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Second left, Jossln Hay. I sought to find out about the lifestyle of the colonial settlers and in particular the notorious Happy Valley Set, what I found out was nothing short of shocking. The Happy Valley set was a group of hedonistic, largely British and Anglo-Irish aristocrats and adventurers who settled in the "Happy Valley" region of the Wanjohi Valley, near the Aberdare mountain range, in colonial Kenya between the s and the s.

The group became infamous for its decadent lifestyles and exploits amid reports of drug use and sexual promiscuity. The notable members of the Happy Valley Set included:. Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere — Hugh was one of the first and most influential settlers in Kenya. He moved to Kenya in and acquired the Soysambu ranch which currently stands at acres!

In , before his permanent move to Kenya, he was severely mauled by an attacking lion on a hunting expedition and walked with a limp for the rest of his life. Lord Delamere was known for his childish antics and was famous for riding his horse into the dining room of Nairobi's Norfolk Hotel and jumping over the tables. He was also known to knock golf balls onto the roof of the Muthaiga Country Club and then climb up to retrieve them.

Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll — Lord Erroll, the upmarket Hotel in Runda estate is names after him.

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Lord Erroll was a notorious philanderer and considered the official playboy of the Kenya colony. He abandoned his diplomatic career in Britain much to the dismay of the British society and eloped with a married woman, Lady Idina Sackville to Kenya in Lady Idina was 8yrs older than Erroll. The couple was known for their shenanigans in Kenya and nicknamed the King and Queen of Happy Valley.