Mother Nature sustains our existence on this earth. How are we giving back to her?
When it comes to spiritual consciousness, society and the environment, there are some underlying blessings to the covid-19 pandemic that has completely overturned the order of things on this planet. 1. Sent to a Corner A turn of nature has sent all humans to a corner. It is as though Mother Earth has put us…
Did you know that 47.5 square kilometres of Nairobi are public space? That almost one-twelfth of the city is ours, as the public, to do what we want with? To play, to create, to relax, to imagine, to paint, to dance, to make music, to perform, to protest, to sing, to come together, to share,…
“Whoever is cutting off the source of water to the lake is being selfish by flouting a basic human right and wants to benefit alone. We [in Turkana] will die of starvation.” – Selina Akiru – Pastoralist and firewood seller. The hot sun rises on another long day in scorching Turkana county. Meanwhile the rays…
“Whoever is cutting off the source of water to the lake is being selfish and wants to benefit alone. We [in Turkana] will die of starvation.” – Selina Akiru – Pastoralist and firewood seller . The hot sun rises on another long day in scorching Turkana county. Meanwhile the rays graze over the greener, but also…
Northern Kenya is known as “The Cradle of Mankind” due to the famous paleoanthropological site ‘Koobi Fora’[1], which hails one of the oldest human fossils, a 7 million year old from Turgen Hills. The region also unique as home to East Africa’s only true desert; to the world’s largest desert lake, Lake Turkana; to the…
The scorching sun beats down as I trek across the hot, dry sand. Streams of sweat snake down my back and I fan myself to cool my complaining body. Looking around, I see scattered thorn trees and dry grass clumps peppering the landscape. To my left is a manyatta (family compound) with grass huts and…
The Turkana – a resilient people The scorching sun beats down as I trek across the hot, dry sand. Streams of sweat snake down my back and I fan myself to cool my complaining body. Looking around, I see scattered thorn trees and dry grass clumps peppering the landscape. To my left is a manyatta…
1 elephant killed every 15 minutes. 10 years to extinction, at this rate. Last Saturday, 4th October 2014, was a powerful day when people across the world marched for our beloved elephants and rhinos. I joined the march here in Nairobi. What an empowering day! Here’s the trailer for White Gold, a documentary about the ivory trade.…
1 elephant killed every 15 minutes. 10 years to extinction, at this rate. Last Saturday, 4th October 2014, was a powerful day when people across the world marched for our beloved elephants and rhinos. I joined the march here in Nairobi. What an empowering day! Here’s the trailer for White Gold, a documentary about the ivory trade.…
The world’s largest desert lake lies in north-western Kenya. This World Heritage site is a breeding ground for Nile crocodiles, hippos, and various snakes, and part of migratory birds routes. The beautiful “Jade Sea” is 249 km long and has a surface area of 7 million ha. [^1] Sites around the lake have yielded important…