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Lord Delamere's 300,000 acre gift to in-law

The Kekopey Ranch sprawls across the lakeside area and is visible from Galbraith’s house, now the Lake Elementaita Lodge, writes SONIA NJOGU

The Lake Elementeita area became a white settlement when Lord Delamere (1879-1931) established Soysambu, now a 48,000-acre (190 square km) ranch that covers two thirds of the shoreline on the western side of the lake.

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