on the move

Of Kenya life, Nanyuki madness, and rain

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June 24th 2009
Things I love about being in Kenya The fruit, passionfruit and mango especially, though sadly, mango is no longer on the diet. Tiny antelopes (dik-diks) grazing outside my window. The constant bird chatter around the Centre. Hyenas whooping outside my banda at night.* Distracting myself with birdwatching when I’m supposed to be working. The gangly, loping grace of a giraffe and the surp ... read more

Africa » Kenya » Central Province » Laikipia Plateau

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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