Kenya-Diaspora -Cheleq Tours & Safaris

13/12/2019

https://diasporamessenger.com/2019/12/video-kenyans-in-diaspora-to-hold-three-day-conference-in-nairobi/

Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is also the African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development

24/01/2019

Six decades and counting.....

‪Paradise: A local basks in the presence of two of ’s big five in Laikipia back-in-the-day in 1958 ‬

06/01/2019

The true feeling of the Africa jungle safari...Serengeti

08/11/2018

This is how we begin (Part 1)
__The entrepreneurial tourist!

“Whenever you see a successful business person whom you might even admire, don’t be intimidated to think you might never get there. They started just where you might be right now. Every lion was once a cub. So practice your roar, and learn the hunting skills...”

There is an urban legend I've shared with a few of you before which goes like this: One morning a young American tourist was traveling through a typical African township whilst on holiday after graduating from university. As he watched the early morning hustle of people trying to get transport for work, all driving the same direction, he must have heard someone shout:

“Lift! Lift!”

Next thing a private car stopped and people jumped in. The jam-packed cars, all full, headed to the city. Others were in “little buses” which have different names in every African city, but in many ways are the backbone of transport in urban Africa.

"We give each other lifts!" one of the drivers had told this young tourist when he questioned what was going on.

“It’s all entrepreneurial and much more efficient that our own (American) transport system,” he observed later with much enthusiasm.

If you have ever been to Los Angeles, where he comes from, the scene at the same time would have been very different... cars bumper-to-bumper, barely moving, each with just one or two people inside.

For Logan Green, the entrepreneurial tourist, the African transport solution was not as chaotic as some would consider. It was actually more efficient than what he saw back in the more advanced economy.

“If we can get people to share their cars, and get paid for it as they do in Africa, we would have fewer cars on the road, and traffic would move,” so he reasoned.

With Africa's solution in mind, Green returned to America and developed an App to help people find a "lift" from someone driving their way...

The idea of a “ride sharing” app was born!

Green started his first ride-sharing company in 2006, and sold it to a big international rental car agency several years later. He then co-founded another company, named after what he heard in Africa. It is called “Lyft” and is now valued at more than $15bn! Lyft will soon list on a major stock exchange.

I first came across the idea, not through Logan Green’s Lyft, but when I was visiting one of my daughters at college, in New York several years ago.

She told me she traveled on “Uber” and did not need a car!

“Uber?” I had no idea what she was talking about.

I went out to try it, and loved it. No more car hire for me, thank you very much!

"How does it actually work?" I asked. "What is the actual ?"

I learned what probably most of you now know: The vehicle belongs to the entrepreneur. Uber sources customers for the entrepreneur and gets a commission, using a highly sophisticated platform which the customer accesses with an App.

Now most of you will remember a few weeks ago I wrote here about GoGoVan, Hong Kong's first US$1bn start-up and asked you to read an article. I was so impressed with your responses, the five lessons you said you learned from it and shared as comments, that I decided to turn this into a series...

How do we begin?

"If you want to truly succeed, identify a human need, and reach out to solve it."(Rev TL Osborne).

To be continued. . .

13/08/2018

Sad:-(

The tourist, Chang Ming Chuang, 65, was taking pictures of the hippo when it attacked.

09/08/2018

& Adventures a place to be …..

09/08/2018

Adventure of . Manyara & National Parks.

A place to be more info. for that exclusive private safari.
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09/08/2018

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A must visit to adventure lovers......

19/07/2018

Well put and said Trevor Noah

19/07/2018

‪Via Bradley Kisia: How local media reported the death of Barack Obama Senior in 1982. He died along Elgon Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi.‬

27/06/2018

14/05/2018

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44104273

SAD :-( this happened and condolences to the young ranger family demise. Glad the three are safe.

Two Britons, freed after being kidnapped in a national park in DR Congo, say they are "very grateful".

14/05/2018

01/05/2018

It's raining, it's pouring.
After having a very dry year last year we are delighted that the rain is finally falling.
We've never seen the Masai Mara so green and wet, it's making for some great muddy adventures. The dramatic storms that are sweeping over the Mara are creating breathtaking landscapes and sunsets, we really can't complain. And with all this rain comes the growth of new grass and we've got lots of fat and happy wildlife roaming around.

Water is life, and we're enjoying dancing in the rain!

call us for that life epic adventure!!

06/04/2018

Good Game Drive 1958

‪A game drive inside Royal Nairobi National Park in 1958.‬

24/03/2018

https://youtu.be/D9_6G8J6VJg

The Kenyan don't disappoint in many ways, contact for enquiries and more....

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20/03/2018

A sad morning to get the news of the death of Sudan the only male White Rhino in Olpajeta Kenya. :-(

It is with great sadness that Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the Dvůr Králové Zoo announce that Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, age 45, died at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on March 19th, 2018 (yesterday). Sudan was being treated for age-related complications that led to degenerative changes in muscles and bones combined with extensive skin wounds. His condition worsened significantly in the last 24 hours; he was unable to stand up and was suffering a great deal. The veterinary team from the Dvůr Králové Zoo, Ol Pejeta and Kenya Wildlife Service made the decision to euthanize him.

Sudan will be remembered for his unusually memorable life. In the 1970s, he escaped extinction of his kind in the wild when he was moved to Dvůr Králové Zoo. Throughout his existence, he significantly contributed to survival of his species as he sired two females. Additionally, his genetic material was collected yesterday and provides a hope for future attempts at reproduction of northern white rhinos through advanced cellular technologies. During his final years, Sudan came back to Africa and stole the heart of many with his dignity and strength.

“We on Ol Pejeta are all saddened by Sudan’s death. He was a great ambassador for his species and will be remembered for the work he did to raise awareness globally of the plight facing not only rhinos, but also the many thousands of other species facing extinction as a result of unsustainable human activity. One day, his demise will hopefully be seen as a seminal moment for conservationists world wide,” said Richard Vigne, Ol Pejeta’s CEO.

Unfortunately, Sudan’s death leaves just two female northern white rhinos on the planet; his daughter Najin and her daughter Fatu, who remain at Ol Pejeta. The only hope for the preservation of this subspecies now lies in developing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) techniques using eggs from the two remaining females, stored northern white rhino semen from males and surrogate southern white rhino females.



photo: Andrew Harrison Brown

15/03/2018

Great driving tips

Great tips on how to drive safely in the rain.

15/03/2018

Great tips

Driving in the rain Tips.

15/03/2018

I always wanted to be a doctor.

When I was young, we lived near Nanyuki District Hospital. I remember they had a little fishpond there, and we used to come and try and catch the goldfish. Next to the pond was the operating theatre, and we’d peek through the window and watch the surgeon at work. Since then, I knew that’s what I wanted to do.

Part of my medical degree was spent in Pakistan. I picked up a lot of my trauma experience there - the Soviets were in Afghanistan and we’d go across the border to help in the refugee camps. It has served me well in my role here, where we deal with emergencies in human/wildlife conflict, snake bites, gunshot wounds and severe altitude sickness. We are really a unique hospital.

And I love it. There’s a lot of job satisfaction. I like helping people and seeing them get better. Once we had someone come in who had been gored by a rhino. He had a wound the whole way through his chest - I saw rice coming out of the hole and I realised the horn must have also gone through his stomach. But we patched him up and seven days later he walked out, completely fine. We’ve had people injured by buffaloes, elephants, lions, leopard and over 350 snake bites. You couldn’t do this kind of work anywhere else in the world.

The hospital has grown so much since I first arrived 26 years ago. It used to just be a “European” old folk’s home. Now, we have 60 beds, we do surgeries, we have a labour ward and we are open to everyone. There is also an outreach programme in Gundua, where I go and treat people who can’t make it here, or can’t afford it. We also do some training with the nurses there, and in Lewa. But the county still needs more clinics, more staffing, more support - financially. So many people simply don’t have the money for medical help, though we do what we can for them.

For 17 years I was the only doctor here. I used to have a very short temper, as I’d go from delivering babies early in the morning, to a long line of outpatients and then someone would come in with a serious injury. It was high stress, and my bedside manner suffered. Then, someone told me, just count to ten. It was maybe the best advice I’ve been given. I’ve learned to be calmer, and to listen, rather than talk.

Part of the joy of living here is being part of a small community. Children I’ve delivered are coming here to have their own children. Some are themselves becoming doctors. Everyone knows everyone, and it’s like a family, you know? Living here, I think I was in the right place at the right time, and it’s made me what I am. People in Africa live in extremes, and I am on call 24/7 for Laikipia. But I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

Dr. Abid Butt, OBE.

08/03/2018

Happy women's day out there......

01/03/2018

The only Northern White Rhino in the planet. Kenya.

Northern white rhino update - Sudan's health declining

So many people have supported the northern white rhinos since they arrived on Ol Pejeta in 2009, and we feel it is important to inform you that Sudan, the last male northern white rhino on the planet, is starting to show signs of ailing. At the advanced age of 45, his health has begun deteriorating, and his future is not looking bright.

At the end of the 2017, Sudan developed an uncomfortable age related infection on his back right leg. It was immediately assessed by a team of vets from around the world, and responded well to treatment, healing quickly. He resumed normal movement and foraging habits over January up to mid-February, with his demeanour and general activity improving significantly.

Recently, a secondary and much deeper infection was discovered beneath the initial one. This has been treated, but worryingly, the infection is taking longer to recover, despite the best efforts of his team of vets who are giving him 24 hour care, with everything possible being done to help him regain his health.

We are very concerned about him - he's extremely old for a rhino and we do not want him to suffer unnecessarily.

We will keep you updated on all developments. Please keep him in your thoughts.

23/02/2018

Watch as this terrified impala, being hunted by cheetahs, boldly decides that it’s not her time and takes a chance leap to freedom. This video will have your heart pounding in your chest! This incredible footage was accidentally shot in Kruger National Park in South Africa, which is home to the bi...

18/02/2018

Did you know that before Kenya gained independence from Britain in 1963, streets and roads in Nairobi bore mainly English and a few South Asian names and that this situation lasted for at least a decade until founding President Jomo Kenyatta got around to ordering some changes?

James Gichuru Road was St Austins Road; Ronald Ngala Road was Duke Road; and Mama Ngina Street was Queensway. The (in)famous Koinange Street was Sadler Street, then famous for being the site of the first Unga Group flour mill.

https://www.nation.co.ke/news/1056-870370-ihmbh0z/index.html

Did you know that before Kenya gained independence from Britain in 1963, Nairobi streets bore mainly English names

10/02/2018

05/02/2018

History

In 1928, the British East Africa Broadcasting Corporation began radio programmes.

However, these took place nightly between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. A typical schedule of programme was as follows:

7 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.: Gramophone records

7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.: Tunes from the K.A.R. military band

8.30 p.m. to 8.45 p.m.: British news, local news, and information bulletin;

8.45 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Royal East African Automobile Association road and rainfall report

9.30 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Dance music.

Of course, we didn’t have trance in those days 🙂.

28/01/2018

Bruchell's zebra
-It is named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell. Common names include bontequagga, Damara zebra, and Zululand zebra.

Burchell's zebra is the only subspecies of zebra which may be legally farmed for human consumption

& Grevy Zebras
-Named after Jules Grévy, it is the sole extant member of the subgenus Dolichohippus. The Grévy's zebra is found in Kenya and Ethiopia. Compared with other zebras, it is tall, has large ears, and its stripes are narrower.

@ Nanyuki Kenya.

25/01/2018

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2002/feb/17/jamesastill.theobserver

‪In 2002, a lioness in Kenya’s Samburu Game Reserve made world headlines when it adopted and took care of a number of baby oryxes. ‬

‪Christened ‘Kamuniak’ (blessed one), the lioness however later devoured one of its adoptees.‬

There have been a few cases in East Africa of predators ‘adopting’ what should otherwise be their prey, baffling animal scientists.

18/01/2018

A park in the city, we got a lioness in a hunting mission.

12/01/2018

Nairobi has been ranked as the third most trending destination in the world for 2018 in the sixth annual Travellers’ Choice awards for Destinations on the Rise announced by TripAdvisor.

Nairobi named among top travellers’ choice destinations - Business Today News