A LOVE AFFAIR WITH MY HOMELAND - KENYA

30April2021 WHEREVER YOU GO, GO WITH ALL YOUR HEART. Confucius Those who woke up early and acquired land early benefited from the best land Kenya ever had. This was largely Highland Kenya such as Central Province, Rift Valley and areas such as the prime beach properties along the Coast. But a hidden gem of prime land lies on the foothills of Mt Elgon. This mountain sits right on the Equator and thus has special weather of extreme cold, daily rains and the overhead equatorial sun - which can bear down upon you during drier spells. One of the larger towns in the region is Kitale which is approximately 45km from the border with Uganda. Kitale used to be a sleepy town until devolution took root after the promulgation of the new constitution. Trans Nzoia County was known and still is the bread basket of the country. A significant portion of maize - the staple food of Kenya - comes from this and surrounding counties. Maize Plantation: Foothill of Mt Elgon (photo: ALK) In spite of the lus...

WHEREVER YOU GO, GO WITH ALL YOUR HEART. Confucius Its Imtiaz's birthday. Messages are pouring in on the Signal group. I must not forget, in two days its our wedding anniversary!   I am in Eldoret. Flying back to Nairobi later today.    Yesterday evening I slept at Ndupawa as I always do when in Eldoret. Its a chilly evening. The Kenyan winter is here - and felt much more so in the highlands  - one mustn't forget that Eldoret is 700ft above mean sea level..  This year it is promising to be a cold one!. I am prepared for this - I have warm clothes on and some more in my rucksack in case the weather plays a fast one on me ....... !   I notice that in the evening there are hardly any children playing around. Is it too much homework or are they released late from school. I feel our children are far more overworked than children their age all round the world. Children are supposed to play and also study ... but play more. Keep these thoughts in mind!...