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Front Cover Photo Intrepid MCC Members summit Kilimanjaro on their bikes. (see Pages 12 & 13)
April – June 2021
C o n t e nt s page 1
Letter from the Chairman
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Membership Matters
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Balloting Report & Finance Report
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Events
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Forthcoming Events Diary
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Heritage and Arts
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Competitions
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Members Out & About
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Muthaiga Sports Round-Up
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Members’ Achievements
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Trianon – A Brief History
page 16
Opera & Ballet
page 17
Library Book Reviews
page 18
A Day in the Life of Tehmeena Manji
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Hatches & Matches
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Bird Quiz
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page 23 Obituaries The Muthaiga Country Club Magazine is published by MCC for Members
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Editor: Yoyo Volak Magazine Production: Matthew Rudd, Mercy Wanyeri, Diana Waithaka, Eunice Mulwa, Yvonne Magambo, Erastus Kamau Contributors: Gail Paul, Steve Mills, Vivien Mather/ Wallis, Amanda & John Corse, Nicolas Nihon, Edita Camm, Julia Lawrence, Peter Usher Design & Layout by Shelleys the Printers. Printed by Graphite Lounge.
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From the Chairman Members, Here we are at the beginning of June, fifteen months into the pandemic, re-opened once again after a second enforced closing but with the Old Lady now fully dusted down and in full and glorious display on Muthaiga Road. For that, I commend each and every one of you for your resilience, loyalty and support as Members and I thank every member of staff for their steadfastness – I believe we were open within sixteen hours of HE’s early May pronouncement and we were all so impressed with the organisation of the vaccination day. An enormous thank you. But it is very evident that whilst normal service has largely resumed in the Club, we must continue to adhere to the health protocols. So please do so. Events are coming back on track, we have hosted astounding and high quality musical recitals, the sporting facilities are very much in use, which leads me to announce the creation of a dedicated Sports sub-committee under the tutelage of Christina Engell –Andersen with sports captains and other sporting luminaries alongside her. Chef Macharia and his team continue to feed and water us with great aplomb, for those that have not yet done so, please sample the fayre that the Clubhouse dining room has to offer. Pinks’ very fine new menu is there to be enjoyed too. Now, make yourself comfortable, sit back and enjoy the latest edition of the Club magazine and thank you to Yoyo and her team for putting it together. Enjoy reading Gail Paul’s article about our recently established Heritage Committee, which will seek to preserve the Club’s history and to curate and develop the Club’s art collection, and do have a crack at the competition. We are keen to learn more about some of the treasures that have been bequeathed to the Club by late Members, so we welcome any information you may have and any light you can throw on their provenance. We also have for your titillation a wonderful article written by great member HE Nicholas Nihon, who heads the local Belgian legation, and who tells us all about his current residence situated in Karura, the magnificent ‘Petit Trianon’. You will also be able to read about the exploits of our more intrepid members, whether those scaling the heights of Kilimanjaro astride a bicycle to Kenya’s first tea connoisseur but very much with a caring heart. As ever we have the hatched, matched and dispatched. This time round though it is with a heavy heart that I record the death of one of the finest gentlemen you could ever hope to meet and former chairman of this Club, Colin Church OBE. A suitable obituary is being put together by his family and will follow in a future edition. Please exercise diligence for the time being but at the same time continue to enjoy your Club. My best wishes to you and your families,
Philip Coulson, MCC Chairman www.mcc.co.ke
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membership matters
MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP AE T MM AT T R ST E R S With the winding down of a communications committee, this page is devoted to being more
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NEWSPAPERS ARE BACK!
Dress Code
New Sports Committee
turn away a number of guests due to an MCC has recently established a Sports Committee formed by our inappropriate dress code. To dispel any various Sports Captains and enthusiastic sporting membership. doubt here is a quick Dress Code reminder: Chaired by Christina Engell-Andersen the Sports Committee aims No flip-flops, T-Shirts, BUT shorts or IT sneakers WASN’T ALL B AD… to make MCC a prime destination for "everything sport”, boosting services and are allowed in the Club Dining Room. During lunch, creating a vibrant sports community within our Membership. Members and guests can come in Polo shirt Thank a wonderful All our Sports facilitiesRed are now open except the Snooker Room, which will open and jeans, but from 6pm onwards no jeans you to the team for mid-June, after aevening full refurbishment are allowed and a jacket must be worn. We dinner… It madeinfor Room a special and under the care of MCC’s first ever Snooker Captain Ekta Bid. The Club will host a little re-opening celebration – date to be can lend gentlemen or your guests aajacket great meal. DB confirmed. on request, simply speak to our team on duty. We have resumed physical classes at the Gym so please come and join.
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balloting committee I am happy to report that our bi-monthly virtual interviews of candidates are progressing well. Fortunately, the lockdown did not delay the orientation of these candidates and this too continues. Thank you Christian and Diana for this extra effort. In turn, we look forward to recommencing the physical interviews in attendance with the proposer/seconder when practical.
On another note, whilst we as balloting make every effort to ensure that our high standards of Membership are maintained, we request your assistance in keeping an eye on the notice board for the list of prospective candidates and, if you have any concerns or objections, please inform the Secretary. Please note the identity of any objector is kept strictly confidential. Best wishes,
It is very reassuring from our interviews to see the continued diverse demographic that has been one of the many hallmarks of our Club and in particular the young families applying.
Kush Bhardwaj Chairman Balloting Committee
finance Dear Members I hope you are all adapting well to the new ways of life. First and foremost, I would like to thank you for your continued support in using the Club and paying your subscriptions on time. Your support has helped the Club weather the financial shocks resulting from the pandemic. The Club’s finances have been particularly adversely impacted by the two lockdowns that have caused the Club to close down twice in a period of twelve months. It is however encouraging to report that the Club’s performance has remained resilient. As I write to you, year to date usage revenue had reached 53 per cent of last year. The Club’s operations and staffing have been rationalised and costs kept very low and, as a result, the cash position is stable. The Club has now resumed full operations after reopening, following the second closure. Usage is picking up again slowly but will take some time to get back to preCovid levels. We therefore continue to look for innovative ways of growing revenue as well as managing costs prudently and seeking opportunities to improve efficiency. On the administration front, we have a large balance of unidentified credits and request those Members who may have deposited money in the Club’s accounts but not informed us, to contact the accounts office (accounts@mcc.co.ke). We continue to appeal to all Members, now more than ever, to please come back and use your Club and to pay your Club bills promptly. In the meantime, stay safe and healthy! All the best, Daniel Ndonye Chairman Finance & Strategy Committee www.mcc.co.ke
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events
A Day @ the Races The Kenya Derby on Sunday 27 June at Ngong Racecourse from Noon onwards All MCC Members and friends welcome!
Kiddies’ Cooking Classes Kiddies’ Cooking Classes with MCC’s Chefs were put on the back burner during the latest closure of the Club, but plans to cook up another culinary adventure for Young Members is scheduled for 17 July from 11.30am onwards. Sign up your mini chef now to avoid having to cook yourself!
By kind invitation of the Jockey Club and Racecourse Management, the hospitality and services of the Club will be offered to all Members to celebrate ‘The Derby’ MCC will provide a splendid Luncheon with Bar, Bookies and Betting Tips! Book your table early, for a fun day out at the races and enjoy the winning hospitality of MCC and the Jockey Club f Kenya.
Suhani Mara B E S P O K E J E W E L L E RY EXHIBITION Saturday 19 June 2021 Peristyle & Muthaiga Room 12 Noon onwards MCC will be hosting an exhibition of Suhani Mara - a bespoke global jewellery brand that is an artistic celebration of one-off, hand-crafted designs that fuses the old and the new, the simple and the bold, the historical and the modern.
G&Tea Tehmeena Manji, one of Kenya’s first Tea Sommeliers, hosted a tea-tasting evening at the Club as part of the launch of her new company, Muthaiga Tea Company, and to offer Members a chance to sample her range of exquisitely blended East African teas. The most popular addition to her range is her Purple Haze blend, which lends itself as a perfect partner to the savoury botanicals of gin! Read more about the Muthaiga Tea Company and Tehmeena’s contemporary approach to the ultimate brew on pages 18 &19.
Suhani Mara founder Meera was born and raised in Kenya, of Indian roots. Using natural materials, which include antique silver, gold, antique beads, fossils, meteorite, old coins, shell, wood, leather and gemstones, Suhani Mara offers distinctive wearable art that is designed to reflect your personal style, with no piece ever alike.
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forthcoming events
Sunday 20 June 2021 at the Bowling Green from 9.30am Anniversary of The Royal British Legion.
The British Legion (Kenya) is striving to support the most vulnerable ex-service men and women in our society, many of who are facing financial challenges, suffering from social isolation, or who are simply overwhelmed by the changes brought about by COVID-19.
Starting at 9.30am with Social Bowls, Happy Hour and a delicious Sunday Lunch.
MCC Bowls Club will be hosting the Centenary Poppy Bowls in support of the Poppy Appeal for the 100th
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With live entertainment by legendary Hootenanny Band (Mike, Ronnie & John) the Bowls Club welcomes all Members to come and enjoy a day of social Lawn Bowls and to support very worthy cause.
Fo r t h c o m i ng E v e n t s D i a r y
Tennis Tournament – MCC’s ‘Roland Garros’ (Mixed Doubles) Live Classical Concert – ‘The Unusual Quintet’ Imre Loefler Lecture – ‘A renewed look at Conservation’ by Kaddu Sebunya CEO of AWF World Gin Day – Pernod Ricard Kenya Bowls Club – Club Pairs Speaker’s Evening – ‘The Wizardry of Oz’ by Rhodia Mann Cook with Dad – Live Cooking Class with MCC Exec Chef & Martell Suhani Mara – Jewellery Exhibition Bowls Club – Centenary Poppy Bowls in aid of RBL (Kenya) Fathers’ Day BBQ – Martell Tasting Tennis Tournament - Men's Singles MCC Book Club Meet – ‘We are all Birds of Uganda’ by Hafsa Zayyan Film Night – ‘Lord Byron’ Afro-Classical Jazz Concert - Francis Njoroge & Timothy Mututi Club Night – Happy Hour (50% off all Beers) A Day @ the Races– Kenya Derby Squash Social – Mix-in
6 June, Tennis Courts, 9am. 10 June, Ballroom, 5.30pm. 11 June, Ballroom, 4.30pm. 12 June, PINKS, 3pm – 7pm. 12/13 June, Bowling Greens, 9am. 17 June, Ballroom, 11am. 18 June, Muthaiga Room, 6.30pm. 19 June, Peristyle, 12 noon onwards. 20 June, Bowling Greens, 9.30am. 20 June, PINKS, 12.30pm onwards. 20 June, Tennis Courts, 9am. 22 June, Blue Room, 7pm. 24 June, Ballroom, 5.30pm. 25 June, Ballroom, 6.30pm. 25 June, Popsy Bar, 5.30 – 7.30pm. 27 June, Ngong Race Course, 12 noon. 30 June, Squash Courts, 5pm onwards.
JULY 2021 Bowls Club – Barefoot BBQ Tennis Tournament - MCC’s ‘Wimbledon’ (Mixed Doubles) Book Launch – ‘Kenya Kaleidoscope’ Christopher Shaw & Tessa McLellan Kiddies’ Cooking Class – with MCC Chefs Film Night – Edita Camm Squash Social – Mix-in Club Night – Happy Hour (50% off all Beers)
10 July, Bowling Greens, from 1 – 3pm 11 July, Tennis Courts, 9am. 15 July, Ballroom, 6.30pm. 17 July, Ballroom Lawn, 11.30am onwards. 21 July, Ballroom, 5 – 7pm. (tbc) 28 July, Squash Courts, 5pm onwards. 30 July, Popsy Bar, 5.30 – 7.30pm.
AUGUST 2021 Film Night – Edita Camm – 12 August, Ballroom, 5 – 7pm. (tbc) Live Concert - Chamber Music – 13 August, Ballroom, 6pm. Drama Evening – Stage Play by Edita Camm – 19 August, Ballroom, 6.30pm. Squash Social – Mix-in – 25 August, Squash Courts, 5pm onwards. Club Night – Happy Hour (50% off all Beers) – 27 August, Popsy Bar, 5.30 – 7.30pm. Speaker’s Evening - ‘Breast Cancer Awareness’ hosted by Ekta Bid – 26 August, Ballroom, 6pm.
Dates and times of events were correct at the time of going to press. They are dependent on the COVID-19 situation and may change post printing so please check with the Events Office when making your bookings.
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heritage and arts With our Club open once again, Heritage Committee members are looking forward to meeting up and pushing forward with plans for enthusing Members to appreciate and enjoy the amazing heritage of MCC. During the lock down we had an exciting development, involving the Club’s Art Collection.
works in oil, watercolour, pencil, charcoal and other media, as well as a large selection of prints and photographs.
A Committee was founded a few years ago by enthusiastic and talented Members who realised how much unique and possibly valuable artwork is hanging on the walls of the Club and, in some cases, in storage for lack of space.
Those who regularly visit the Club will be aware of the collection of portraits of previous Chairmen which is hung in the Mkutano Room, and of course we all pause and enjoy the pictures which illustrated the Millenium calendar, featuring some risqué scenes from past events at Muthaiga.
Somehow the Art Committee’s presence had gone unnoticed by the Heritage Committee until an introduction was effected and then ‘kumbe!’ we discovered how much we had in common. So, we have joined forces, and welcomed onto the Heritage Committee the leader of the Art ‘pack’, Tony Wainaina and other Members who served on the Arts Committee who will attend Heritage meetings and educate us! The Club has apparently acquired a collection of artworks, not through a focused collecting programme, but in a rather arbitrary manner, by purchase and through the occasional gift. The collection is mainly comprised of original
The timing of the meeting of these two Committees is most appropriate, and with the re-opening of the Club they will now move forward as one body to record, curate, store, encourage and enhance the cultural history of the Club. Here below is one of the oldest paintings belonging to the Club, which hangs in the West Wing, opposite the lion (another artefact from the history of the Club). Although we don’t know how the Club acquired this old, historic oil painting, the Heritage Committee has found out more about the artist. Gail Paul – Heritage Committee
Margaret Collyer 1872 – 1945 Margaret Collyer studied art at the Royal Academy Schools in London. She painted animals mainly on commission in the heady days before the outbreak of WWI. In 1914 she went to the Front but, in 1915, she had a breakdown and sailed to East Africa to join her sister, Miss Olive Collyer, who was living in Kabete. Margaret Collyer was the first person to farm in the area now known as Ol Kalou. Before her arrival, the Maasai had occasionally grazed their flocks and cattle there but had never settled. Margaret continued her passion for painting in her new home in Kenya. It is not known who the chestnut was (pictured above) but it is likely that it was one of Kenya’s early racehorses. Margaret’s autobiography, originally published in 1935 under the title “Life of an Artist”, has recently been revised and re-titled “A Vivid Canvas. Margaret Collyer, Artist and Pioneer.” Members can find a copy in the Club Library. Heritage Club Chairman Tom Lawrence will be giving a fascinating talk on ‘What is History?’ Look out for more details.
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…And now ‘Our Soldier’ This month we have a competition for you. The figurine pictured left, has been around the Club (Reading Room, F&B Manager’s office) since, according to one exSecretary, time immemorial. Members of Heritage have done some research and believe that the soldier was in a regiment originally known as the 95th Regiment of Foot, or more accurately - The 95th Experimental Rifle Regiment of Foot. They fought all the major Napoleonic battles, the Crimea and every war since including the Mau Mau uprising, which may well have something to do with ‘our’ soldier’s presence in the Club. What is not known is where ‘our’ soldier came from; how he
came to be in the Club and who brought or presented him. If any Member can provide this information, they will be offered a free lunch for two in the Club Dining Room and it will be an interesting mystery solved. Any other information or ideas on our soldier will be received with great interest. Entries should be sent to communications@mcc.co.ke And do remember that The Heritage Committee is always delighted to talk to Members about their plans and the possibility of safe custody for memorabilia.
COMPETITION Answer to our January – March 2021 Competition QUESTION: Name this building and the year this photograph was taken and on what occasion. ANSWER: New Stanley Hotel, 1945, celebrating the end of WWII. WINNER: Per Geheb
Question: Who is the woman in the
photo, what is she doing, where and in which year?
Prize:
The first correct entry that we receive will win dinner for two with a bottle of House Wine in either Pinks or the Club Dining Room. Please send your answers to communications@mcc.co.ke
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DID YOU KNOW? The Stanley Hotel (now the Sarova Stanley) is the oldest hotel in the city, having been established in 1902 by English woman Mayence Bent, when the city was a railway halt. It is named after Sir Henry Morton Stanley, the Welsh explorer who is best known for his explorations of central Africa and his successful search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone. Since the early 1900s, the Stanley Hotel has been known as the traditional meeting place for those going on safari in Kenya. It has played host to royalty, politicians, movie stars, and authors.
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members out & about
In 2009, late MCC Member Olwen Owles, was diagnosed with a brain tumour. She battled hard against the odds, not so much to beat the illness, because she knew she couldn’t, but to bring comfort to her family. She insisted on having a carer so as not to burden them further. When she died in 2010, her son Gordon and daughter Juliet (Nightingale), formed the private charitable Butterfly Trust in her memory, to help other families who face similar distressing situations. Today the Butterfly team, all MCC Members, includes trustees Vivien Mather/Wallis, Deborah Goodhart, Juliet Campbell Clause and Andrea Kenneth. Diana Rossiter, also an MCC Member, acts as an adviser. Together they work to perpetuate Olwen’s selfless recognition of the fact that it is not always just the patient who needs support, but sometimes the family and loved ones that need a helping hand. The Trust sources, trains and supports a strong network of male and female carers from local communities and then assists individuals and their families that are affected by short or long term, serious or debilitating illness, injury or surgery, by introducing Butterfly carers to help them keep their loved ones at home for as long as possible, surrounded by the natural care of family and friends. All employment arrangements are between the family and carer, facilitated by Lead carer and manager Butterfly Jane Nkanya, who also provides ongoing supervision of carers. Butterfly carers are given basic training at the Nairobi Hospice and the Trust is now looking to offer more specialised and improved training including for dementia, cancer, and frail care, to support families and other institutions around Kenya in the provision of help that they cannot offer. 8
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The Trust has over 70 trained carers who can go anywhere in the country and is looking at setting up a coast branch.
The main aim of the Butterfly Trust is to provide resources and assistance for patients to remain at home, close to their families, and outside of residential medical care, for as long as possible, following surgery, accidents or in chronic situations like dementia and terminal illness, or simple frailty that comes with old age. We assess the situation then assign a carer for the specific needs of the patient and family. Often it is that small piece of help that eases the passage from one situation or way of life to another and makes a contribution far larger than one can imagine, until one needs it. The Butterfly Trust assists anyone seeking that extra, unseen helping hand.
MCC Member Caroline Horne at her home with her Butterfly Trust carer Rosemary Waithira Kamau.
Vivien Mather/Wallis Lead Trustee for the Butterfly Trust
The Butterfly Trust is keen to help a wider membership and plans to host a fundraising event at MCC once Covid restrictions are lifted – date to be confirmed. For more information visit the Butterfly Trust website https://www.thebutterflytrust.org/
Jane Nkanya, or Butterfly Jane, as she has become known, was Olwen’s original carer and has been with Butterfly Trust since its inception. Her duties include selecting prospective carers, understanding the needs of patients and their families and facilitating the introduction of suitable carers to the family environment. She is pictured here with Lead Trustee Vivien Mather/Wallis . www.mcc.co.ke
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tennis Owing to the Club being closed at the end of March for several weeks, very little action took place on the courts. Disappointingly, the annual “Wilson Cup” at Karen Club was, postponed, but I hope this event can be rescheduled later in the year. Similarly, our “Les Grands Chats” Mixed Doubles Competition for the 50+ players, also had to be abandoned. However, we were able to hold our “Matata Trophy” Mixed Doubles event in early March. This Round-Robin Competition involved married couples having to play together for the whole morning! The actual Trophy, as such, is always awarded to the best performing married couple overall. This year Bitange & Pamela Ndemo were the clear winners with Runners-Up Eric & Aida Kimemia.
The Mixed-Doubles ‘Pot Luck’ Challenge in May drew a good turnout under the circs. With six pairs competing it turned out to be a closely fought contest. The winners were Patsy Chapman & Rupert McLellan, with Pamela Bitange & Alex Lemhberg as close Runners-Up. My thanks to Tessa McLellan, who acted as Referee on my behalf while I was in lock-down - the players were fully cooperative and very well behaved - so I have been informed!
Winners of the Pot Luck Challenge, Patsy Chapman & Rupert McClellan receiving their prizes from Lock-Down Referee Tessa McLellan (left) and Pamela Bitange. Prior to the recent lock-down, I was monitoring the number of players using our courts, and to my delight, in the first week of March, a total of 194 players turned up, to have coaching or for social play! So, congratulations to the whole of the tennis community – keep it up, please! Congratulations to Bitange & Pamela and to all the competing couples for making it a most enjoyable and competitive morning of tennis - with no divorces!
John Goodwin (‘Virtual’ Tennis Captain)
Forthcoming Tennis Events SUNDAY 6 JUNE MCC’s ‘Roland Garros’ Championship (Mixed Doubles)
SUNDAY 11 JULY MCC’s “Wimbledon” Championship (Mixed Doubles)
SUNDAY 20 JULY Men’s Singles Challenge
Winners of the Matata Trophy - Bitange & Pamela Ndemo. www.mcc.co.ke
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bowls Due to Covid and associated uncertainty we had to squeeze a lot of activities into the first three months of 2021. Planning in a time of Covid continues to present a huge challenge and our competition calendar is always changing. I would like to thank all our sponsors for their patience and understanding in these difficult times. We are endeavouring to get our Competition Calendar back on track and Social Bowls is back on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3pm. We are continuing our drive to attract new members to the Bowls Section and coaching is available at 3pm on Tuesdays for any Member of the Club that wishes to roll a bowl. Barefoot Bowls events are planned for July, August and October 2021. The Bowls Committee have made the decision to relax the Dress Code for social bowls on Sundays, so it is no longer required to wear whites. However, it will continue as the Dress Code for Club competitions. We are pleased to introduce a new annual event – Queen’s Birthday Bowls – in mid-June as a fundraiser for the Askari Appeal and to support the work of the Royal British Legion.
St Patrick’s Day at the Bowling Green The St Patrick's Day Spoon was held in March and we had 27 bowlers on the green. The winners of the main competition were John Porter and Mike Craig with a commendable shot difference. Runners-up were Oliver and Sheryl Fowler, and Clare Jethwa. The Spider was won by Rob Porter and Clare Jethwa. Sponsorship for the Spider was provided by the Irish Ambassador, Amb Fionnuala Quinlan; Maureen Burns for the tea time snacks and Graham VilliersTuthill at Guinness/Diageo sponsored the afternoon Whiskey and beer which went a long way towards 'drowning the shamrock.' Live music at the green was courtesy of the ballad group, Runners-up St Patrick's Day Spoon - Sheryl & Slainte, composed of Mike Craig, Oliver Fowler and Clare Jethwa Dave Beglin and John Dawson, who entertained us throughout the afternoon with a great selection of traditional Irish ballads and tunes.
Captain’s Day 2020 Captain’s Day 2020 eventually took place in February 2021 and was won by Eric Langton, Marion Weston and Lesley Mullan. Runners –Up were Maureen Burns, Gerry Cunningham and Sheila Barker. Both games were extremely competitive throughout and overall the standard of bowling was very high. The spider was won by Maureen Burns and Eric Langton.
Captain’s Day 2020 Runner’s Up Runners Up (from left) Sheila Barker Gerry Cunningham. Winners of the Club 2-Wood Trips (kindly sponsored by Sheelagh Zagoritis were Lesley Mullan, Sheelagh Zagoritas (Skip) & Maureen Burns. Runners-up were Gail Langton (Skip), Mike Craig & Halina Pellini.
Captain’s Day 2020 Winners (from left) Lesley Mullan, Marion Weston & Eric Langton.
Forthcoming Bowls Events 12/13 JUNE
Club Pairs
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Queen’s Birthday Bowls
(In aid of the Askari Appeal and to mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal British Legion)
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Winners of the Club 2-Wood Trips (from left) Lesley Mullan, Sheelagh Zagoritas (Skip) & Maureen Burns. www.mcc.co.ke
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Retirement of Willie Watson as Lawn Bowls Greenkeeper In March we marked the occasion of Willie Watson’s retirement as Greenkeeper after 27 years of loyal service to the MCC Lawn Bowls Club. Among his many other contributions to the game of bowls, Willie was instrumental in the establishment of the Kenya Umpires’ Association, and he is an Honorary Life Vice Chairman of the Kenya Bowling Federation. Willie’s wife Jeannie is also an excellent bowler who has represented Kenya on several occasions, winning a silver medal in the African States Pairs and bronze in the Fours in 1983. She was the Bowls Captain at Limuru for many years and is an Honorary Life Member of the Kenya Bowling Federation. We thank Willie for all his hard work and dedication over the years in making the Muthaiga Bowling Green the best in Kenya, and we welcome the new Greenkeeper Oliver Fowler.
Greenkeeper Oliver Fowler paid a heartfelt tribute to Willie as a friend, neighbour, mentor and fellow bowler over several decades. Willie has been involved in Lawn Bowls since the 1970s, winning numerous domestic titles and representing Kenya at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton and Brisbane, World Bowls in Scotland and at seven African States Tournaments between 1981 and 1988, winning gold in the AST Pairs in 1981. He was also an accomplished sailor and canoeist, and was a runner-up in the Scottish canoe slalom in 1950. Willie has been the Bowls Greenkeeper at Limuru Country Club for many years and was on the building committee for the Muthaiga Green where he has been the Greenkeeper since its inception in 1993.
Willie Watson and his wife Jeannie on his retirement as Greenkeeper of the MCC Lawn Bowls Green after 27 years.
Peter Vernon-Evans Trophy Each year the Peter Vernon-Evans Trophy is awarded to the bowler who has made an exceptional contribution to Lawn Bowls at Muthaiga Club. The 2020 award went to Halina Pellini, who is not only an excellent bowler but a loyal supporter of the Bowls Section, bringing enthusiasm and camaraderie to social bowls and all Club competitions. The Peter Vernon-Evans Cup for 2020 was awarded to Halina Pellini for her support of the Bowls Section throughout the past year. She is pictured here receiving her Cup from Bowls Captain Gerry Cunningham. And finally, we were very saddened to lose Andy Hamilton and Joe O’Brien, two of our most loyal and longstanding members, to Covid-19. We extend sincere condolences to their families. www.mcc.co.ke
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“Kili na Baiskeli” MCC Members and keen cyclists Amanda and John Corse set themselves the extraordinary, life-changing challenge of cycling to the top of Kilimanjaro. Here Amanda recounts their inspiring experience. My head is filled with the rhythmic crunch of scree underfoot. My own laboured breathing seems to fill my head and come from every cell in my body. I pause and try to straighten my back under the weight of my bicycle, squinting into the thin, black air to search for the rugged edge of the crater rim, and Gilman’s Point. I see the changing sky, now painted in peach and deep purple, and within minutes, an intense blush softens Mawenzi’s craggy face. I can feel my spirits lift with the rays of the sun that now streak overhead. The mountain rises like an island surrounded by a gently lapping sea of cloud, isolating us from the everyday. For four hours we’ve been engaged in the singular purpose of putting one foot in front of the other and we are still far from the summit, yet I find myself thinking with amazement about just how far we have already come. *** A year before, my husband John, decided it would be a good idea to attempt a summit of Kilimanjaro by bicycle. Even then, I remember a frisson of fear at the prospect (but also a bigger, anti-survivalist, fear of missing out). But it’s not the sort of thing that a mum of two really does. It would hurt. It would be tough. It would be a huge commitment in time and energy to train. It would require great logistical maneuvering. It would be, well, a bit mad. All good reasons, as it turned out, to grasp the opportunity with both hands. Tim and Giles, two friends from the UK, enthusiastically embraced the challenge with us and we spent the coming year poring over maps, developing lengthy kit-lists, trialing ways to carry our bikes for hours on end (we knew they would be spending just as much 12
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time riding us as we would probably spend riding them), discussing nutrition, and of course, training our bodies and minds for the challenge ahead. I threw myself into running, high intensity intervals, core training and hours in the saddle. Kilimanjaro, although non-technical and accessible to the average climber, still claims many lives each year and the danger of the effects of altitude and mountain sickness were very real. As experienced endurance racers, we were used to physical adversity, however a challenge like this was not a race to be won by speed but by well-planned preparation. We had the invaluable support of the Nature Discovery team who provided us with food and shelter, transported atop the heads of sinewy, tough porters for whom this harsh landscape is daily bread. Alex, our guide and a self-confessed reluctant cyclist, had the task of managing our pace, and administering our twice-daily health check to determine our fitness to continue. A significant drop in blood oxygen could lead to an emergency helicopter evacuation off the mountain. The numerous wheeled-stretchers we found at the mountain huts testified to this sobering possibility. So here we were, at Kilema Gate, full of excitement and with months of preparation culminating at this point. We rode through the montane forest, beautiful trees hung with old man’s beard, flowers and butterflies. Quickly we were humbled by the thinning air, forced to stop regularly to allow racing pulses to drop and the fire in our lungs to cool. And there! In the evening light, the creased slopes of Kibo Peak appeared over the trees, our destination. The following day took us to Horombo Hut at 12,000ft, the landscape moving from
forest to the magical heathland filled with extravagantly proportioned plant life. At times, the riding was so steep that it took all our effort and weight to keep the front wheel on the gravel. More regular stops to gulp oxygen and allow the burning legs to ease were needed. At Horombo, the altitude began to have effects on our two English friends and we remained there for an extra day to give them the chance to acclimatise. Sleep evaded them, headaches and nausea were constant and their morale plummeted. When the sun rose we left Horombo and shouldering our bikes, carried them for a couple of hours over large, smooth boulders, riding through streams, and gliding back up through the moonscape of the Saddle - the Alpine Desert. In the stillness of this lifeless and ancient environment, gravel as pristine as a Japanese garden, we felt the pressure of the thinning air in our very skulls as we strained to reach Kibo Hut, our basecamp for the next day’s summit attempt. At Kibo Hut, the wind whipped around the flimsy tents and the temperature plummeted to -10°C. We emerged at 2am to the news that Tim had got sicker during the night. The team made the decision to try and get him down on foot at sunrise. With a certain heaviness, we swung our packs onto our backs and began the long trudge upwards. The scree slope is an exercise in attrition. With only the path in front illuminated by your head torch in a sea of black silence, for more than four hours, carrying almost 20kg (each of which seems to weigh ten times more at altitude), your mind does all sorts of gymnastics. One minute you’re high with endorphins and adrenaline, the summit within reach, and the next minute www.mcc.co.ke
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The Residence of Belgium in Muthaiga The Story of a Frenchman and Two Club Members by Nicolas Nihon The Residence of Belgium on Karura Avenue in Muthaiga is the outcome of the whimsical eccentricity of a Frenchman Jean-Pierre Pichot. Pichot came to Kenya at the end of the 1920s and worked for Emile Félix, an old compatriot who owned the St Benoist coffee plantation in Kiambu. There is little doubt that Félix and Pichot entertained a sentimental relationship, which explains why Pichot inherited the majority shares of the plantation when Emile Félix died in 1937. The revenues from the plantation allowed Pichot to make his dream come true – to build a palatial home inspired by the Grand Trianon, a French Baroque style chateau situated in Versailles, outside Paris. Pichot (pictured left) hired Idris Davies, a well-known local architect for the project. He brought marble from Italy and shipped an impressive collection of mantelpieces, furniture, statues and 18th century paintings, from France. The building and its furnishings cost him £70,000. Félix’s sons, who owned minority shares in St Benoist Plantation, suspected that Pichot, as a director and shareholder, was exploiting the company to fulfill his architectural folly. They took Pichot to court
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and demanded an inquiry. They had good reason to worry, but the case was dismissed. Pichot, who was at the time the honorary vice-consul of France and president of the Alliance Française, was living the high life. He entertained lavishly, often flying in concert pianists and actors of the renowned Comédie Française from France. But, by the 1950s, coffee prices had slumped and his lifestyle became unsustainable. He had to liquidate the company and sell his treasured home for £60,000 to an English couple, Malin and Constantine Sorsbie. He remained a few years in Kenya, trying to make ends meet by opening a night club in Nairobi. He died in Cannes (France) in 1976. Sir Malin Sorbie became the second owner of the Trianon. An ex-RAF pilot who later worked for Imperial Airways, Sorsbie became a Member of MCC in 1947 and from that year until 1956 managed the East African branch of the British Overseas Airway Corporation (BOAC). Constantine Johnston was his second wife and an American heiress. In 1961, thanks to the Munitalp Fondation created by his late father-in-law, Sorsbie bought the Outspan Hotel and Treetops Lodge. He supported numerous conservancy initiatives including the East African Wildlife Society, which he chaired from 1967 to 1970. The Sorsbies did not buy the Trianon to live in, but for the purpose of creating a public Art Gallery. Sorsbie had great ambitions and together with renowned anthropologist Louis Leakey and Ronald John Wightman Irving, he tried to turn the Trianon into a National Gallery. In July 1961, the Sorsbie Gallery opened as the first public gallery in East Africa with an www.mcc.co.ke
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Second Ambassador of Belgium Baron Eugène Rittwéger de Moor.
inaugural exhibition attended by Sir Philip Hendy, Director of the National Gallery of London. It showcased paintings from private collections in Kenya such as those of the Duke of Manchester and the Earl of Portsmouth and recent paintings by British and Kenyan artists. The gallery however did not succeed and was subsequently closed down in 1964. The second Ambassador of Belgium to the young Republic of Kenya was Baron Eugène Rittwéger de Moor. An experienced diplomat, he arrived in Nairobi in 1965 where he was assigned to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Madagascar. Ambassador Rittwéger and his wife were very keen to live in a house that reflected the prestige of Belgium and matched their lifestyle. This aristocrat had spent his childhood in the castle of his great-aunt, whose neo-classical porch, ornate with columns, was reminiscent of Pichot’s Trianon. Nostalgia maybe, love at first sight undoubtedly, in March 1966, the ambassador convinced Brussels to sell the residence of the Consulate General in Spring Valley and buy the Sorsbie Gallery (which the UK government had planned to rent for Malcolm MacDonald, former Governor General and newly appointed UK High-Commissioner for East Africa.) The Trianon officially became the property of Belgium in November 1966 for the price of £30,000. Since all the furniture had been sold by Pichot, the residence was refurbished in the 18th century style by an interior architect from Brussels. Eugène Rittwéger de Moor became a Member
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HM Queen Mathilde escorted by Ambassador Nihon at the Belgian Residence in 2019.
of MCC in 1969 and, since then, fourteen ambassadors succeeded one another in Trianon, now named “Karura.” The property has not changed fundamentally since its acquisition by Belgium. In the 1970s, the damaged marble terrace and grand stairs to the garden were replaced by a checkered terrazzo of cement. The beautiful cast iron entrance gate was altered in the 1980s and the balustrade separating the front garden from the avenue has been removed. Nevertheless, many illustrious guests have visited Karura, such as Attorney General Charles Njonjo, Foreign minister Ouko, Vice-President George Saitoti, Nobel peace prize Wangari Maathai and the CEO of Safaricom Bob Collymore. In 1988, HRH Prince Albert and HRH Princess Paola stayed at the residence and their bedroom in the left wing has since been renamed the “Prince Room”. In 2019, HM Queen Mathilde and her daughter HRH Princess Elisabeth graced a reception at the residence, which I hosted in their honor. I hope that this outstanding mansion will forever remain in Belgium’s possession and that future Belgian Ambassadors will keep the tradition of becoming Members of Muthaiga Country Club. If any MCC Member holds documents or pictures relating to the history of the Residence of Belgium that they would be willing to share, the Embassy of Belgium would be most grateful (nairobi@diplobel.fed.be).
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Live Piano Recital by Cordelia Williams with Violinist David Ralak A house as full as was allowed gathered for another treat from Cordelia Williams, who has spent the last five months in Nairobi practising and delivering masterclasses, free of charge, to talented musicians in Kibera. One of the joys of listening to her interpretations of classical music is to hear her charming introductions to each piece. Winningly, winsomely, Cordelia explains why she is attracted to the music, describes its background and provides an insight to what the piece is ‘about’. Which is just as well, because when the opening piece is a Fantasy Sonata by Alexander Scriabin then you know the audience is being taken seriously. Those Russian composers… let’s just say you don’t often hear their music when you step into an elevator. Chopin’s Prelude in E minor and Schumann’s Five Songs of Dawn were also performed and the theme became clear – the pieces are a lead-in to Cordelia’s latest projects: a CD called
Night Light and a book about music with young children. Coming our way soon, with any luck to be introduced in person on Cordelia’s next visit to Nairobi, when she hopes to be able to continue her mentoring and teaching of less-than-privileged youth. This listener’s highlight was a shimmering rendition of Ravel’s Ondine. Cordelia makes it look easy, but the complexity is simply breathtaking. Cordelia then took a back seat to accompany the talented, self-taught violinist, David Ralak, as he took the stage to play electrifying Edward Elgar (Salut d’Amour) and moving Fritz Kreisler (Praeludium and Allegro). It was a superb way to return to a semblance of normality. Sixty Members gathered (most of them polite and pleasant) for excellent entertainment, Muthaiga staff on top form, happy to be working again, the kitchen back to delivering high class fare. Bravo! Encore!
Another “first!” ‘The Unusual Quintet’ will be the first Live concert after the second lock down. Always on the look out for the chance to create something new, I gathered the best classical artists available in Kenya and together we experimented in re-writing, re-interpreting and adapting some of the most beautiful melodious compositions for violin, drums, trumpet, piano and guitar, and gave them a new exciting sound. Some of our remastering might seem quite daring, hence the name ‘The Unusual Quintet’.
‘The Unusual Quintet’ will be performing Live on Thursday 10 June in the Ballroom at 5.30pm.
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Cordelia Williams has performed all over the globe, and enthralled Members were treated to a world class live performance by her at the Club accompanied by virtuoso violinist David Ralak .
Cordelia after her Live recital at the Club with her two biggest fans - her sons
Lord Byron I am planning to show a very interesting, informative feature film about the true story of the life of Lord Byron, the greatest romantic poet of his age and a man whose life was even more adventurous and scandalous than those of the heroes of his epic poems. A wildly successful poet, notorious lover, political radical, wit and adventurer, Byron was a figure who defined the romantic spirit of the early 19th century in the most reckless and brazen lyrics. This rich historical drama explores the true identity of the wild poet who broke every taboo in the book.
Lord Byron will be screened on 24 June, in the Ballroom, at 5.30pm. www.mcc.co.ke
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New Arrivals LITTLE HEROES by Ian Mckenzie-Vincent McKenzie-Vincent has chosen a highly topical subject for his latest two novels, both reviewed here. In ‘Little Heroes’ Aziza Quadir’s school in Kenya has given its pupils a holiday project – an essay to write. She chooses as her subject two of today’s most prominent issues – climate change and the ongoing problem of plastic waste, particularly acute on Kenya’s beaches. Obviously to produce any convincing information on such a subject, she will have to implement equally convincing research. Assisted by her younger brother Bakari, she sets out on a quest that will take her a great deal further than she ever anticipated. This is straightforward in one direction but not in another since a company that produces single-use plastics naturally looks on the project from a different angle. It is not long before the situation becomes tense especially as the children’s work is closely followed by television and the media: which side will win? It is a touch-and-go situation, as the children meet many more problematic barriers than they had anticipated. THE CLIMATE OF CHANGE by Ian Mckenzie-Vincent This book follows on directly from ‘Little Heroes’. The situation becomes increasingly nerve-wracking, and has reached the ears of Kenya’s President, who is supportive of what the two youngsters, Aziza and Bakari, are trying to set in motion. This of course is invaluable, especially as a United Nations conference is arranged, backing up the principles that Aziza has set herself to implement. Enter an unprincipled and extremely dangerous lady who appears to support Aziza. The situation grows progressively treacherous as the conference continues - who will win the day against single-use plastics? Both ‘The Climate of Change’ and ‘Little Heroes’ are extremely readable, although perhaps geared more for young readers. Even so, both novels are enjoyable stories and are quickly and easily read. McKenzie-Vincent promises more Aziza and Bakari novels – something to look forward to.
ISABELLE IN THE AFTERNOON by Douglas Kennedy This is a strange and somewhat rambling story with the inevitable ‘triangle’ of one-man-two- women. Isabelle is already married with a daughter in Paris, and Sam, the narrator, also eventually marries in New York, and has a son. It is subtly written in the manner that the author can frequently change one’s sympathies from one party to the other. Isabelle cannot be described are a particularly likeable character, but nonetheless she is intriguing, if irritating. Kennedy is clever, in that through his characterisation he can almost, without the reader’s knowledge, alter how one’s feels about one woman or the other. The book struck me as being unnecessarily long in its many pages in which life merely carries on, either in New York or Paris, but with not much action, except at the story’s beginning and its end. The author’s description of the two cities, so different, is excellent – another disparity. Compared to Kennedy’s other novels, ‘Isabelle in the Afternoon’, to me anyway, was rather a disappointment. It is essentially a story of comparisons and contrasts.
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Birds of East Africa Second Edition by Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe
MCC Member Terry Stevenson, Senior author of the fabulous new Birds of East Africa - Second Edition, is pictured here in his garden with his latest book open at the Rollers page. MCC Member Terry Stevenson, together with John Fanshawe, produced the best-selling Birds of East Africa - First Edition, back in 2002. Since then there have been several more species added to the East Africa list and more knowledge gained on where individual birds occur. Published by Bloomsbury, the new edition of the best-selling Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa covers all 1448 bird species recorded in East Africa. The text has been re-written to be more comprehensible, and the 289 full Colour Plates now show all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi recorded to date. The concise text describes the identification, racial variation, status, range, habitat, and voice, with fully updated colour-coded range maps for each species providing detailed information on the distributions of resident and migrant birds. Alternative common names and explanations of any scientific terms are also provided, making an easy reference guide, even for beginners. Terry will be signing copies of his fabulous new book and giving a talk to Members about birdwatching in East Africa (date to be confirmed). Whether you are a self-confessed twitcher, or just someone who enjoys the birds in their garden, this is a meticulously researched, informative and beautifully illustrated book to have in the hand!
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A Life in the Day of Tehmeena Manji Founder of Muthaiga Tea Company and one of the first Tea Sommeliers in Kenya. After ten years working in the world of finance in New York City, MCC Member Tehmeena Manji made a dramatic career change and returned to Kenya to set up Muthaiga Tea Company. She spent time working in the industry in East Africa learning about tea production and then went to train at the prestigious UK Tea Academy to become a Certified Tea Sommelier. She gained her Master’s in tea blending at the Cambridge Tea Academy and also travelled to Japan to spend time on various tea estates learning the techniques of Japanese tea processing, brewing, and ceremonies. Tehmeena launched the Muthaiga Tea Company in 2020. What does your work entail?
My official title is Chief Creative Officer but being a small business, I have to take care of all aspects of the business, from sourcing specific tea leaves and ingredients, to creating unique blends, all the way to delivering the finished product to customers. My work consists of two key parts. The first is creating a vision for the brand and I spend time on the design of the packaging, website, social media, brand positioning, pricing and identifying markets. The second is crafting teas that harness the matchless ingredients of Africa. My goal for Muthaiga Tea Company is to showcase to the world that Africa can produce high quality teas and tea blends and dispel the notion that we are only able to produce teabag quality CTC (cut, tear, curl) teas also known as “tea dust”. In order to achieve this, I spend a lot of time sourcing tea leaves, from both smallholder farms to large tea collectives, and then doing rigorous tastings to identify which teas will be suitable for my creations. Then I add different 18
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ingredients (all of which are grown in Africa) that will enhance these taste profiles, without losing the integrity of the tea. Much of my time is taken up trying out all the permutations and combinations to ensure the best flavour profiles of the tea are preserved. The ultimate goal is to create distinctive tea blends that are appealing, not only to existing tea aficionados, but which also
pique the curiosity of non-tea drinkers and entice them to try our teas, which are loaded with healthy antioxidants and have a delicate, beautiful taste. We don’t create the generic mint tea, Earl Grey, or Masala Chai - each blend of ours is an ‘out of the box’ creation that is individual and special to experience. The smell and taste of tea can bring back flavour memories and we try to capture remembered experiences through our blends.
How did you come to do this?
I took a bit of a meandering path to Tea. I attained degrees in Sociology and Accounting before working at Lehman Brothers in New York. I found that working bankers’ hours in NYC meant people generally take up an addiction – coffee, cigarettes, other unnamed stuff but luckily mine was TEA! NYC has a myriad number of Tea Rooms and while I lived there I got to experience them and meet some wonderful, inspiring tea connoisseurs. I noticed an increasing number of people were being drawn to tea because of the health benefits of tea and I found them drinking African teas www.mcc.co.ke
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without consciously knowing their source because tea bags are generally tea dust blended from various countries, so the tea loses its identity. However, I never saw any Orthodox, loose leaf teas (the premium product) in Tea Rooms, and this seemed a bit of a disconnect with my knowledge of the existence of tea gardens all over Africa.
week, I came across an elderly lady from one of the prominent Kenyan families, who was clearly well-traveled and when she tasted my “Rwanda Noir” tea blend, she picked up the nuances and complexity immediately and then remarked, “This tea should be served as a Breakfast Tea at the Dorchester!” That was a very inspiring and supportive comment for a brand that had launched just that week!
I quit finance and moved back to Kenya to spend time learning more about the industry. I then trained as a Tea Sommelier at the UK Tea Academy and traveled to Japan. My goal was to understand the practices and processes that have positioned Japanese teas as a premium product.
I also learned quite early on the importance of finding the right name for my tea blends. I had to change the name of my Purple Haze blend to Purple Mist before I could export it to the Middle East, because Purple Haze is known as a cocaine mix there! Who Knew?!
Your typical day starts at…?
What is the best part of your job?
My typical day starts at 6:30am with a workout at my home gym and there is no typical end as I have created what I call “TTL” – Tee’s Tasting Lab – at home, so I do R&D on new blends late into the night, or I am doing online Masters courses in Tea Teaching & Training for which I am either on Zoom or completing assignments.
Creating tea blends that are incomparable and unconventional is easily the best part of the job! We live on the most bountiful continent in the world. I get to use this array of nature’s bounty and get a blank canvas with each blend, each time, to craft a new creation. The challenge of course is to strike the right balance of flavours. For example, it took me 44 attempts to get my latest blend – Coco Zambarau – just right. After that I decided to write a Blog about the tea blending process to give a little insight into the intricacies of the technique, for those that may be interested.
Rooms and retail outlets from US, Europe, Middle East and Japan, to stock our teas and we are in the process of getting the certifications required. We also want to increase the representation of African countries in our tea collection – for example, the tea I am using for my next creation will be from Malawi. Some of the very best loose leaf teas are in Africa and I want people to experience that.
If you weren’t a Tea Sommelier, what would you like to do?
I am, for the first time in my life at 40, following my ‘ikigai’ and loving each day of it. I live and breathe tea. If I didn’t have Muthaiga Tea Company to grow, then I would probably like to do something within the tea industry – teaching, training, tea tasting or some other related discipline.
And as a child, what did you want to grow up to be?
I have always loved reading and food and I wanted to become a food writer when I grew up. Happily, MTC has given me a small outlet to crystallize my creations and write about the journey through my Blog that I post on my website.
What is the worst part of your job?
Stock takes and inventory tracking is the most tedious task and it has to be done on a weekly basis to ensure discipline, both in production, and procurement.
What do you enjoy doing in your downtime after work?
I played the flute in school and when I returned to Kenya, I took it up again purely as a hobby, but I do love the mental focus this gives me and I find this helps me relax and unwind from the day’s events.
What is your most memorable occasion in your career?
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What ambitions/future plans do you have for your work? Our next step is to showcase our teas in the global market. We have been approached by hotels, restaurants, Tea
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Bruce Field & Jenny Harber Bruce Ross Field of Karen, married Jennifer Kathleen Harber of South Lake Naivasha. The wedding was held on 6th March 2021 at Medina Palms, Watamu, with Jenny’s children Jack, Mathew & Laura Harber and Bruces’s children Ross and Tara (Llewellen) in attendance.
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Steve Warobi Gitao, son of Lawrence and Jane Gitao of Nairobi, married Waithera Ndindiri, daughter of Freda and the er of late Samuel Ndindiri of Nairobi. The wedding was held on 21st August 2020 at Muthaiga Country Club, Nairobi.
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fo re Born 28th July 2020 in Bristol England. To William and Pippa Campbell Clause of Bristol, England. Little sister for Leo and Noah. Fifth grandchild to Charles and Juliet Campbell Clause of Karen, Kenya.
James Erskine and Natasha Murray James Christopher Erskine, second son of Anthony and Lynne Erskine of Adelaide, Australia, married Natasha Sheelagh Murray, only daughter of Gordon and Vanessa Murray of Timau, Kenya. The wedding was held on 4th September 2020 in London. fo re
Esme Copestake Clause Born 26th January 2021 in Nairobi, Kenya. To Lizzie (née Copestake) and Jack Campbell Clause of Hardy, Kenya. Sixth grandchild to Charles and Juliet Campbell Clause of Karen, Kenya.
Mugwe Manga and Natalie Githuku
Zara May Callaghan
Mugwe Manga, eldest son of Manga Mugwe and the late Ngina Manga of Marigu Tea Estate, Limuru, Kenya, married Natalie Githuku, only daughter of Susan and the late Tony Githuku of Cycads Runda, Kenya. The wedding was held on 6th of March 2021, at Hemingways, Watamu, Kenya.
Born 21st January 2021, in Perth, Western Australia. To Tori (née Sylvester) and Oliver Callaghan of Perth, WA. Second grandchild to Roger and the late Laura Sylvester of Malindi and Naivasha, Kenya and third grandchild to Dianna and Stephen King of Singleton, WA and 5th grandchild to David Callaghan of Perth, WA.
All newly-weds who send in their wedding photo for publication will be offered a romantic dinner for two with a bottle of House wine, either at Pinks or in the Club Dining Room. Send your photos and details to secretariat@mcc.co.ke and please send high-resolution images.
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bird quiz
Bird Quiz I have mentioned before that despite, or even because of, the Covid epidemic, I take a weekly birdwalk in Nairobi. Even after fourteen months, I still see birds that I have not recorded before in that location. I invite you to join me again (virtually) on my walk in May and help identify some of the birds I photographed. Some are easy, some need a careful look and some are fiendishly difficult. What is your guess? Answers on Page 25
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Roslyn Irene Lempriere Poulton Ros was the only daughter of Beatrice and Louis Agnew, and sister to Barry. She was born on a sheep farm in Australia but spent most of her life in Kenya. Louis died when Ros was only eleven and she was sent away to boarding school, where she proved to be a good scholar and excelled at acting and games. She loved history, poetry, reading and word games and these were important to her throughout her life (she became a prolific letter writer) and passed all these interests on to her children. Ros had a great love of animals, particularly her horses and she became an excellent rider, and she also inherited a passion for driving from her father. After the war Ros stayed on the family property while Barry got a job in Kenya on a sheep farm. His neighbours were the Poultons on Kenjockety and in 1949 Ros went to visit Barry and met John Poulton. They got engaged two weeks later. John and Ros had a happy marriage that lasted almost 70 years and six children (Anne, Penelope, Carie, Andrew, Celia
December 1927 - July 2020
and Naomi). They were united in their love of farming, gardening and country life. They built up a very successful mixed farm with Kenjockety Corriedales being sold throughout East Africa. Later they moved to Ol Pejeta where Ros adapted to ranch life and was a great support to John in keeping meticulous records of the Boran stud. Ros and John retired to Portugal in the late 1980s, where they embraced a whole new culture – language, food and customs. They created a wonderful home and garden, were visited by family and friends and were always hospitable and kind. Ros delighted in her Book Club meetings and being involved in community activities. Ros and John returned to Kenya after nearly 20 years and lived near Naomi and Patrick in Muthaiga and later Laikipia. Ros was beautiful - slim with wavy fair hair and very blue eyes. She was an excellent role model and created a good, secure home for her brood of children. She had great inner strength, as well as an innate sense of decency, kindness
Joe O’Brien
Until 1961 he worked on a number of engineering projects around the UK, including the Weatherby's Bypass and London's Flood Defence systems. In March that year he travelled to Kenya, to work on the Kipevu Power Station and the Seven Forks Hydroelectric Scheme. He met his wife Gay in Mombasa, and they married in March 1962.
Shortly afterwards the family moved to Monaghan where Joe was schooled, before going to University College Galway to study Civil Engineering; he graduated www.mcc.co.ke
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Ros was a Member of the MCC for 46 years.
June 1935 – April 2021 in 1957 with First Class Honours. In the same year he left Ireland to work in the coalmines of South Wales as a Junior Engineer.
Joseph Thomas O'Brien was born in the small fishing village of Passage East, in County Waterford Ireland, in June 1935.
and discretion, which helped her to cope with the tough times, big changes and challenges that confronted her generation, and she did so with courage, dignity and grace.
Joe and Gay moved to London, where he completed a Masters and where their daughter Catherine was born in 1964. They returned to East Africa and Joe worked in Uganda, which is where their daughter Anna was born in 1969, before returning to Kenya in 1971. A period of time in Saudia Arabia and Tanzania followed but they returned, and remained, in Kenya. Joe was Honorary Irish Consul to Kenya for 24 years and will be remembered
and respected by many for his dedicated service and work on behalf of the Irish in Kenya, and the wider community. Amongst many other things Joe was an expert pilot, aerobatics and aviation tutor and gave over 100 hours of voluntary training to KWS pilots. He also flew a light aircraft from the UK to Kenya. He was involved in a series of very popular revues as an actor, director and producer of the Ruiru Amateur Dramatics Society, and Nairobi audiences will have seen him in numerous productions for both Phoenix Players and Nairobi City Players. As an excellent and amusing orator, Joe was regularly asked to deliver after dinner speeches, talks and lectures. He was also a keen member of the MCC Bowls Club. Joe was extremely proud of his four grandchildren; Becky, Matt, Joe and Ben, and was a much-loved husband, father and grandfather. He was a Member of MCC for 39 years.
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Brenda Kampf
August 1922 – November 2020 bar where she was waiting with friends, Bernard Kampf arrived. Ten days later Bernard proposed, but Brenda ‘did not want to be rushed,’ so they waited till after the weekend and were married the same year in Kijabe. The travel agent who arranged their South African honeymoon noticed that the last four figures of the two passports were the same, a ten thousand to one chance. Brenda never went back to work, and four daughters later was running a large household which included her parents and often her mother-in-law, not to mention the many visiting friends. When Brenda reached 40, having decided that a bit of regular exercise might be a good idea she discovered that the Scottish Dance Society met once a week in Nairobi. She tried it, took to it like a duck to water and Scottish dancing became a big part in her life and a source of enormous enjoyment for the next 50 years. In 1998 she was awarded the Society’s highest award and went to Scotland to receive it.
Brenda Kampf was born in Birmingham, England, in 1922. Her war years were spent with the WAAF first in St. Andrews Fife before being transferred to the Air Ministry Signals Unit at Leighton Buzzard. She came out to Kenya to visit her sister in 1948 on a York aircraft, which was the old converted Lancaster Bomber, a journey which took three days. She arrived on a Friday and started work the following Monday at Gibbs’ Auto Tours, one of the early safari firms in Kenya. She was living at the Grosvenor Hotel, where one Saturday evening her date for the Parklands rugger dance failed to turn up. He had been knocked unconscious by a cricket ball. In the hotel
Brenda reluctantly moved into Fairseat in 2015 shortly before her 93rd birthday. Her intention had been to spend her final years in such a home but when the time came she did not consider herself quite old enough. When she first arrived she was able to lift a leg onto the handrails running down the corridor but a bout of arthritis in one knee thwarted her intentions to retain her agility, and in the last two years of her life her mobility was very restricted. Brenda had an amazing memory for poetry and songs, which she retained until her death. Brenda is survived by three daughters, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and was a keen Member of MCC for 60 years.
Laura Jean Sylvester September 1960 – March 2021 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beautiful Mum, Laura Jean Sylvester (née Sheffield). Laura left this world on 25 March 2021 at her home in Green Park, held by people who cared for her deeply and encompassed by love from around the world. Mum, may you dance in the stars and shine the way for your grandchildren. They’ll come to know of your gentle and kind spirit through us, and all who knew and loved you. Laura is survived by her ex-husband Roger Sylvester, her daughters Shana and Tori and her two grandchildren Beau and Zara. She was a Member of MCC for 27 years.
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candidates being considered for membership CANDIDATES BEING CONSIDERED FOR MEMBERSHIP 1ST JUNE TO 30TH JULY 2021 Proposer Candidate Category
SWEEPSTAKES APRIL 2021 Prize
Member Name
Amount
1st
Martin L. Oduor-Otieno
65,341.50
2nd
Sarah Orr
32,670.75
Oliver I. Nightingale
18,669.00
Donald Kaniaru
Maina Wacieni
Full Town
Emma Caddy
Joyce Gikunda
Full Country
- Edward Gikunda
Full Country
3rd
Martin Gikunda
Robert Waithaka
Full Town
4th
James O. Omwando
18,669.00
- Zoe Karl
Full Town
5th
Robert N. Ngugi
14,001.75
- Kai Waithaka
Under 7
6th
Caroline Thouless
9,334.50
Chania Lackey
Caroline Tilleard
Full Town
7th
Anthony Clegg-Butt
9,334.50
- Matthew Tilleard
Full Town
- Emilie Tilleard
Under 7
8th
Shelagh Illingworth
9,334.50
Robert Mbugua
Robert Kinyanjui
Full Town
9th
Dennis Burnett
9,334.50
- Roselyne Kamau
Full Town
- Moses Kamau
Junior Family Town
- Nellie Kamau
Junior Family Town
- Mburu Kamau
Junior Family Town
Prize
Member Name
Amount
Natalie Githuku
Zeli Kiema
Full Town
1st
Solomon Karanja
65,464/-
Alexandra Dietz
James Lomax
Full Town
2nd
Martin Kobke
32,732/-
- Louwina Lomax
Full Town
3rd
Dominic Ngigi
18,704/-
- Joshua Lomax
Junior Family Town
- Oscar Lomax
Junior Family Town
4th
Nizar Hemraj
18,704/-
- Marc Lomax
Junior Family Town
5th
Neil Hellings
14,028/-
Rose Githua
Jean Kinuthia
Full Town
6th
Eric Mungai
9,352/-
James Taylor
Felisters Gitau
Full Town
7th
Caroline Horne
9,352/-
- Andrew Mutugu
Under 7
8th
Richard Muigai
9,352/-
- Antoine Mutugu
Under 7
9th
Ian Ngene
9,352/-
Shamil Manek
Anand Popat
Full (18-29) Resident
- Anuja Shah
Full (18-29) Resident
DEATHS
SWEEPSTAKES MAY 2021
Answers to Bird Quiz
The Club regrets to announce the deaths of the following Members LORRAINE WILSON on 5 September 2020 MARGOT SHEIKH on 18 March 2021 COLIN CHURCH on 17 March 2021 MAUREEN MOLLER on 17 March 2021 LAURA SYLVESTER 25 March 2021 TONY BROUGH on 26 March 2021 ANDREW HAMILTON on 8 April 2021 ANITA WALFORD on 8 April 2021 JOSEPH O’BRIEN on 11 April 2021 BRENDA KAMPF on 17 April 2021 MARY WAMBUI GITHUKU on 21 April 2021 MARY TATHAM-WARTER on 2 May 2021 PAUL CUMMINGS on 6 May 2021 DIANA BANNISTER on 8 May 2021 NJAMBI KIRITU on 22 May 2021 If anyone would like to publish an obituary for a Member who has died recently, please send a tribute and photograph of the deceased to the secretariat@mcc.co.ke www.mcc.co.ke
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Top Row: Brown-backed Woodpecker, Bronze Sunbird (female) Middle Row: Golden-winged Starling, Tropical Boubou Bottom Row: Pin-tailed Whydah, Lanner Falcon and Ayres' Hawk Eagle
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MCC reciprocates with 114 Clubs in 24 countries around the world. The Reciprocity Committee invests a great deal of time ensuring that these Clubs are worthy of our association and Members are encouraged to submit brief reports if they visit or stay at any one of them. These reports will be published for the benefit and interest of other Members who may be planning to travel overseas.
For more information and contact details of reciprocating Clubs please contact the Secretary’s office. MCC reciprocates with 114 Clubs in 24 countries around the world. The Reciprocity Committee invests a great INDIA THAILAND AUSTRALIA deal of time ensuring that these Clubs are worthy of our association and Members are encouraged to submit Tollygunge Club Ltd Kolkata The British Club, Bangkok Bangkok Adelaide Club Adelaide brief reports if they visit orMelbourne stay at anyUmed oneClub of them. These reports will be published for the benefit and interest Jodhpur Athenaeum Club TURKEY of other Members who may be planning toNadu travel overseas. Ootacamund Club Ooty, Tamil Australian Club Melbourne Melbourne Secunderabad Club Secunderabad Commonwealth Club Canberra Buyuk Cercleoffice. d’Orient Istanbul For more information and contact details of reciprocating ClubsBangalore please contact the Kulup Secretary’s Bangalore Club Melbourne Club Melbourne Queensland Club AU STR A L IA Club of Australia Royal Automobile
Brisbane Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Hobart Melbourne Sydney Canberra Melbourne Perth Melbourne
Royal Automobile Club of Victoria Adelaide Club Tattersall’s AthenaeumClub Club Tasmanian Club Melbourne Australian Club Union, University & Schools Club Commonwealth Club Melbourne Weld Club Club Melbourne Savage Club Naval Military and Airforce AUSTRIA of South Australia Adelaide St. Johanns Club Club of Australia Vienna Royal Automobile Sydney Royal Automobile Club of Victoria Melbourne BOLIVIA Tattersall’s Club Brisbane Tasmanian Club Hobart Circulo de La Union La Paz Union, University & Schools Club Sydney United Service Club Brisbane BELGIUM Weld Club Perth Western Australian Perth International Club Club Chateau Sainte-Anne Brussels AU STR IA CANADA St. Johanns Club Vienna Granite Club Toronto BOL IVClub IA Rideau Ottawa Royal Canadian Military Institute Toronto Circulo de La Union La Paz Saint James’s Club of Montreal Montreal BELG IU M The Forest & Stream Club Quebec International Brussels The HamiltonClub Club Chateau Sainte-Anne Hamilton The National Club Toronto C A NADA The Ranchmen’s Club Calgary CypressClub Clubof British Columbia Medicine Hat Union Victoria Granite Club Toronto University Club of Toronto Toronto The Hamilton Club Hamilton Vancouver Club Vancouver The National Club Toronto The Ranchmen’s Club Calgary CARIBBEAN Terminal City Club Vancouver West Indies Club Columbia Caribbean Union ClubYacht of British Victoria University Club of Montreal Montreal University Club of Toronto Toronto CHILE Vancouver Club Vancouver Club De La Union Santiago C HIL E FRANCE Club De La Union Santiago Cercle de l’Union Interalliee FR A NCE The Travellers Club Cercle de l’Union Interalliee The Travellers Club GERMANY GER M ANY Club E.V Anglo-German Anglo-German ClubClub E.V Union International Union International Club HONG KONG HONG KONG The The Hong Hong Kong Kong Club Club
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Kuala Lumpur Luxembourg
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Mulika Royal Industrieele Groote Club
Blantyre Amsterdam
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Karachi Auckland
The Wellington Club PORTUGAL SGrémio I NG A Literário P O R E Club
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Singapore
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Singapore
Cape Town Club SOUTH AFRICA The Country Club Johannesburg The Country Durban Club Club Johannesburg Durban Club Inanda Club Inanda Club Kelvin Grove Club Kelvin Grove Club Port Port Elizabeth Elizabeth St. St. Georges Georges Club Club The Pretoria Country Club Club Club Rand Club
Lisbon
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