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Kakamega Upli Line Identification                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1 Haridas Vallabhdas Kotecha, Mathurbhai Kotecha 2 Midland ProvisionStore,Vallabhai Thakrar 3 O H Vithlani, Dyabhai Champaneri 4 Muljibhai Tailor, Dayabhai Mistri 5 Ranchodbhai Patel(Bookshop), Gather(bicycle shop) Atmaram Hotel(later Lalubhai Patel)
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Monjibhai Hindocha, Tailor(?), Vasrambhai Gohil(?), 7. Tapubhai(B Choitaram?), ChakuKara Chawda(later Narenbhai Barot) 8. Kanchanbhai Limbochia Haircutter, Jadavjibhai Chauhan (
Shoemaker), Victory General Stores  9 Eldorado Hotel, (?)  10 (?) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   11 Davjibhai Kotecha(?), Kanubhai Thakrar 12 Barot(Samji), Bhanubhai Pau(House), Karansadas Popat  13
Ranchodbhai  Modi,  Bhikhu Ghadia 14 Juma Kasam(?), Maganbhai Modi(?)  15 Ibrahim Habib  16 Gordhanbhai Vithlani, Pau Provision Store(originally Jivubha Jethwa)  17 Lakhubhai Barot, Kesawbhai Chapaneri, Ramzanbhai (Raicha's residence & Soda Factory)
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Lakhubhai Ganatra, 19 J K Desai(later Nurdin & later Nathwani), Adatia(Gujarati NavYug) 20 Bhawanji Vithaldas & Bachubhai Unarkat 21 Juma Kasam
A. Clock Tower  24. Flamers Garage & Surroundin(later Wayside Bar + Prabhudas Khimji Kotecha & Mandir)   23 Prejibhai Dattani Provision Store( residenceof RG Modi; now Petrol St)  22 Mo Kotecha   25 Kakamega Indian Primary Sch(later Kakamega Prim Sch) 25a. Little hut(built by Gather for Maa& supported by the Indian Community) 26 Club House & library , Upli Line towards Mumias - Somali Wadu then onto Roastamine(Gold Mines) -Residence of Gasto(?)

People Details

Upli Line (Upper St) - School side

1 Haridas Vallabhdas Kotecha
- Matuben, Dwarkadas(Duka Ya Babu), Pursottam, Nanji, Manilal, Vinu, Bhanu, Ramesh, Rasik, Kiran
    Mathurbhai Kotecha(Indian Grocery Store), Rathaben,  Ranjan, Bhanu, Chiman(Dinesh), Hansa

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Prabhatsinh Mahida(Midland Provision Store) - Mrs Baluba Mahida(wonderful Cero-Prasadi maker), Dilip, Kamuben, Premilaben,  Manhar, Balwant, Meena, Kiran
    Vallabhai Thakrar  - Anil

3  O H Vithlani, Mrs(?), Chandu, Dhiru, Pravin
    Dayabhai Chapanari - Kamin, Kanta, Jaya, Savita

4  Muljibhai Gohil - Jamnaben: Babubhai,  Mukta, Khrishna
    Dayabhai Mistri- See back street , where they relocated
    Narshibhai Pau
    RF Mahida - Narendra, Manhar, Ashok, Yashwant, Gajendra

5  Govinbhai Gather (Bicycle shop), Diwaliben, Pradeep
   
R.S. Patel (Bookshop) - See back street , where they relocated
   Atmaram Hotel (Satpal & Ravi dad) & later Lalubhai Patel- Natu, Vinu, Mohan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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Monjibhai Hindocha- Ramaben, Tailor(?)
    Vasrambhai Gohil - Lalji, Mohan, Samji, Ramnik

7. Tapubhai(B Choitaram?), Mohanlal - Premila, Manju, Bindu, ?
    ChakuKara Chawda -
See Lower street , where they relocated
     Narenbhai Barot - Joru, Umed

8. Kanchanbhai Limbochia
See Lower street , where they relocated
     Dr Kantibhai Patel- Lilaben, Raju, ?
     Jadavjibhai Chauhan (Showmaker) - Mohan, Kanti
    
Bhailalbhai Patel (Victory General Stores)  -  Ramesh,  Suman,  Mahesh, Hasu and Saroj

9 Eldorado Hotel  (?) ; Dayabhai- Santaben, Natu, Sarda

10 Bhagatsinh - Makarawal
10a  Hardanbhai Barot- SubabenRamsingh, Kishor, Batuk, Suryakant, Prabhat,
     Arjanbhai Chauhan - See TngaTinga where they resided

Upli Line - opposite side   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
22 Morarjibhai Kotecha (M.O.Kotech) -  Kantibhai, Prabhudas, Karasandas,  Khrishankumar, Chhotu,  Bhanu, Sarla

11 Davjibhai Kotecha - Mahendra(Mehta), Bhagawanji(Bhagu), ??
      Kantibhai Thakrar(Kanu) Hansaben, Suketu, Shivani
      Ratubhai Thakrar(Ratu), Shantaben: Hayesh, Tulesh, ?
      (Formerly Pragibhai Thakrar: Jayanti, Bhikhu)

12 P.K.Barot & Santaben:  Samji, Lakhubhai, Lalitaben, Savitaben
      Bhanubhai Pau(residence) & Matuben - Vinu, Kantaben, Dhiru, Aruna, Mnaju
      Karansadas Popat & Lalitaben - Manish, Umesh, Rakhi

13 Ranchodbhai  Modi - Vandrawan, Ashwin, Aruna, Shobhna
      Nanubhai Ghadia & Jijiben: Bhikhu , Natu, ?

14 Juma Kasam - later relocated to 21
     Maganbhai Modi-
- See back street , where they relocated

15 Ibrahim Habib Lalani - Amir,  Firoz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               18 Lakhubhai Ganatra, 19 J K Desai(later Nurdin & later Nathwani), Adatia(Gujarati NavYug) 20 Bhawanji Vithaldas & Bachubhai Unarkat 21 Juma Kasam 13
16  Bhanubhai Pau
- Pau ProvisionStore(Narshi & Vinu Pau); (originally Jivubha Jethwa) 
       (see 12 their residence)

17 Lakhubhai Barot & Savitaben, Parottambhai, Samji
      Kesawbhai Chapaneri:
- Kanu, Ramila, Chandrakant, ..
      Ramzanbhai Patni , Fatehbhai, Nazmuddin, Diamond, Malek, Zarina
     
Raicha's residence & Soda Factory -
See Nichli Line, where they relocated

18 Lakhubhai (so Rughnathbhai) Adatia & Jayaben
     +  Bhikhubhai Adatia

19 J K Desai - Pandya Fancu Store - Manekbhai,  Harikrishna & Harbadaben
     later Adatia - Laxmidas, Bhikhu,
     later Nurdin -
- See Tinga Tinga , where they relocated
     later R D. Nathwani & Champaben - Vallabhbhai(Mahesh)  Nathwani

20 Bhawanji Vithaldas Unarkat & Narabdaben - Nimu, Pushpa, Praful,Ranjan, Vilas, Urmila, Chandrika, Shanti
      Bachubhai Unarkat
- Dinesh,  Arun, Sharda, Premila, Anila, Indu

21 Juma Kasam & Sherbalaben: Amir, Malek, Mahndi, Jinat, Bilkis
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24. Flamers Garage & Surroundin(later Wayside BarMandir + Petrol station of
      Prabhudas Khimji Kotecha( residence at new development next to Juma Kasam) - Ramesh,  Shobna, Prafula, Jagdish, Bhaskar
       & Mandir)

25  School
       P U Pandya &
Madulaben- Naresh, Daksha, Atul
       Bhatt & Lalitaben
       Nathasir & Gangaben - Pushpa, Jasu
       R F Mahida   -
       Dayasir & Santaben & Maniben - Sarad, Vinu(baachu,), Madhu, Hansa, Pusum, Pushpa, Dogo(?)
      Other teachers:  Madalsaben, Ramansir, Ambalal Jani, Sardaben,  Aruna Modi, Kusumben, Kamuben, Jamnadas Kakar, Chaggansir, Francis,
                                     ... to be continued
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Club House & library : see the Volleyball ground next to it