Mother and child

A baby elephant waves at us, as mummy eats her dinner, Masai Mara, Kenya

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Bribes, baboons, beer-looting and the Big Five

September 17th 2007
Ah, Kenya - that most quintessentially African of countries, with a heady mix of big game, big country, and big corruption. Not to mention plenty of banditry, petty theft, and tourist rip-offs. But did I enjoy it? Goddamn, yes. The journey from Addis to Nairobi was about as epic as they come. 1600-plus kilometres, by bus and truck, along crumbling roads, dusty bush tracks, and the occas ... read more

Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NP

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

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