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Could it be that the chaotic madness that seizes motorists driving past Naivasha to and from Nairobi is grounded in history? Is there also a possibility that the ghosts of the town's founders still inspire fun lovers, who at times indulge in debauchery?
A peek into Naivasha's history reveals a place plagued by natural and man-made calamities even though aristocrats who gave it character have been dismissed by historian John Lonsdale as a bunch of murderers, adulterers and drunkards who were escaping the European winter.
Although Naivasha is today at the centre of debate following the rise and fall of the dry inland port, which had been established by President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration, the town is no stranger to such infamy.
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