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How Indian troops' camp gave rise to Gilgil town in 1897

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth inspecting a guard of honour mounted by the King's African rifles at Buckingham Palace Gardens in England, Britain on June 11, 1957. [File, Standard]

Away from the busy Nairobi-Nakuru Highway, lies the quiet town of Gilgil, not far from the Rift Valley and the Aberdares.

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