Order Amongst the Chaos
A policeman at Nairobi’s Nyayo National Stadium roundabout directs traffic on a busy afternoon.
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Anticipation of a New Day
“Brand New Day” Lyrics by Sting
How many of you people out there
Been hurt in some kind of love affair
And how many times do you swear that you’ll never love again?
How many lonely, sleepless nights
How many lies, how many fights
And why would you want to put yourself through all that again?
“Love is pain,” I hear you [...]
A Meal Amongst Strangers
Food is such a unifying force and the power of a meal amongst strangers is uniquely energising. That is the concept of canteen culture and the idea behind this unique resort in Kenya.
Ghandi puts it more wisely….
“I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your [...]
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 [...]
Breakfast Time
A baby rhino sucks her mother’s teat at the Nairobi National Park.
Investigating the Wild
Tourists observe wildlife at the Nairobi National Park.
The Lion of Judah
Lion of Judah in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s traditions, recorded and elaborated in a 13th century treatise, the “Kebre Negest“, assert descent from a retinue of Israelites who returned with the Queen of Sheba from her visit to King Solomon in Jerusalem, by whom she had conceived the Solomonic dynasty’s founder, Menelik I.
Both Christian and Jewish Ethiopian tradition [...]
Trying to Stay Up
A weathered tree stands out amongst bushes at the Nairobi National Park.
Optimism
More and more I have come to admire resilience.
Not the simple resistance of a pillow, whose foam returns over and over to the same shape, but the sinuous tenacity of a tree: finding the light newly blocked on one side,
it turns in another.
A blind [...]
Messengers of Peace
Black Crowned Cranes occupy an important place in the cultural life of the Turkana (Kenya) pastoralists as messengers of peace.
The cranes were protected because they were believed to get rid of livestock pests and to guard waterholes and swamps
The Black Crowned Crane is found in the Sahel and Sudan savanna region of Africa, from [...]
In Search of Food
An ostrich looks for some food at the Nairobi National Park
Impalas and Zebras
Impalas and Zebras graze at the Kitale National Park. The park is at the foot of Mount Elgon, one of Kenya’s five water towers that have been greatly affected through climate change, deforestation and intense logging.
The End of Skill
The Kente Cloth Weaver’s Tale – Ghana
Jimmy had never doubted the ambassador’s profound appreciation of the cloth. “Ah, what a masterpiece“, he had said the day Jimmy brought it to him. As he unfolded the great cloth, Jimmy saw the awe in his eyes that lit them up every time he brought a piece. “Ken-Tay [...]
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