Napoli confirmed is a mild benign arrhythmia www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
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Scott McTominay’s heart condition: How common is it? How quickly will he be back playing?
The 29-year-old requires corrective surgery for a medical condition that Napoli confirmed is a mild benign arrhythmia
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Limuru - Nakuru section of the Nairobi - Nakuru road, which includes the escarpment descent into the Rift Valley, was opened as a bituminous road in 1946. [Annual Report on The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya for the year 1946 (page 71)]
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The General Survey (1939 - 1945) in the Annual Report on The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya for the year 1946. Gives a good overview of Kenya's involvement in World War II.
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Government House, Nairobi in 1946.
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AffordableArtShowke @affordableartke.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Coming very soon - the @MuseumSociety Affordable Book Sale and Artisan Market! 🗓️ 12 September 2026 📍 Nairobi National Museum 🕘 9-5pm 🆓 Free entry 🥳 Activities for all ages Full details at bit.ly/BMkt26
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The Oaklandside @oaklandside.org · 29/08/2026
Her new book, “Behind the Desk at the Main,” tells all about her tenure at Oakland's Main Library. Managers responded by canceling her library book launch.
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For Dorothy Lazard, the public library was ‘a forest of dreams and possibilities’
“Behind the Desk at the Main,” tells all about her tenure at Oakland's Main Library. Managers responded by canceling her library book launch.
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Call for papers for the 2027 Africa International Mission Conference. The theme of the conference is 'Reimagining and Repositioning the Role of African Churches in Global Mission'.
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 18/08/2026
During the Kenya Emergency, photography became a vital tool for psychological warfare. Lauren Brown explores how the colonial state used violent images to demonise African insurgents.
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Colonial Kenya and the Politics of Visibility
During the Kenya Emergency, photography became a vital tool for psychological warfare. Lauren Brown explores how the colonial state used violent images to demonise African insurgents.
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Excellent baristas at the coffee shop on the ground floor at Tha Nickolee Hotel in Nanyuki
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Coffee Palazzo @coffeepalazzo.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The 30 seconds most people skip: the bloom. Pour just enough water to wet the grounds, wait, let the CO2 escape. Skip it and the gas pushes water away from the coffee. Uneven extraction, muted cup.
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
View from a room at Silver Palm Spa and Resort, Kilifi
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Andrew McCabe @andrewahala.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The Program of African Studies was founded by American anthropologist Melville J. Herskovits in 1948 as the first formal program on African and African Diaspora studies in American academia. The Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies is among the world's best, below some highlights.
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Mianzi-ni in Kiswahili means the place of bamboo. It was a significant trading area on the caravan route in the 1800s. This view of Mianzeni on top of the ridge is from the Kedong Valley, near Mt Margaret, with a Masai kraal in the foreground. [Through Masai Land by Joseph Thomson (1887)] (1/2)
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
This photo with the caption 'Kikuyu woman carrying string bag and baby' is one of fifteen photos in the book 'Beyond the Kikuyu Curtain' by Helen Virginia Blakeslee. Published in 1956 by Moody Press Chicago. The copyright is held by The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. (1/5)
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The perspective of the Daily Express on the Mau Mau rebellion, in 1953 or 1954.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Cabo Verde holding the European and World champions to draws in normal time with a team of journeymen pulled from across the diaspora has to be one of the all time great world cup performances.
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Italian Carrara marble, buffalo sculpture for Raila mausoleum. Business Daily 🤔
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Early map of Africa from Martin Behaim's Globe 1492. Six places listed are Sierra Leone, Zanzibar, Ethiopia, Egypt, Atlas Mountains and Cape Verde. The last is in the wrong place as they are islands. A Simple History of East Africa by Herbert Brittain and PJG Ripley. My primary school history book😣
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Captain! Guatemala coffee by Anchor Coffee Co.
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
CMS Rabai mission house. Amy and Archibald Shaw lived in it in March 1883. Originally built and occupied by Johannes Rebmann. " ... a most charming little cottage, covered with creepers, and commands a capital view through a glen cut in the hills.” [Through Masai Land by Joseph Thomson (page 28)]
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Young Christian men from Tanganyika (then German East Africa) - Nasa, Nera, or Chamgassa. They were attending training for teachers and evangelists at the Africa Inland Mission station in Kijabe. Photo taken at steps at the front of the Kijabe church, in late 1915 or early 1916, by TR Westervelt.
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
'Flight Path: Son of Africa to Warrior-Diplomat' by Scott Gration. His time in Kenya was full of highs and lows. Admitted at Gertrude's Children's Hospital on Muthaiga Road in 1953. 29 years later was resident at the far end of the same road as US Ambassador. (1/2)
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Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Please join us for the seminar today. Full details ⬇️
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Quite the random sight on a Sunday afternoon in Nairobi!
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
On Oct 1, 1902 the East Africa Protectorate was subdivided into 7 provinces; Seyidiye, Tanaland, Jubaland, Ukamba, Kenia, Naivasha, and Kisumu. The provinces were further sub-divided into 16 districts. EA and Uganda Protectorates Gazette Vol. IV No. 70 Mombasa October 1, 1902
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Now reading 'Colonial Transformation of Kenya; The Kamba, Kikuyu, and Maasai from 1900-1939.' by Robert L. Tignor.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 03/05/2026
Sorry, I missed the key quote
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Now reading 'Kenya: From Colonization to Independence, 1888-1970', by R. Mugo Gatheru. Published in 2005 but seems that Mugo resident in Sacramento, California did the research in Kenya in the 1970s.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/04/2026
From @theathletic.com: Sunday in London was the greatest day in marathon history. These are how the elements came together to result in a record-breaking day. nyti.ms/4d6oCD0
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Super shoes and perfect conditions – how Sabastian Sawe broke the two-hour mark at the London Marathon
In a historically quick marathon, Sabastian Sawe broke the world record and Tigst Assefa lowered her women’s-only world record
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Classic Coffee by Nyeri Hill Farm. Arabica single origin coffee, medium roast. "Established in 1914 by the Consolata Missionaries, Nyeri Hill Farm is one of the oldest and most respected coffee farms in Kenya."
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I was running errands with my youngest daughter, when I saw this car in Lavington Mall in Nairobi. It still has the Obama 08 bumper sticker, the year she was born!
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
During the Easter weekend it was a joy to visit my uncle Munyua (married to my mother's sister) - the great grandson of Waiyaki wa Hinga. I later sent my uncle two appendixes of Brian McIntosh's 1969 Edinburgh University PhD thesis - The Scottish Mission in Kenya 1891-1923. (1/4)
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
John Spencer, in 1985, ended his book with a bold conclusion. "Without KAU, one can not understand the modern history of Kenya." He also made the observation that "... KANU, like KAU, was and is rooted in conservatism." I have enjoyed reading KAU, I have a better understanding of Kenyan politics.
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Kambui mission station, established by Gospel Missionary Society in 1902. Missionaries started a school whose alumni include Wanyoike Kamawe (1902-1910), Harry Thuku (1907-1911), Waruhiu Kung’u (1902-1905), Magugu Waweru (1917-1919) and Mugo Gatheru (1941-1944) 3rd Kenyan university student in USA.
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The Journal of African History @thejah.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Read the new review by Kenneth King of “#NormanLeys and #SettlerColonialism in #Kenya” (@merlinpress.bsky.social) by Colin Leys: cup.org/40U2lBt
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
'Hacienda El Progreso' by Café Las Flores. Arabica coffee from Nicaragua.
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Steff Ndei @steffndei.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
CAF's decision was so absurd that it went unnoticed that they released it at 22:49 Cairo time (20:49 UK, 21:49 Morocco). (Which is something they usually do btw, you would think their HQ is in Miami). Burying the absurd in the absurd.
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Anand @calmerfuture.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
RAF have a 2023 paper on their own 1950s bombing campaign in Kenya I'm not sure many Kenyans would agree on the specific findings and conclusions, about the success of bombing people into submission, which is actually my point www.raf.mod.uk/what-we-do/c...
Airpower in the Mau Mau Conflict: 
The Government’s chief weapon 

By Wing Commander Steve Chappell

The efficacy of airpower in counter insurgencies is the subject of fierce debate. 

This paper will examine the contribution of the RAF to the Mau Mau conflict 
in Kenya between 1953 and 1956. This is a subject which has been shrouded 
in mystery and inaccurately reported in some areas. The paper makes the 
case that the RAF’s involvement in this conflict was considerable and in 
many respects, was viewed as the Government’s chief weapon for tackling 
the insurgents. As such, although it occurred almost sixty years ago, the 
RAF’s involvement reveals a number of lessons for airpower’s use in counter 
insurgencies today.
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The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 11/03/2026
David Beal on Docteur Nico, the pioneering guitarist of Congolese rumba go.nybooks.com/4s6OsvO
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The Docteur Is In | David Beal
In January 1960 Brussels hosted a “Round Table” conference of Congolese and European leaders to negotiate the future of the Belgian Congo. Anticolonial
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Alex Kuria @alexkuria.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
"On 1 March 1926, the Alliance High School, Kikuyu, opened quietly without pomp or ceremony." On hand to receive the first 16 students that day, were George Grieve, the Acting Principal, his wife Annie and Solomon Kinuthia, the carpenter. The History of the Alliance High School J Stephen Smith (1/2)
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