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A number of renowned people have hailed from Nyeri, most notably [[Wangari Maathai]] Nobel Peace Prize winner in [[2004]], [[Mwai Kibaki]] Kenya's third president, [[Dedan Kimathi]], a general in the [[Mau Mau]] war against the British colonizers, and [[Catherine Ndereba]] Olympic marathon Silver Medalist, four time Boston Marathon winner and multiple time winner of Chicago and other marathons. | A number of renowned people have hailed from Nyeri, most notably [[Wangari Maathai]] Nobel Peace Prize winner in [[2004]], [[Mwai Kibaki]] Kenya's third president, [[Dedan Kimathi]], a general in the [[Mau Mau]] war against the British colonizers, and [[Catherine Ndereba]] Olympic marathon Silver Medalist, four time Boston Marathon winner and multiple time winner of Chicago and other marathons. | ||
The [[Wajee Nature Park]] lies just south of the town. It is now the burial place of Lord [[Robert Baden-Powell]], a hero of the | The [[Wajee Nature Park]] lies just south of the town. It is now the burial place of Lord [[Robert Baden-Powell]], a hero of the Boer War and the founder of the [[Scouting]] movement. He once wrote "the nearer to Nyeri the nearer to bliss". Baden-Powell's Paxtu cottage, now a small museum, stands on the grounds of the Outspan Hotel. He and his wife are buried in the town cemetery. | ||
About 5 km along the road from the site of Baden-Powell's grave is the Mathari Mission settlement, which was constructed by Italian missionaries at the beginning of the 20th Century. The mission is home to a number of dwellings, stalls and the Consolatta hospital and School of Nursing. The hospital provides free care to the people of the surrounding area free of charge, and has a private wing for more wealthy patients. It is staffed largely by nuns of the Consolata order. | About 5 km along the road from the site of Baden-Powell's grave is the Mathari Mission settlement, which was constructed by Italian missionaries at the beginning of the 20th Century. The mission is home to a number of dwellings, stalls and the Consolatta hospital and School of Nursing. The hospital provides free care to the people of the surrounding area free of charge, and has a private wing for more wealthy patients. It is staffed largely by nuns of the Consolata order. | ||
