History of Areas Surrounding Sergoit Hill

 By Henry Kibiwot Chebii

Two weeks ago i had a chat with an old man from Moiben Junction,Mzee Suu who happened to have worked for Sir Albert Steyn of El-Farm.

He told me the original owner of Kaptuli was a Mzungu known as Tom who happened to be father to Alfred Tooley.
According to him Kap Kulunga is an African term that was used to refer to Krugers.Kap Kulunga farm actually belonged to one of Krugers.
The present day Bishop Muge was inhabited by one Stephanus Petrus Kruger the grand father of current Kruger in Sergoit.
He also told me that before independence El-farm wasn't as big as it is today.Koos Prinsloo of Kaplogoi and Mzungu at Rock Farm gave out their farms to Steyn family.
JJ DU Toit was the last owner of El-farm before the then powerful minister Nicholas Biwott acquired the farm.JJ Du Toit had his farm machineries and he used to assist other Europeans till their farms.This was before Kenya attained independence.He used to roam from farm to farm in Uasin Gishu,Nandi and Nakuru with his tent.
He also told me mzungu at Kaptuktuk was related to Steyn family. He was married to the daughter of Steyn Family

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