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devised a scheme intended to appeal to both white and black people, calling for 'responsible government'. However, he mishandled the scheme's presentation in 1948 and alienated his
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in 1992. After this, the mansion was left vacant and in disrepair. His grandson, David Harvey, continued living on a remote part of the land but not in the ruined mansion. It was not until 1999 when Gore-Browne's eldest grandson, Charlie, took over the mansion and, together with his wife Jo, they set
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African people and isolated from white settler society by hundreds of kilometres. He realised the need to educate and train local people in the skills his estate required, and realised that it would also benefit from a prosperous local community. To an
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In 1962 after a failed attempt to come back into politics, he went to live quietly at Shiwa with his daughter and son-in-law, Lorna and John Harvey (who managed the estate), and his four grand children, Penelope, Charles, Mark and David. Lady Gore-Browne, still living in
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By the late 1950s Shiwa Ng'andu epitomised everything Sir
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about the monumental task of restoring the house and turning the huge grounds into a fully-functioning farm once more. As at 2016, Charlie and Jo also used the house as a special guest house.
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