Two companies were dispatched by rail to Maktau, a small village in the lee of the Taita Hills; thirty-five miles from Voi, it was the railhead of the military railway then under construction towards Taveta.
Two companies were dispatched by rail to Maktau, it was the railhead of the military railway then under construction towards Taveta. Maktau was a small village in the lee of the Taita Hills; thirty-five miles from Voi.