Elizabeth Nyaruai

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name = Elizabeth Nyaruai


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Elizabeth Nyaruai (born appr. 1917) was Kenya's first female police officer. Nyaruai lives alone in a mud hut on an 89 acre piece of land given to her in the late 1960s by President Jomo Kenyatta in the semi-arid parts of Nyeri South District. [cite web| last =Wangui | first =Bancy | title =Kenya: Pioneer Scout And First Policewoman | date =2007-07-29| url =http://allafrica.com/stories/200707290026.html | accessdate =2007-07-30]

Family life

Nyaruai was born in 1917 and was brought up on a white settler's farm where her father worked as a herds boy.

couting

Nyaruai was one of the first Kenyan women to join the Scouting movement. After a white settler noticed her generosity, she convinced Nyaruai to become a Scout. Nyaruai was 10 years old. Nyaruai met Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting and is expected to attend ceremonies at his graveside in 2007 commemorating 100 years of Scouting.

ee also

*Scouting in Kenya

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