Out on the town

Carnivore and elephants

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November 22nd 2006
We were woken in the early hours by the shrill cry of the burglar alarm. Luckily, it was a false alarm, but it reminded me that security is a serious business in Nairobi. Within two minutes of the alarm going off there were three or four guards checking the premises. In the morning, Terry drove us out to the elephant orphanage to see the (cute) baby elephants. After that we went for a long, rel ... read more

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Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 196... ... read more