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War monument a reminder of our painful history and gift to posterity
The ‘Askari Monument’ on Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi. The monument was set up on site in 1928 in honour of the Kings African Rifles and Carrier Corps who served in World War 1. SALATON NJAU
This is to the memory of the native African troops who fought; to the carriers who were the hands and feet of the army and to all other men who served and died for their king and country in Eastern Africa in the Great War, 1914-1918. If you fight for your country, even if you die, your sons will remember your name.”
These words are inscribed on the “Askari Monument” standing on Kenyatta Avenue facing Bank of India. On the right hand side of the monument is an insignia with the words “Myrander SC, 1924”, indicating the pseudonym of the designer, British sculptor, James Alexander Stevenson and the year the monument was made.
