That a single piece of infrastructure can transform not only the look, but also human activity wherever it is situated is no news. The completed Chavakali junction overpass along the Kisumu-Kakamega highway serves as further evidence of this claim. If in need of before photos of the junction during it’s construction, look no further than … Read more
Eight months ago we reported on progress of works on the only major highway that has been constructed in Mulembe land in the last decade. There had been signs of life in what must be one of Kenya’s longest running road construction projects as earth movers transformed the famous Chavakali – Kaimosi junction on the … Read more
Chavakali, the cheap thrills capital of Vihiga county is in line for a serious facelift with the ongoing construction of the Kisumu-Kakamega-Webuye-Kitale highway. That is, at least going by local legend, before being overshadowed by the Majengo interchange/overpass, whose construction is yet to begin. If urbanization is about u-turn lanes and gigantic several lane roundabouts … Read more
Mungu si Athmani they say. To others, the collapse of the yet to be commissioned Sigiri bridge in Budalangi constituency in Busia County only serves to cement Railphobia. The nearly completed bridge collapsed within hours of Nasa presidential candidate tour of Busia. The challenger to Uhuru Kenyatta spent the lion share of his time there … Read more
On your way out of Trans Nzoia county headquarters, Kitale town, towards Endebess at the foot of Mt. Elgon on the Kenya-Uganda border; Matisi town straddles the ‘highway’ over a stretch of a kilometer thereabouts. Here, deep in mulembe, we find a Saboat saying that however aged, distills the answer to questions that still dog … Read more
This girl,said to be from a Primary School in Lugari, Kakamega County, smiles as she goes about Khumalao as wandase in Bungoma call this activity steeped in Mulembe tradition. Simiyu Wandibba in his 1985 book History and Culture In Western Kenya: The People of Bungoma District Through Time; reveals that the application of cow dung … Read more
The pulpy banana-pineapple like flavored Jack fruit first strikes one as something fit for Cameron’s Avatar, almost dinosaur-like, yet with a promise of abundant vigor and life in embodiment of the tropics. At first sight, meeting the Jack Fruit aka Fenesi in Swahili, one has to take another look. And another. And another. It just … Read more
When I took this picture, it was dead in the night. A champions league night filled with the joys of youth and vitality of campus life. What struck me about this butchery was that in spite of it being the only butchery in Kefinco, the proprietor had gone to great lengths to advertise and attract … Read more
Graffiti painting on one of the steel doors leading into one of the many entertainment spots at Nalongo Busia Uganda tells the story of a place oft patronized but rarely admittedly so. The soldiers represent the Ugandan state. In Nalongo, they are there to maintain order, but not the law. She of white eyes and mouth … Read more
