Who remembers the Colviles farming in the Rift Valley? Lady Zelie Colvile, wife of General Sir Henry Colvile, former Commissioner of Uganda, built a home near Gilgil railway station in 1910. Her son Gilbert also bought land bordering Lake Naivasha. When trains stopped at Gilgil to refuel at night, passengers tended to make their way to Lady Zelie’s house for drinks.