Kilembe looking down the valley
I got some more old pics from Mr. John Nasmyth-Miller, one of the first police officers in Kilembe from the 1950′s. They are really great so I thought that I would post them. The pic above is looking down into Kilembe’s valley. The pic below is the end of the railhead from Kasese. But there is no Kasese yet. My word.
- Kasese roundabout in the rift valley 1957
The pic below is some mineworks from the valley.
Kilembe Concentrator Plant
The pic below is also from the valley and it looks more or less the same today.
Kilembe's Valley
I got some pics from Dr. Edward from the hospital’s end of year party. I’ll post them soon.
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July 30, 2010 at 12:32 pm |
I was in Kilembe from 1966 until 1970 with my husband and family. He was working in the copper mine. We lived in Chanjojo and my son was born in the Kilembe hospital. I have often wondered how things are now and it was lovely to see the photographs you posted. I have very happy memories of my time there. We moved to Jinja in 1970 and then left Uganda in 1972 to live in Namibia.
July 30, 2010 at 1:52 pm |
Thanks for the nice comment. My wife and I lived there for almost a year and volunteered as surgeon and anesthesiologist at the hospital. We had a wonderful time. The place is nearly all Ugandan now. The mines are long closed but there is a cobalt company run by south africans and Australians and who live in Kasese. The valley is still beautiful and the people are lovely. I’m glad you liked the pictures.
Regards,
Joseph Ayers
February 23, 2011 at 7:45 pm |
I was born in KMH in December 1962.The good Dr Baroda was supposed to preside,but turned up late,the midwife had already popped me out!!
Great memories-lived in Western Uganda all through Amin and eventually left in 1977-the country was on its knees then.
What a privelege to have grown up in this paradise.Very exclusive club The Kilembe club!!
My Mum has tons of pictures fro the 60s and 70s if anyone is interested.I will go back with my kids in a few years.
Best,
Richard Price.West Sussex UK.
May 19, 2011 at 4:14 am |
I was born Here in 1957. My Mother died here in 1958.
My Father worked the copper mines here.
He loved the area & its people
Thank You for sharing these pictures.
Now I’ve had a glimpse from where I came from{born]
Patrick O’Regan