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Once upon a time, Eastleigh was our city of gleaming lights and adventure

By Peter Kimani

Kenya: Terror attacks in Eastleigh this week have called to mind memories of the place. Esich, as it was known to the Sheng generation of my time, was the other side of life where we retreated for adventure. There was the film theatre near another estate called California, although the entertainment milieu was hardly about Hollywood.

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