Through Uganda to Mount Elgon . A bad start—Progress—Strong opinions—Knottyproblems —Forcing the hand of the Administration— Putthe native in his proper place—The destiny of theAfrican—Is he capable of mental and moral development ?—The Governor of British East Africa—The settler—Will he ever be able to make a permanent home in theHighlands of Africa ?—The evils of competition—Theproblems of race and colour very pressing—Locate thewhite man as well as the black—Is the Asiatic a settler ?—The intermingling of the Aryan and Negro—Develop thecountry through the native—Organise and educate thenegr
Through Uganda to Mount Elgon . A bad start—Progress—Strong opinions—Knottyproblems —Forcing the hand of the Administration— Putthe native in his proper place—The destiny of theAfrican—Is he capable of mental and moral development ?—The Governor of British East Africa—The settler—Will he ever be able to make a permanent home in theHighlands of Africa ?—The evils of competition—Theproblems of race and colour very pressing—Locate thewhite man as well as the black—Is the Asiatic a settler ?—The intermingling of the Aryan and Negro—Develop thecountry through the native—Organise and educate thenegro—Disintegration of native customs—Taxation—Eearrange old tribal systems. NAIROBI, the capital of British East Africa,5,000 feet above sea-level, and a centrefrom which to hunt big game, see natives, andstudy problems. The first problem is how to make the best ofa bad job, for the wise man responsible formoving the headquarters of the railway fromMombasa to the Highlands was unfortunately. 41 A Bad Start 43 also responsible for planting it in the middle ofa swamp. Thus the effort to make a beginning in theHighlands got a bad start, and might haveproved hopeless but for the grit of some con-cerned, who have so wrought that what fiveyears ago was a hideously bad dream of corru-gated iron is to-day a very presentable Anglo-African town. There is an Anglican church,Roman Catholic chapel, a bank, a couple ormore really good hotels, a post office, stores ofevery description, a well-made main road, rick-shas plying for hire, some slight attempt atdrainage, and a market that really does creditto the place. Indeed, there is a great deal more than mighthave been expected in so new a town, and agreat deal more than is good for it, for from thebeginning Nairobi has been blessed—or cursed—with men holding strong opinions. With the building of a house for the Governorbegan the question of whether Mombasa orNairobi should be the capital, and since t
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