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McMillan Library and the jinxed Juja Farm
McMillan Memorial Library is the only landmark in Nairobi that is protected by an Act of Parliament. The facility was donated by William Northrup McMillan for public use. The colonial settler also owned Juja Farm in Thika, which he acquired in the 1900s. file
When the final story of the McMillan Memorial Library is written, it will be about a person - William Northrup McMillan — who bequeathed part of his wealth to the citizens of Nairobi — and had it protected by an Act of Parliament. That was the work of a genius.
On the other side, McMillan was a maverick: How do you leave a will that states you would like to be buried on top of a mountain! Anyway, it happened and mourners were forced to hike a mountain populated with hundreds of buffaloes. McMillan is buried near the summit of Ol Donyo Sabuk where his grave overlooks the thousands of acres he owned — The Juja Farm.
