Mile Post

Mile Post

This historic mile post located near the centre of town shows distances in miles. (Kenya adopted the metric system about a decade after this photo.) At left (pointing northeast), it lists "District Offices; 55 – Kericho via Muhoroni; 74 – Kisii; 64 – Lumbwa; 62 – Sotik; 32 – Kakamega; 74 – Londiani; 53 – Kapsabet; 82 – Eldoret; 104 – Kitale; 121 – Nakuru; 220 – Nairobi; Tanganyika [Tanzania]." At right (pointing northwest), it lists "Business Area; Station & Piers; Air Port – 3; Yala – 26; Mumias – 47; Post Office; Uganda; Kenya Broadcasting Service." At right (pointing southwest), it lists "Provincial Offices" below another location obscured from view. [Original caption: Landmark of Kisumu"]

ca. 1960