Sons and daughters of Kenya
Maurice Cardinal Otunga (left), Masinde Muliro (centre) and Ben Jipcho. Photos/Nation Maurice Cardinal Otunga He was the first Catholic bishop the Pope ordained in Kenya. He is also the first Kenyan cardinal to have participated in the election of a Pope, John Paul II. The Catholic church has started a process that could lead to the Cardinal, More...
Bujagali Falls – Information about East Africa’s centre for adventure Part 2
Although called the Bujagali Dam, it is located two and a half kilometres downstream from the falls. The water will back up to a projected depth that will submerge most of the islands and create a small tree-lined More...
Bujagali Falls – Information about East Africa’s centre for adventure Part 1
Millions of years ago; as the Rift Valley slowly rolled, twisted and formed into new shapes; as the Virunga Mountains and later the Rewenzori Mountains (sharing the evocative name of ‘The mountains of the Moon’) More...
Lake Chibwera – Queen Elisabeth Protected Area
It had rained very heavily the afternoon before and we had erected our tent in the rain, slightly anxious that the downpour might not stop before dark. Bare topped and soon drenched the skin, we used several More...
Lake Albert, one of the Nile crown jewles
Lake Albert (also Lake Nyaza and formerly Lake Mubutu Sese Seko) is a major lake in central Africa on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just north of the equator. It is part More...
Lake Tanganyika, the longest lake of the world
Lake Tanganyika, the domain of Cyphotilapia frontosa. Africa has been home to this lake long before man walked the Earth, much longer.  Scientists estimate Lake Tanganyika’s age between 9 to 12 million years. More...
Lake Victoria, the main reservoir of the Nile
Lake Victoria, also referred to as Victoria Nyanza, is the main reservoir of the Nile River and is also the largest lake in Africa. It is located in Tanzania and Uganda with a small part extending into Kenya. Lake More...
Stone Town of Zanzibar
It may not have a particularly romantic name, but Stone Town is the old city and cultural heart of Zanzibar, little changed in the last 200 years. It is a place of winding alleys, bustling bazaars, mosques and grand More...
The capital of Burundi – Bujumbura
The foundation of Bujumbura is dated back in 1876. Initially, Bujumbura was only a port on the shore of the Lake Tanganika. But, it soon developed into an imporant business city which finally became the Capital More...
Great Rift Valley Province of Kenya
Rift Valley Province of Kenya, bordering Uganda, is one of Kenya’s seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. Rift Valley Province is the largest and one of the most economically important provinces in More...
