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How Ole Tipis dashed push for 'Mbooni State Lodge'

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Justus Ole Tipis.

Long before Kenya became independent, colonial administrators had a habit of retreating far away from the people to unwind. The bush safaris meant a party of civil servants retreating to an isolated government house where they would have fun away from the prying eyes of the natives.

One and a half decades after Kenya's independence, Mbooni MP Munyao sought to have one such getaway resort converted into a State Lodge where President Daniel Moi and his successors could relax after a grueling tour of Ukambani.

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