What´s on Kenya

Annual attractions:
June: Tusker Safari Seven. Annual rugby tournament in Nairobi.
Finals in Kenya premier league (soccer)
June to September. Annual wildebeest and zebra migration between Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
July: Safaricom Marathon at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.
In the eye of a runner
November: Referendum (21st of November 2005). Vote for "banana" or "orange"
December: Independence day (12th of December)

Update from the owners and guides of JK Safaris.

News from Kenya in local newspapers, tv etc:
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/kenya/kenyanews.html or
http://www.dailynationkenyanewspaper.com/

KBC - News from Kenya

BBC World updates news from Kenya and Africa.

You can update the political situation in Kenya from different embassy's:
Kenyan Embassy in USA

US Embassy in Nairobi

Swedish Embassy in Nairobi

Swedish Ministry of Foreign affairs

The referendum is a big issue in November. You find coverage in local media and this political site

National Geographic issue from September 2005 is a special edition covering Africa. It´s called "Africa - whatever you thought, think again." In this number National Geographic take, for instance, the pulse of life in Kenya's bustling capital of Nairobi.

Weather forecast from CNN:

Exhibitions at museum
Displays and exhibitions at several kenyan museum across the country. These include the world heritage site Lamu town, Fort Jesus Museum, Karen Blixen, Gede, Meru, Kisumu, Kitale, Kapenguria, Kabarnet, Olorgesaile, Hyrax Hill, Kariandusi, Thimlich Ohinga, Songhor, Fort Tenan, Koobi Fora, Maralal, Lodwar, Rusinga Island among many others.

Kenya music chart: Who´s the number one on the kenyan music chart?

Ecotourism
JK safaris is member of Society of Kenya (ESOK) that was founded in 1996 to development of ecotourism and promoting sustainable tourism practices. ESOK plays an important role of ecoturism, sets standards for tourism and use their knowledge to improve ecoturism.

Movie: Why not see some good movies before, or after, your visit. We recommend following:

• Out of Africa. Made in 1985 and now a classic movie with Meryl Streep as Karen Blixen and Robert Redford as the hunter Denys Finch Hatton. Denmark native Karen moving to Kenya to marry a swedish baron (Bror Blixen). A loveless marriage leads to…
  
• Nowhere in Africa. Many jewish families moved from Germany just before World War II and this german drama tells of one familys struggle. The family flee to Nairobi and their marriage becomes strained under difficult conditions. The end of World War II forces the family to make difficult decision whether to return to Germany or live in their new African home.
  
• The Ghost and the darkness. Based on a true story, this drama take place in Kenya during the late 1890s and concerns two man-eating lions, who killed 130 railroad construction workers in only two months. A pair of courageous men set out to kill the lions in Tsavo.
  
• I dreamed of Africa. Based on memoirs of Kuki Gallman, she visit Kenya in 1972 and settle a ranch on the Laikipia Plateau. The Gallmans enjoyed a idyllic life when tragedy strike them.
  
• To walk with lions. Shows George Adamson´s fight to save Kenya´s wildlife. Together with his assistant they battle to keep the animals on his game reserve from dangerous pochers who are determined to destroy rhinos and elefants for their tusks and lions for their rich pelts.
  
• Africa - by National Geographic. Africa is a 8 hour series showing 11 countries. Africa presents through the eyes of it´s people, conveying the diversity and beuty of the land and the compelling personal stories of the people who shape it´s future.

Africa offers a lot of experience and wisdom.
Here is some Kenyan wisdom
" Hurry hurry has no benefits". Meaning there is little merit in doing things in a hurry.
" Every bird flies with its own wings". Meaning every person has what it takes to live their lives.
" The one who waits for the whole animal to be seen, spears its tail". Meaning if one is too cautions, one might lose out on an opportunity.

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