Located on the shores of Lake Victoria, Homa Bay is a town that has somehow managed to lag behind while the rest of the country moved ahead. So many years after independence, the tourism potential in this town remains untapped.
African Screens 33 – Lake Bunyonyi Stars
Hope you’re year is off to a bright start. This week’s wallpaper comes from the beautiful Bushara Island on Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. It was shot in September 2013 during the #OnetouchLive photographic road trip from Nairobi to Bujumbura.
African Screens 32 – Samburu Elephant
We’ve made it to the end of another year – thank You Father!! One of the big things I’ve done this year is start the African Screens Wallpaper series. I didn’t think it would take so much time and energy to do this but I’m glad it’s happening. It gives me great joy to see …
Andrew and Tiffany’s Wedding
I’ve been looking forward to post this just as many of us have been looking forward to Christmas. This wedding is similar to Christmas in several ways. Top on the list is that it was full of celebration and good cheer. Weddings are extra special when its two believers getting untied, and when these two …
African Screens 31 – Bujumbura Beach
Many Nairobi dwellers are very predictable around this season: we will flock to the Kenyan coast in our thousands. North or South Coast, the beaches are full of Nairobi people wondering why its too crowded to enjoy the holiday. It’s time we broke away from tradition and visited more places on our continent. Get to …
#KenyaAt50 Kasarani Celebrations
I’ve never seen the whole country celebrate like when we marked 50 years of independence. Not to be left out, I went to the Safaricom Stadium Kasarani to celebrate with thousands of Kenyans and foreign dignitaries who were here for the grand bash.
African Screens 30 – Mt Ololokwe
What a long weekend we’ve had in Kenya! It’s now back to work with the rest of the world. To lift up your spirits, here’s this week’s wallpaper featuring Mt Ololokwe.
Niko na Safaricom Live All Stars Edition
Top on my list of spectacular music events this year has been the Niko na Safaricom Live concerts that have been touring the country. For the #KenyaAt50 celebrations, Kijiji Entertainment were called upon by Safaricom to put together an all-stars edition at the Safaricom Stadium Kasarani on 13th December. Kijiji then called upon me to …
#Click50KE Prints Giveaway
As Kenya turns 50 this week, I’d like to join in the celebrations by giving you something else to celebrate about. I’m giving away 50 18X12-inch prints of some of my best photos for you to adorn your space with.
The return from Sibiloi
About two weeks ago, I shared about my trip to Turkana in October. You can read about it here and here. The trip was an 8-day one to witness the eclipse. Thinkers from around the globe had said Allia Bay on the shores of Lake Turkana was the best place to view the eclipse from …
African Screens 29 – Timau Wheat
A few kilometres past Nanyuki on your way to Meru and Isiolo are some of the most scenic landscapes in Kenya. Landscapes so beautiful you can only take them in with your God-given lenses. These landscapes are characterised by wheat plantations that have a golden shimmer just before harvest time. The perfect source for this …
Travelling Marsabit to Sibiloi
This October, after many years of waiting and one failed attempt, I finally got to travel to northern Kenya thanks to Safari Desk. See part one of my journey here. Northern Kenya holds a beauty you won’t find anywhere else in the region. This is the one place you will struggle to get out of …
Travelling Nairobi to Marsabit
Towards the end of October this year, I embarked on a road trip to northern Kenya. My last attempt to head north was in 2006 when the April rains rendered the place totally inaccessible by road. Seven years later, thanks to Safari Desk, I buckled up in a Gametrackers overland truck and it was ‘Turkana or …
African Screens 28 – Nyungwe Forest
Nyungwe Forest is located in southwestern Rwanda towards the border with Burundi, and is one of the best protected forests in Africa. According to Wikipedia, Nyungwe contains 13 different primate species (25% of Africa’s total), 275 bird species, 1,068 plant species, 85 mammal species, 32 amphibian and 38 reptile species.
Visiting Samburu National Park
Travel and photography have taken me to many parts of Kenya. From the ice caps of Mt Kenya to the shores of Lake Victoria; from the Aberdare highlands to the slavery caves in Shimoni; but never to northern Kenya. It has been the last frontier in my mission to capture and share the beauty that …
African Screens 27 – Jomo Kenyatta Statue
Hope your week is off to a great start. It’s a monumental year for Kenya as we celebrate 50 years of independence. There’s been mixed reactions to the progress we have had in half a century, but the undeniable fact is we may not be where we should be, but we are glad we aren’t where …
African Screens 26 – Turkana Boats Sunset
If you love touring Kenya like I do and haven’t been Turkana yet, I’d encourage you to get there – and by road. Flying there just doesn’t cut it. I returned to Nairobi last week after an 8-day expedition to northern Kenya that was primarily to see an eclipse that was literally overshadowed by the …
African Screens 25 – Lake Naivasha Kingfisher
This week’s wallpaper is an image of a kingfisher that I shot in Lake Naivasha in 2012. It was early morning when I spotted it getting breakfast from a specific part of the lake, quite close to the shore. After studying its patterns, I positioned myself and waited for the shot. After a couple of …
Zuku Universities Basketball Finals
A couple of Saturdays ago, I got invited to the Zuku Universities Basketball Finals at Kasarani by my brother and partner in positive contentization Okwi Okoh. This was a tournament that had so much swagg put into it when title sponsors Zuku saw the promise that lies in the game and had Samsung, Rexona and …
African Screens 24 – Fiery Nairobi Skyline
This week’s wallpaper image was taken on the morning of 1st September 2013, just before the Onetouch team departed on a 17-day 4,000km photographic journey across East Africa. We will be sharing images from #OnetouchLive at an exhibition at Michael Joseph Centre from 13th to 22nd November. More about that later. In the meantime, as …