Ngong’ Town Kenya
During the years of British colonial rule, the area around the Ngong Hills was a major settler farming region and many traditional colonial houses are still seen in the area. Today Ngong and its environs is a well-developed outskirt providing a good residing place for many of Nairobi’s workers.
Ngong division consists of the Nairobi suburbs of Ongata Rongai, Kiserian, [Matasia] (Oloolua Area) and Kitengela where the residents are primarily Nairobians who build houses in the more quiet regions of the city.
In the 1985 film Out of Africa, the four peaks of the Ngong Hills appear in the background of several scenes at Karen Blixen’s Museum, located near Ngong. Local residents still reported seeing lions in the Hills during the 1990s.
The solitary grave of Denys Finch Hatton, marked by an obelisk and garden, is located on the eastern slopes of the Ngong Hills, overlooking the vast game reserve. Former and current world marathon athletes, including all time champion Paul Tergat reside here. It is the see city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong.
