Kenya / Mohammeds birthday and the Kenyan coffee industry (2)
Finally some pictures from Lamu.
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Have a nice day!
Category Archives: Kenya
Kenya / 0.4571˚ S, 39.6386˚ E / Garissa Camel Library (1)
Just back from the outback around Garissa for reports on a Camel Library. Prepared for the worst but got the best tarmac road: six and a half hours from Nairobi. The more than hundred NGO’s working here are using proper fourwheeldrives to deliver their aid to the needy. The …More
Kenya / Chogoria Community becomes share holder in lodge
Just back from Chogoria area for reports on community tourism, the coffee- and tea industry. Coffee dioes not bring enough income, farmers don’t want to change, or are not able to change their business. Now, locals are becoming share holders in a tourist lodge and getting the profit. More pictures …More
Kenya / Mohammeds birthday and the Kenyan coffee industry (1)
Just arrived back from Meru area for stories. Before that I visited Lamu to attend the festivities around the celebration of the birthday of Mohammed. Every year more than 8.000 Muslims come to Lamu and are taking over the streets. Pictures on both stories will be available soon. Have a …More
Kenya / Party time at the road block
‘Drivers license!’ My taxidriver Isaac just opened his window and puts on his most innocent face. Alcoholdamp enters the car. ‘What do you think? I am just coming from Thika to bring my friend here to the airport. I just forgot it.’ The car is closed in by three police …More
Kenya / Promised pictures from Mathare informal settlement
All pictures were taken with mobile phone (c) 2006 Arjen Westra
Mobile communication in Africa
This is possible: I wrote this posting on my mobile phone somewhere in the middle of nowhere in East Africa. Could post it thanks to GPRS. This is not Europe. This is Africa. As you can see: (sometimes it is hard to admit) but… we are booking some progress here!
