Maina; Chumo; Sawe; Kipkoimet; Kaplelach; Kipnyigei; Nyongi, in an ever rotating fashion.

Nyongi were porters and soldiers in WW1, and Chumo were conscripted for WW2. Maina, who come between Nyongi and Chumo, didn't participate in any of these wars. https://twitter.com/munyuandegwa/status/1254349310793220097

If I estimate, these are men born between, say, 1905 and 1920. There were a few around, even up to the late 90s. But obviously, by now, all of them are gone.

A number, including my grand-uncle Samatei, were drivers and horse-trainers for colonial settlers.

Actually one Maina man was a pastry chef, and I have a first hand account of his story for he would tell it to me as I picked loquat fruits from his compound. I will tell his story shortly.