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How Nairobi suburb was named after a Malawi village

The famous Chiromo house. [File, Standard]

While most Kenyan towns and city suburbs carry local names, there are several exceptions. Among them is Chiromo, whose fame has to do with Ewart Grogan, one of the most gregarious British settlers in Kenya.

Grogan had come to Africa for no serious earthly reason other than seek adventure. He had been egged on by the works of exotic adventure writers such as Rider Haggard including the 1882 classic, King Solomon's Mines.

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