Kenya

In 2019 I traveled to Kenya for Rotary Day at the UN in Nairobi. Of course I found time for a brief safari in the Masai Mara. In 2024, I returned with Yosi to experience this remarkable, resilient country.

2019 Photos

During a visit to a Maasi village I modeled a lion fur headdress
Water is often at a premium for zebras and other animals
Dinner at Trustee Geeta Manek’s lovely home
This leopard was supremely confident…he kept snoozing despite the audience
Taken in the National Park that is smack in the middle of Nairobi

The Animals of Kenya – 2024

29 orphaned baby elephants live at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, together with two black rhinos. Most of the elephants will ultimately go back into the wild.

This Nile crocodile was probably about 7 feet long. He twitched and we bolted.

Jackels are pretty and delicate looking, but don’t underestimate them

The Nairobi Giraffe Center gives people a chance to get up close and personal with rescued giraffes.

Rock hyrax in a tree outside of our lodge door

Striped mongoose – very habituated at the site of the Bush Breakfast. Sort of like cats.

To the left, Kenya and the Maasai Mara. To the right, Tanzania and the Serengeti. You aren’t allowed to step across the border, so of course everyone does.

Kenya People and Communities

sugar cane cutter
sugar cane plantation

Many thanks to Tim Oruya and Susan Oloo-Oruya for hosting us at their beautiful farm near Kisumu