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Mji wa Nyeri

Maneno mengi yamesemwa kuhusu Nyeri. Kinachokuja kwa mawazo ya watu wengi wanaposikia Nyeri hasa si mji wenyewe, ila historia ndefu ya mji huo. Kila mwaka, maskauti kutoka pembe zote za dunia hukusanyika mjini humu kumuenzi mwazilishi wa kikosi cha maskauti duniani, Bwana Baden Powell. Baada ya kupigana vita vya kwanza vya dunia, Bwana Powell aliamua kukita kambi katika mji wa Nyeri. Aliishi huko hadi kufa kwake na ulikuwa jambo la kustajabisha ilipojulikana aliomba kuzikwa katikati ya mji huo. Isitoshe, malkia wa sasa wa Uingereza Elizabeth aligundua kifo cha babake Mfalme George akiwa amepanga ndani ya hoteli moja iliyomo mbugani Aberdares. Kulingana na gazeti moja ya London "Aliingia kwa hii hoteli akiwa binti wa mfalme na kuondoka akiwa Malkia." Hayo ndiyo yaliyokuwa maneno aliyoyasema mwandishi wa gazeti ya Times pindi tu ndege aliyosafiria Malkia Elizabeth ilipotua Mjini London.Mbali na hayo, mji huu umefahamika nchini Kenya kama kitovu cha mashujaa waliopigania uhuru wa nchi ya Kenya. Generali Kimathi na naibu wake Generali Mathenge ni wazaliwa wa mji wa Nyeri. Wakati wakoloni walipotambua rutuba na hewa safi ya nyanda za Aberdares waliwasili na wajukuu wao na kuufumania mji wa Nyeri. Kenya kwa zaidi ya nusu karne ilitawaliwa na serikali ya Uingereza lakini wakazi wa Nyeri waliamua kupinzana na sheria za unyanyasanji. Mau Mau ilibuniwa kama jeshi la waasi ambalo lilipigania uhuru wa Kenya. Makao yake makuu, operasheni na mawasiliano yalikyuwa Nyeri. Kufuatia kuimbuka kwa vita za pili za dunia, ilikuwa bayana kuwa wazungu walikuwa wamekubali kuzipa nchi za Afrika uhuru.Kwa wakati mrefu, kahawa iliyokuzwa nchini Kenya imesifiwa kwa ubora wake. Jambo la kuridhisha ni kuwa theluthi moja ya kahawa hii yenye sifa tele imekuzwa viungani mwa mji wa Nyeri. Marehemu profesa Wangaari Maathaui alizaliwa mjini Nyeri, akasomea mumo humo na baadaye akaanza harakati za kukomesha uharibifu wa mazingira. Jambo hilo la busara lilipelekea kamati ya Nobel kumtambua na kumtunza mwanamke huyu jasiri kwa tunzo lenye dhamani zaidi duniani, tuzo la amani mnamo mwaka wa 2004.

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Nyeri Town

A lot has been said about Nyeri Town. What comes to most people's minds whenever Nyeri is mentioned is not the town but its long history. Every year, many scouts from all around the world gather in Nyeri to honor 'the founder of the Boy Scouts, Lord Baden Powell. After fighting in World War I, Baden Powell settled in Nyeri. He lived there until his death, and many people were surprised when they realized that he wished to be buried there. Additionally, the current queen of England found out about the death of her father, King George, after renting a hotel inside the Aberdare Forest. According to a London newspaper, "She entered the hotel as a princess and left as a queen." Those were the words in the Times immediately after Queen Elizabeth landed in London.

Apart from that, this town is known to have been the main source of the freedom-fighter heroes who fought for Kenya's independence. General Kimathi and his deputy General Mathenge were born in Nyeri Town. When the colonists discovered the fertility and cool air of the Aberdares Highlands, they came in numbers with their grandchildren and took over the town. For more than half a century, the British ruled the state; however, Nyeri residents decided to fight against the punitive laws ruling Kenya. The Mau Mau began as a rebel army that later fought for Kenyan independence. The headquarters, operations, and communication for this group were in Nyeri. Following the start of World War I, it was clear that the [...]

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Mimi huwasha kompyuta yangu

Mimi husoma maelezo kwa kibao

Mimi huangalia barua pepe yangu

Mimi huweka programu mpya

Mimi hukusanya faili katika faili moja ya kifungo

Mimi hudaonilodi faili

Mimi chapisha hati

Mimi hupakia sinema kwa YouTube

Mimi hujibu maoni

Mimi niliachana na hiyo programu

Mimi huanzisha upya kompyuta

Mimi huenda kwa mtandao

Mimi hutia tovuti alama

Mimi huongeza ambatisho kwa barua pepe.

Mimi huwasha ukuta wa moto

Mimi hutumia akauti ya bur ya barua pepe

Mimi huangalia mfuko wa barua taka

Mimi hutumia vivinjari mtandao mbili tofauti

Mimi hufunga madirisha zote

Mimi huzima kopyuta

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I turn on my computer.

I read notes on my tablet.

I check my email.

I install new software.

I compress files into a single zip file.

I download a file.

I print out a document.

I upload a video to YouTube.

I reply to a comment.

I quit the program.

I restart the computer.

I browse the Internet.

I bookmark a website.

I add an image as an attachment to an email.

I turn on the firewall.

I use a free email account.

I check the spam folder.

I use two different web browsers.

I close all windows.

I shut down the computer.

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Fatuma: Wikendi ijayo nataka twende safari.

Fadhili: Pia mimi. Tunaweza enda Mombasa tukafurahie upepo wa bahari na bichi.

Fatuma: Hilo ni wazo nzuri ndio hata tupite mbuga la wanyama huko Voi na njiani.

Fadhili: Ama twende tukaishi hemani huko Naivasha?

Fatuma: La...wikendi moja haitoshi.

Fadhili: Haya basi. Tupange twende wakati wa likizo ya Desemba.

Fatuma: Kwa hivyo, tuseme mipango yetu ni kwenda bichi wikendi ijayo na kwenda kuishi hemani likizo ya Desemba.

Fadhili: Hiyo ndiyo mipango yetu.

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Fatuma: I want us to go for a fun trip next weekend.

Fadhili: Me too. We can go to Mombasa and enjoy the ocean breeze and the beaches.

Fatuma: That's a good idea, so we can pass through the national park along the way.

Fadhili: Could we also go camping at Naivasha?

Fatuma: No... One weekend is not enough.

Fadhili: Ok then. Let's plan and go over the December holidays.

Fatuma: So our plans are to visit the beach next weekend and camping over the December holiday.

Fadhili: That's what our plans are.

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Maria: Je, umemuona yule mwalimu mgeni?

Ali: Ndio, nimemuona leo. Ako na nywele ndefu na ni mweupe pe pe pe.

Maria: Sawa. Nilidhani humjui nikuonyeshe. Ndiye yule.

Ali: Wataka kusema ni yeye yule? Leo amevaa kitambaa cha rangi ya majano kichwani.

Maria: Ndio. Ni yeye ameambatanisha marangi ya mavazi.

Ali: Niliona gari lake ni la aina ya Marcedes.

Maria: Kwa hivyo anaonekana ni tajiri.

Ali: Ndio. Tunatumai atatufunza vyema.

Maria: Sawa.

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Maria: Have you seen the new teacher?

Ali: Yes, I have seen her today. She has long hair and she is light skinned.

Maria: Okay, I thought you didn't know her so I will point her out to you. There she is.

Ali: You want to say she is the one? Today, she has worn a yellow scarf on her head.

Maria: Yes, she is the one who has matching clothes.

Ali: I saw that her car was a Mercedes.

Maria: So, it seems she is rich.

Ali: Yes, we hope she teaches us well.

Maria: Okay.

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