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Meet colonial-era cooks and farmhands who hold Kenya's rich history

An old colonial house in Happy Valley formerly owned by Sir John Ramsden. [XN Iraki]

They did not go to the battle front. They remain in the shadows but hold the secret to colonialism. They are the men and women who worked for the Mzungu during the colonial era. They worked on the farm and in kitchens, and interacted with Mzungu daily. Yet, scholars...