Did you know? Kileleshwa was named after Maasai tree
By Nairobian Editor | 2 months ago Nairobi’s upmarket Kileleshwa suburb has its name fleshed from Leleshwa, a Maasai word for a tree dominant in Naivasha. Leleshwa is Kenya’s first home spun commercial wine brand. The vineyards from where Leleshwa is made are in Naivasha’s Morendat Farm. It is a 40-hectare affair that began in 1993 when billionaire businessman Pius Ngugi decided to venture into wine making. Morendat Farm is part of Ngugi’s Kenya Nut Company stable. Just so you know, Kenya Nut Company is Kenya’s biggest nut export in a market where there are only less than 300 nut pl...
Source: standardmedia.co.ke