Swahili door at Fort Jesus

Arrived Safely in Kenya

---

February 6th 2006
Hi everyone, After a few very long flights I made it safely to Mombasa. This isn't going to be long, but I just wanted to let you all know that I made it here safely. It still doesn't seem real, except that I'm sweating buckets. It's quite hot and the buildings don't have ac. The group I'm with is great. We're staying in a couple houses just down the street from Fort Jesus (a fort built b ... read more

Africa » Kenya » Coast Province » Mombasa

---

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