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City High School is a private secondary school in Nairobi, Kenya.
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City High School is a private secondary school in Nairobi, Kenya.
City High School was established in 1952 by the Sharma family, who had managed several high schools in the Ngara area.[ citation needed ]
On October 31, 1964, around 1000 boys at the school went on strike, objecting to the school facilities. [1]
Ram Lal Sharma, who was the school's proprietor in the 1970s, was a follower of Hare Krishna. [2] City High School was one of the last schools founded by her.[ clarification needed ]
Lilian Mumias, wife of Nabongo (King) Peter Mumia II of the Wanga Kingdom, was among the school's teachers in the 1970s. [3]
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