dik-dik

Mpala's smallest antelope. They remind me of rabbits with their diminuitive size, delicate nibbling, and timidity. They are just like rabbits also in that they are everywhere. But I still find it cool to look out the window and see a couple of mini antelopes wander by.

The high life

June 19th 2009
Cushy research life Do not be deceived by the fact that Mpala Research Centre is in the middle of the Laikipea Plateau, hemmed by group-owned ranches and enormous white-Kenyan-owned ranches, with kilometers of red, gorged dirt roads separating it from the nearest town (Nanyuki). Sounds wild, huh? Now imagine a series of green-corrugated metal roofs above sturdy stone walls, a dining ... read more

Africa » Kenya » Central Province » Laikipia Plateau

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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