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The East African Friday April 02 2021 Advertisement With Easter coming up, l plan on chasing the sunset in the city of Kisumu perched on the shores of Lake Victoria or if you prefer the local name Nam Lolwe. “There is so much to do in Kisumu County,” says Vivian Kobe from Lake Victoria Tourism Association, reeling off a string of activities like boat rides on the lake, bird watching, hippo viewing, kayaking, hiking in the hills or cycling tours in the beautifully laid out Kisumu city. “Kisumu city is following the Amsterdam model to make the central business district a pedestrian-friendly metropolis, which is good for the environment,” says Philip Kirui of the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya. ....
Early risers catch the worm at annual waterbird count in the Great Rift Valley Thursday April 01 2021 Summary Baringo and Bogoria boast international ratings such as Important Bird Areas for hosting extremely large concentrations of waterbirds. Bogoria together with lakes Elmenteita and Nakuru were declared a Unesco World Heritage Site ‘as a natural property of outstanding beauty’ under the Kenya Great Lakes. Advertisement The count must start at the crack of dawn before the birds fly off for the day. By 6.15am, the teams meet at the starting point of Bogoria, at the new main gate of the alkaline lake that now measures 50 square kilometres, up from 30 square kilometres since the Great Rift Valley lakes began rising phenomenally in 2011. ....
The East African Saturday March 13 2021 Summary Up on my rooftop room, I’m in a magical world. I have the privacy of the sky above with the turrets of Lamu Fort across the narrow alley. Under a spectacular sky lit with the stars we dine in the open courtyard of Subira that was a feature of noble Swahili houses. There’s no shortage to dining out from spicy street food and seafront restaurants to dining on the dhows. Advertisement I’m on the isle of Lamu, on Kenya’s coast, stepping into Subira House, a 19th century house that belonged to the liwali (governor) of Lamu and lovingly restored by the Aarts, the Swedish-Dutch couple who met on the island in the 1970s and have been together ever since. It’s a testimony to love. ....
The East African Tuesday March 09 2021 Summary The large antelope is so rare that the Kenyan species is found only in the protected 192-square-kilometre reserve near the famed beaches of Tiwi and Diani. Advertisement Hippotragus niger roosevelti is found only in the protected 192-square-kilometre reserve. It’s late evening when we drive into the reserve on the high ridges of the Shimba Hills near the famed beaches of Tiwi and Diani at Kenya s Coast. The gate shows off the antelope in metal. In the late afternoon, we make our way to the bandas for the night, passing a troop of colobus monkeys in the high canopy. ....