BY Henry Muuthia
Lake Bogoria overflow fears focus on the gap between two lakes. The real threshold is a spill point at 1000.2 metres. Here is what the 2024 study shows.
BY Kenya Geographic
In the Taita Hills above Tsavo, anger kept in the heart was thought to be dangerous, so people sprayed it out with a mouthful of liquid and a spoken plea. They named their religion after the act, and kept their elders’ skulls in the rocks.
BY Henry Muuthia
In 2011 we asked how far the beehive fence experiment had gone. Nine years of event-by-event records from two villages beside Tsavo East now answer it, including the dry year when the bees left.
BY Kenya Geographic
The soapstone sold around the world as Kisii stone is dug by hand in the Gusii highlands. Meet the community behind the name
BY Henry Muuthia
These 5 monogamous wildlife couples are a rarity on a Kenyan safari, from dancing grey crowned cranes to termite kings and queens.
BY Henry Muuthia
The Kenya travel insurance requirement of USD 50,000 is suspended by the High Court and the eTA asks for no cover. Tanzania’s rule differs.
BY Kenya Geographic
Amboseli park fees follow the KWS tariff, USD 90 a day for non-residents and KES 1,500 for Kenyan citizens, while the handover is in court.
BY Kenya Geographic
The Il Chamus fish, farm and stay put — three things Maa speakers don’t do. Lake Baringo made them different, and is now drowning them.
BY Henry Muuthia
El Niño hotspots in Kenya, taken from the three official lists, and laid over the coast run and the trip upcountry. See which routes cross them first.
