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Lions have a field day on the Mara’s central plains, as they prepare for the most productive hunt of the year. At 17,058 feet (5,199 metres), Batian Peak, the highest of Mount Kenya’s three summits, is the second highest point in Africa – and the continent’s most challenging technical climb. Up to 1.4 million wildebeest and zebra crowd onto the Maasai Mara plains between July and September each year, in what is arguably the world’s greatest wildlife spectacle.
CHAPTER 1: KENYA Life in Kenya Ever since the first ‘modern tourist’ arrived on its shores at the turn of the 20 th century, Kenya has been a name synonymous with adventure and excitement.With arguably the world’s best known game reserve in the Maasai Mara, an unmatched physical diversity that stretches from the snowcapped peaks of Mount Kenya to the sparkling sands of the Indian Ocean, and a history as rich as its famously hospitable welcome, the original ‘Land of Safari’ is still regarded by many as the ultimate African destination. It’s no surprise that many people posted to work at the United Nations in Kenya end up making the country their lifelong home. As Kenya moves into the 21 st century, life in its bustling capital is gradually adopting more of the comforts and conveniences of the modern age. After a period in which the country became more famous for its corrupt governance and susceptibility to terrorist attacks, Kenya is emerging from its difficult past into a new era of social and economic promise. The National Rainbow Coalition government of Mwai Kibaki elected in December 2002 has made a commitment to economic reform and a tough new anti-corruption agenda which has won it plaudits from governments around the world, as well as the return of badly needed donor support. Greater initiatives to unite East Africa by lifting trade and customs barriers have brought fresh hopes for a more investor friendly region, while Kenya is also playing a leading role in governance and human rights initiatives under the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad). And the country’s hosting of high-level peace talks for Sudan and Somalia has also signalled a more pivotal role for the nation in Africa’s long awaited ‘renaissance’. Although it will be a long time before memories fade of the recent terrorist attacks on Nairobi’s US embassy and the Paradise Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya is putting its collective strength into rebuilding the nation’s image. And social strength the nation has in abundance; its 42 tribes and rich cultural heritage provide a cultural melting pot with few 1
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