Tracing the Origins of Mlango Kubwa Estate with Dr. Ashraf Sheikh
Long before Nairobi’s Mlango Kubwa became a crowded residential estate, it was the site of a rare spectacle, a lavish wedding in 1941 that drew not only the city’s elite but also the colonial regiments stationed nearby. In his fascinating memoir, Dr. Ashraf Sheikh, an accomplished surgeon and storyteller, recalls how his family’s newly built…