▁army ▁in ▁Tang any ika . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁dem obil ization ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Lam bert ▁remained ▁in ▁East ▁Africa ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁assistant ▁District ▁Commission er ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁coast ▁of ▁Ken ya . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁he ▁studied ▁Sw ah ili ▁history ▁and ▁culture , ▁becoming ▁fl uent ▁in ▁the ▁language . ▁G aining ▁ind igen ous ▁respect ▁and ▁recognition , ▁he ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" She ikh ▁Lam bert ." ▁His ▁subsequent ▁post ings ▁were ▁as ▁District ▁Commission er ▁in ▁Ki amb u , ▁Lam u , ▁Em bu , ▁Ken ya , ▁Vo i , ▁and ▁other ▁places , ▁where ▁he ▁gained ▁an ▁" out standing " ▁reputation ▁as ▁an ▁administrator ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁" pro found " ▁knowledge ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁law ▁and ▁culture ▁( es pecially ▁K ik uy u ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁British ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁nominated ▁Lam bert ▁be ▁appointed ▁an ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( OB E ) ▁and ▁promoted ▁him ▁to ▁Senior ▁District ▁Commission er . ▁ ▁Lam bert ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Grace ▁Fir r , ▁a ▁trained ▁nur se ▁and ▁daughter ▁of ▁Tom ▁Fir r , ▁a ▁famous ▁Hun ts man ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orn ▁H unt . ▁After ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁couple ▁settled ▁in ▁N airo bi . ▁He ▁remained ▁very ▁active ▁as ▁a ▁Sw ah ili ▁language ▁scholar ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁N airo