Over the holidays, I came across a fascinating book on Kenya’s economic history that was published in 1968, as a report of a working party set up by the Department of Christian Education and Training of the National Christian Council of Kenya. 

It’s a snapshot of another era when the East African Railways & Harbours was the largest commercial employer and the Kisumu Municipal Council was a milk processor. – and it shows early signs of conglomerates, and the influence of policy and politics that would shape Kenya’s industry in future years.

Some pages