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Stork Roost

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Running Wild

NEW POST: Running Wild | by @medrinenyambura #SafaricomMarathon #Twaweza #ThisIsMyKenya

I am torn between getting a bike or a Kadudu. With a bike I will get to where I need to be in good time but with the anarchy that is Thika and Jogoo road, two wheels do not seem plausible. A Kadudu is perfect for all weather, however, depending on his mood, Henry Rotich might make it hard for me to adequately budget for fuel.

Whichever way I go, I need to save as there is no chance on God’s green…

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The Northern Dazzle

#NewPost The Northern Dazzle

It is said that the road to heaven is narrow, and if you have ever found yourself on that slender Nanyuki-Isiolo highway, then you might have been on the path to a kind of heaven. Depending on how you look at it. If you are the kind of person who likes the serenity of the countryside, away from the heaving breathing pulse of the city, then Timau’s beauty is something biblical. But you really do…

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From the North With Love

From the North With Love #Twaweza #SafaricomMarathon

There are certain generalizations that Kenyans have that I find hilarious up until they are used on me, and then I get pissed. For instance, when holidays come around – like the Madaraka Day that is peeping at us from next week – you will hear many Kenyans say they are going to coast. Actually, the word we use is coast-o. If you are an outsider, you would think that these people are planning to…

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Long Exposure

#NEWPOST Long Exposure

A Ranger, A Photographer and A Blogger walk into a Jungle.

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The Ranger.

Let us call him Fred, for no other reason than reason itself. He is a rookie ranger, newly recruited, located deep in the woods of Marsabit National Park. One night he steps out to go have a leak. Steps out of his tent, walks a few meters away and unzips his trousers. The flow starts gently, then becomes ferocious as his…

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“Our rangers were herders, but now they’re effectively soldiers,” said David Powrie, Sabi Sand’s warden. “They’re at the center of all our operations.”

Despite the critical role rangers play in the poaching crisis, conservation organizations tend to overlook the need for everyday resources, said Peter Newland, the director of training at 51 Degrees, a private security company in Kenya.

“Donors outside of Africa want to see sexy, high-tech solutions like drones and ground sensors, not to hear about the need for warm clothing, boots and better food for rangers,” he said. “Large nongovernmental groups spend huge amounts, yet there are rangers calling me for socks.”

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