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Vintage rover that ferried the princess

By By JOSEPH KARIMI | Dec. 4, 2013

By JOSEPH KARIMI

KENYA: Memories of Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Kenya in 1952 live on. But perphaps they are more vivid for one man from Laikipia County who had a hand in the historic event.

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