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Synopsis
'Lili and the Colonel' transports listeners to the tumultuous setting of colonial Kenya, where the British face the rising threat of the Mau Mau uprising. The story begins with Lieutenant Temple's introduction to Colonel M.O.V. Abinathy at the Rift Valley Club, where camaraderie is tinged with the underlying tension of colonial rule.
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