City High School, Nairobi
History and operations
City High School was established in 1952 by the Sharma family, who had managed several high schools in the Ngara area.{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
On October 31, 1964, around 1000 boys at the school went on strike, objecting to the school facilities.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JNpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TgEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6642,1293398&|title=Students Strike Nairobi School|first=|last=|publisher=Toledo Blade|year=1964|access-date=8 March 2011}}
Ram Lal Sharma, who was the school's proprietor in the 1970s, was a follower of Hare Krishna.[http://www.glw4president.com/index1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&Itemid=140 "Prof. Wajackoyah's Biography"]. glw4president.com website. Retrieved 8 March 2011 City High School was one of the last schools founded by him.{{cite web |last1=Obituary Kenya |title=MR. RAMLAL SHARMA|url=https://obituarykenya.co.ke/mr-ramlal-sharma/ |access-date=4 May 2024}}
Lilian Mumias, wife of Nabongo (King) Peter Mumia II of the Wanga Kingdom, was among the school's teachers in the 1970s.[http://www.glw4president.com/index1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130&catid=1&Itemid=93 "Professor receives blessings from the King of the Wanga Kingdom"]. glw4president.com website. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
Notable pupils
{{see also|Category:Alumni of City High School, Nairobi}}
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- Patrick Obara
- Thomas Odoyo, Kenyan cricketer
- Heronimo Sehmi, actor{{cite web |url=http://www.jurgita.com/actors-id329834.html |title=Heronimo Sehmi portfolio in the magazine jurgita.com |first= |last= |work=jurgita.com |year=2011 |quote=Heronimo Sehmi |access-date=8 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102212557/http://www.jurgita.com/actors-id329834.html |archive-date=2 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}
- Professor George Wajackoyah
See also
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References
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