TALES FROM THE AFTERLIFE

PS Kenya got invited to attend the annual World Health Day commemoration event organized jointly by the World Health Organization and the Health Promotion Unit and its partners. The theme for this (2014) year’s WHD is “Small bite, big threat”. The organizing committee brought on board KEMRI and its partner DNDi – who together are battling to control the little know but extremely devastating disease - Leishmaniasis, better known as Kala Azar. Baringo County has been chosen as the venue of the 2014 commemoration of the WorlWill alth Day and we must make attendance. We leave Nairobi on a lazy Sunday afternoon and head down to the Rift at a leisurely pace. The rainy season has just begun and the green rustic countryside is utterly enthralling. Down from Limuru, through Kijabe, Kanale and down to Naivasha, the crisp air is therapeutic to these urban lungs which only know the smog and exhaust fumes of dense city traffic.   The Rift Valley lakes of Naivasha, Elementaita and Nakuru ar...

Shoes have a story to tell... The most heartwarming tales are told,  Not by that new, frequently-changed pair,  But by that single beloved pair that is worn day-in, day-out.  It is a story of long thirsty walks, of scorching sweaty days,  It is a story of pain, hunger, and the struggle to survive.  Above all, that rugged shoe is still the beacon of hope; That if you survive this day, with the shoe still on that weary blistered foot,  There will be a brighter day.  The story of hope is the story of humanity, The very essence of life! PLASTIC SHOES - THE STORY OF THE MASAAI BOY I went for a CSR visit at a local primary school outside the company town of Magadi.  I met this young Masaai boy who beamed the brightest of smiles... What gave him away were his PLASTIC shoes.  The sages of old tell us to walk a mile in his shoes to appreciate his tribulations.  I am not sure I could do a day in his shoes...  The temper...

Wait, I know what you're thinking, boring journey?  You have no idea! Archers Post  This is where you branch off from the Great North Road into the  Samburu National Reserve A Turkana tribesman  Standing guard at his "gate" Turkana Manyatta's  Timeless! The Samburu Serena Lodge Club House  Such a welcoming sight to any weary traveler Samburu Serena Lodge Early morning - Edenic!   Riverside cabins at Samburu Serena Sema - Tranquility! The River Ewaso Nyiro Majestic! Antelopes Catching breakfast by the riverside. A crocodile basking on the banks of the River Ewaso Nyiro. Perhaps, waiting to catch his breakfast too. Naughty baboon Playing in the sand Baboons grooming themselves near the lodge Notice her/his deformed ass? The desolate  tree Perhaps struck by light...