Rees Collection: 3: An Education Officer's Life in Kenya 1964

This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2001/047/003).

Synopsis

Giriama children on their way to Jilore Primary School, then singing, dancing and playing home made instruments. Boy Scout rally in Nyeri (Baden Powell burial place). Girl guides rally & spectators. Mombasa sports stadium: inter school athletic & gymnastic competition. Minister of Education visits the Wakamba people in Machakos district. Asian wedding party & celebrations.

Production / Donor Details: Mr Rees joined the Staff of the Kagumo Teacher Training College in Kenya as an Education Officer in 1953. He subsequently worked in the Ministry of Education, and from 1963 till the end of 1965 was Senior Education Officer at Embu in charge of the newly formed Eastern Region of Kenya.

 

Titles

  • Rees Collection: 3: An Education Officer's Life in Kenya 1964 (Archive)
Series Title:
Rees Collection
 

Technical Data

Year:
1964
Running Time:
approx 17 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
VHS 8mm
Sound:
Mute
Footage:
approx 210 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Details
See synopsis