Amongst the Palm Trees
A winding path through a forest of palm trees in Kinango District at the Kenyan Coast.
Archive for 'Stories of our Land'
Discovering Wildlife
Visitors at the Kenya Wildlife Service’s Safari Walk Zoo in Langata view animals from an elevated walkway.
A River Runs Through It
A river flows through the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia.
Clouds Over the Land
A cloudy day at the Marura Dam in Ol Pejeta Conservancy near Nanyuki.
Awaiting the Evening Herd
Two guest at the Treetops Lodge in Aberdares, Kenya sit on the roof balcony awaiting the evening herd of buffaloes, hyenas, elephants, deer, warthog and rhinos to visit the salt lick and watering hole below.
Water For Life
A dog drinks some water near a river bank
Road Closed
A “Road Closed” traffic and detour sign along the Nakuru – Eldoret highway near Salgaa.
An Uphill Task
AGRICULTURE-AFRICA: Calls for Sustainable Green Revolution
By Wambi Michael
KAMPALA, Jul 4, 2009 (IPS) – Africa needs a Green Revolution, but one that will increase agricultural productivity by using practices that build soil fertility while minimising harm to the environment.
Organic farmers, traders and researchers from are pushing organic agriculture as suitable for Africa because it is based [...]
Sunset in Amman
All sunsets remind me of Amman.
I have a deep abiding love for that small city in Jordan, the whole country in fact. Today I spoke to a wonderful woman who helped me to understand where the connection may come from, Yvonne Owuor, winner of the 2003 Caine Prize for African Literature.
She was explaining to me [...]
A Family That Farms Together…
The Days of Small Beginnings
Joshua’s family are amazing, an example of small but significant contributions to the challenges that face Africa today. They have banded together to develop a cooperative small holder cooperative farming venture for their community in Western Kenya. Despite the fact that this is an affluent middle class, urban family, they have [...]
Fable of the Giraffe
Building a House of Diversity: The Fable of the Giraffe and the Elephant.
In a small suburban community, a giraffe had a new home built to his family’s specifications. It was a wonderful house for giraffes, with soaring ceilings and tall
doorways. High windows ensured maximum light and good views while protecting the family’s privacy. Narrow hallways [...]
Onwards to Lake Victoria
Water is the New Gold.
As climate change begins to ravage communities worldwide, water has become the new gold. The regions that are likely to become drier because of climate change include Central Asia and northern Africa. Up to 250 million people in Africa could suffer extra stress on water supplies by 2020, disruptions may threaten [...]
Latest Conversation