Some of Dads best friends were Goans - trained to work on the railways they also provided mechanic services for cars and various appliances... they could fix anything !
At Starehe Boys we had a dashing Goan teacher Ms Pinto - she was articulate and smart and then Father Sequiera joined us - a great and often forgotten community in Kenyan Indo Asian history
Damien, I am so sorry about that. I am fascinated by Goans stories and their determination. I happen to be staying in Toronto (for the last 17 months) and this is something I would love to highlight.
John I am an avid reader of your articles, an enthusiast of Kenyan history.
Each story brings new knowledge to me. Reading how each race organized itself in Kenya those days brings a lot challenge on how we are going about things in our country right now. Kenyanization, however how well it was thought, has its most downfalls. Thanks for the Guan story; I will subscribe for more.
Thank you for the great article. I thought I would let you know that Dr. Ribeiro's youngest and last surviving child, Rosalia da Costa (Ribeiro) just passed away on March 25th, in Toronto, Canada at the age of 98. She was my grandmother. Her and her husband, Arthur da Costa, moved with their 6 children from Kenya to Canada in the 60's. She was the last of her generation in our family and will be missed by many.
Goans were a great community in Kenya. I schooled at St. Teresa's Boys in the late 1970's and more than a quarter of our Teachers and Classmates were Goans. They were friendly, simple, brilliant, dedicated, simple, loving and devoted to God. They left an indelible mark in our lives. It's sad that we lost most of them through migration to the western world
Some of Dads best friends were Goans - trained to work on the railways they also provided mechanic services for cars and various appliances... they could fix anything !
At Starehe Boys we had a dashing Goan teacher Ms Pinto - she was articulate and smart and then Father Sequiera joined us - a great and often forgotten community in Kenyan Indo Asian history
Thank you for this beautiful read❤️
I have shared it with many. Each one enjoyed it as much as I did... including my 86 year old Mama, who is a fan of your Sunday Nation column!
The 'Vice President' in the Railways Football Team photo, is her Dad, my Grandad!🥰⚽🎶
Damien, I am so sorry about that. I am fascinated by Goans stories and their determination. I happen to be staying in Toronto (for the last 17 months) and this is something I would love to highlight.
John I am an avid reader of your articles, an enthusiast of Kenyan history.
Each story brings new knowledge to me. Reading how each race organized itself in Kenya those days brings a lot challenge on how we are going about things in our country right now. Kenyanization, however how well it was thought, has its most downfalls. Thanks for the Guan story; I will subscribe for more.
Thank you for the great article. I thought I would let you know that Dr. Ribeiro's youngest and last surviving child, Rosalia da Costa (Ribeiro) just passed away on March 25th, in Toronto, Canada at the age of 98. She was my grandmother. Her and her husband, Arthur da Costa, moved with their 6 children from Kenya to Canada in the 60's. She was the last of her generation in our family and will be missed by many.
Goans were a great community in Kenya. I schooled at St. Teresa's Boys in the late 1970's and more than a quarter of our Teachers and Classmates were Goans. They were friendly, simple, brilliant, dedicated, simple, loving and devoted to God. They left an indelible mark in our lives. It's sad that we lost most of them through migration to the western world