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Category Archives: 24 Kenya
Karibu
The settlement of Malindi was developed by the Swahili civilization during the 5th–10th centuries – the word Swahili meant ‘coasts’. KiSwahili has served as East Africa’s lingua franca since 9th century. Bantu-speaking farmers moved into the area, smelted iron, and … Continue reading
Bombshell
I started writing this blog the week before Christmas 2021. A month later, I abandoned it. I’d hit a brick wall. It wasn’t only because my Mom had a stroke just after New Year. Everything seemed to have skidded to … Continue reading
Bliss Beach
After leaving CAT, I was able to sleep on in the mornings until my chronic pain ebbed enough to be able to get out of bed more easily. In these winter temperatures, it was exponentially harder to push myself to … Continue reading
Renewable
This blog is dedicated to the beautiful family of Nawir Ibrahim who shine in my memory like a beacon. This was a gruelling week for me – I felt at almost the lowest ebb of the whole trip both physically … Continue reading
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Tagged CAT, Centre for Alternative Technologies, travelling with M.E., Victron Energy
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KALRO Kindness
The Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation KALRO was a haven for the Big Green Truck in Nairobi. Sampson had made the contact when he brought the house down presenting at a science education conference at the Unizulu Science Centre … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryan Piti, KALRO, Kenneth Monjero Igadwa, Science Centre Kenya, Total Startupper, Zijani
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Some Equators Are More Equal Than Others
The morning before we crossed into Kenya, when Sampson announced he needed a day off to rest, I was hugely relieved there would be no border duty that day. The previous evening, we’d stopped in deserted bush 75km before the … Continue reading
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Tagged equator, Mount Kenya, Moyale, travelling Africa, travelling with M.E., typhoid again
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