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It is very sad when we heard the news that she has passed on because she left a big legacy in this hotel because most of the tourists who normally visit here in Africa don't complete their journey without coming to Treetops and seeing where Queen has seated and normally always want to see the Queen's room because it still exists, and it's like a monument
- Amos Ndegwa
HM Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96, was a mere 25 year old princess when she learned she had become queen in February 1952 whilst on an official trip to Kenya with Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
In February 1952, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip had begun a Commonwealth tour with a visit to Kenya, after being seen off by her parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret at London's Heathrow airport on 31 January 1952.
When the news broke with the death of King George VI, the princess was staying at the Treetop Lodge located at the Aberdare National Park in Kenya. The lodge built in 1932 was the only lodge forty feet from the ground. Guests could watch animals comfortably from the comfort of their rooms that's why Princess Elizabeth was attracted to the place.
Princess Elizabeth had spent the night of February 5th at the Treetops Hotel after a day of watching big game.
Princess Elizabeth was told of her father's death on the afternoon of the 6th at Sagana Lodge - just hours later they were on their way back home to London. It was Prince Philip who broke the news to her. She arrived back on British soil the next day - for the first time as Sovereign. HM Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on 2 June 1953.
Amos Ndegwa’s grandfather built the lodge and he took over as the main guide. He named one of the suites after Queen Elizabeth. Amos is a repository for the hotel's secrets. "My father was working as a chef and he used to cook for Queen Elizabeth in 1952 when she came here for the first time”.
The lodge was run as a very successful business until the Covid pandemic devastated business and it was forced to close down. There are now calls amongst Kenyans for the government to turn it into a national monument.
**Photo: Amos Ndegwa lights a candle to pay tribute in the lounge of the Treetops Hotel, where Britain's Queen Elizabeth II spent her last night as a princess Aberdare National Park in Kenya
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Governing Council Appointments: Eze Congratulates Uchendu, Giadom, Ogobula, Chuku and other Appointees,Tasks Them On Building A United, Egalitarian Nigeria… Lauds Buhari, Adamu And Amaechi For Making It Possible… Predicts Better Days Ahead Of APC Faithful!
Governing Council Appointments: Eze Congratulates Uchendu, Giadom, Ogobula, Chuku and other Appointees,Tasks Them On Building A United, Egalitarian Nigeria… Lauds Buhari, Adamu And Amaechi For Making It Possible… Predicts Better Days Ahead Of APC Faithful!
Please, Press Release From Chief Eze C. Eze for immediate release and publication
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As congratulations continue to pour-in on Senator Andrew Uchendu, Chief Victor Giadom, Barr. Isaac Ogbobula, Dr. Chukwu, Mrs. Jumbo, Barr. Okwuoma, Dr. Ndegwe and Barr. Wali, over their appointments into the Boards of various Federal Government-owned Universities and other tertiary…
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64-year-old man strangled to death over Ksh.50 debt
64-year-old man strangled to death over Ksh.50 debt
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A 42-year-old man is being held at Yala Police Station for allegedly killing his friend over Ksh.50 debt at Ndegwe Village in Siaya County on Tuesday night.
According to North West Gem location Chief Barrack Opondo, the deceased had reportedly sold timber and was paid Ksh.1,200.
The suspect is then said to have invited Ogutu, who is his close friend, for a drink at a busaa den in the…
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2019 Rivers guber: Amaechi meets Ogoni APC chieftains in Abuja
As activities for the 2019 Rivers State governorship election gather momentum, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday, hosted chieftains of Ogoni, Rivers State extraction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja.
Describing the meeting as a family gathering, Senatorial Secretary, Rivers South-East Senatorial Zone of APC, Dr Batom Ndegwe, said the visit was to show solidarity to the minister and confirm him as the father and leader of the party in the state.
Reacting to the purpose of the meeting, former Rivers State Commissioner for Works and APC National Deputy Publicity Secretary, Victor Giadom, dismissed insinuation that the state chapter of the party was in crisis, insisting that there was no controversy over who is the leader of the party between Senator Magnus Abe and Amaechi. He said party faithful of Ogoni extraction and the generality of party members in the state recognised the transportation minister as their leader.
“You can see that every member of our party from Ogoni extraction is here today except very few who are unavoidably absent, but, I am sure what we are doing here has their blessing also.
“So, we do not have any division in our party; our party is stronger and we will remain strong to face the PDP in 2019. It is not disputable who our leader is in Rivers State..the leader of our party is Chibuike Amaechi. Senator Abe is also a leader of the party, we are all leaders in the party standing before you, but the leader of the party in the state is not in dispute,” he said. The party chieftain also ruled out any automatic ticket for the 2019 governorship election, revealing that the position of the Ogoni people ahead of 2019 was to entrench internal democracy.
“Well, you know politics is a democratic process, whoever will emerge as the gubernatorial candidate of our party will come out of a clear democratic process. So, we, as Ogoni people are interested, just like any other tribe in the state, but the person must come out of a more organised and more transparent democratic process. Though 2019 is far, what we need to do is to reposition the party in Ogoni even in the state and that is what we are doing,” he said.
Giadom accused Governor Nyesom Wike of making unguarded utterances especially his allegation that the transportation minister owned the money found by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Osborne Towers.
“It is common knowledge that the governor of Rivers State has not done well and that is evident in the state. You can also imagine his response to the Osborne discovery. Without looking at what the evidence should be, without even taking his time, he was quick to mislead Nigerians and that is what he has done on every issue that borders on leadership in our state. Wike is misleading the state than leading the state,” he noted.
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2019 Rivers guber: Amaechi meets Ogoni APC chieftains in Abuja
As activities for the 2019 Rivers State governorship election gather momentum, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday, hosted chieftains of Ogoni, Rivers State extraction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja.
Describing the meeting as a family gathering, Senatorial Secretary, Rivers South-East Senatorial Zone of APC, Dr Batom Ndegwe, said the visit was to show solidarity to the minister and confirm him as the father and leader of the party in the state.
Reacting to the purpose of the meeting, former Rivers State Commissioner for Works and APC National Deputy Publicity Secretary, Victor Giadom, dismissed insinuation that the state chapter of the party was in crisis, insisting that there was no controversy over who is the leader of the party between Senator Magnus Abe and Amaechi. He said party faithful of Ogoni extraction and the generality of party members in the state recognised the transportation minister as their leader.
“You can see that every member of our party from Ogoni extraction is here today except very few who are unavoidably absent, but, I am sure what we are doing here has their blessing also.
“So, we do not have any division in our party; our party is stronger and we will remain strong to face the PDP in 2019. It is not disputable who our leader is in Rivers State..the leader of our party is Chibuike Amaechi. Senator Abe is also a leader of the party, we are all leaders in the party standing before you, but the leader of the party in the state is not in dispute,” he said. The party chieftain also ruled out any automatic ticket for the 2019 governorship election, revealing that the position of the Ogoni people ahead of 2019 was to entrench internal democracy.
“Well, you know politics is a democratic process, whoever will emerge as the gubernatorial candidate of our party will come out of a clear democratic process. So, we, as Ogoni people are interested, just like any other tribe in the state, but the person must come out of a more organised and more transparent democratic process. Though 2019 is far, what we need to do is to reposition the party in Ogoni even in the state and that is what we are doing,” he said.
Giadom accused Governor Nyesom Wike of making unguarded utterances especially his allegation that the transportation minister owned the money found by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Osborne Towers.
“It is common knowledge that the governor of Rivers State has not done well and that is evident in the state. You can also imagine his response to the Osborne discovery. Without looking at what the evidence should be, without even taking his time, he was quick to mislead Nigerians and that is what he has done on every issue that borders on leadership in our state. Wike is misleading the state than leading the state,” he noted.
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