Hubers go Africa

I experienced poverty in the streets of Mumbai, saw slums in Latin America, we were in Soweto and Katatura. Nothing is enough to prepare for Africa’s largest slum, Kibera. 800,000 to 1.2 million people are supposed to live here on only 2.5 square kilometres . And the railway line from Nairobi to Kisumu runs right…

After a breakfast in the rain we leave Nairobi on the infamous Mombasa Road heading southwest. It is the coastal access for Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Southern Sudan. Due to the high volume of traffic and the many heavy trucks, there are 3,000 road deaths annually. We need 2.5 hours for the first 40…

The Mary Rice Centre began twelve years ago to care for mentally handicapped children in Kibera. Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, in Kenya and perhaps even Africa. It is estimated that almost 2 million people live here, almost every second inhabitant of Nairobi (4.2 million). Most Kibera residents live in extreme poverty, on…

Back in Nairobi – a chaotic city with just too much individual traffic. For the 13 km from Jungle Junction (see 7th October blogpost) to Merck’s office my driver needs 1.5 hours! Nevertheless: Nairobi is „the place to be“: Two colleagues from Darmstadt (Boris H. and Frank G.) acted as Merck ambassadors for the delegation…

Close to Nanyuki is the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. It’s here where Sudan, the last Northern Rhino Bull lived – and died in March 2018. Now there are only two female animals of this subspecies left. Since they do not mate with the Southern White Rhino, scientists are trying to ensure the survival of the species through…

We continue south and have reached Nanyuki, the capital of Laikipia County. It is located at the equator at an altitude of 2,000 meters at the foot of Mount Kenya. We are not equipped to climb the second highest mountain in Africa (5,199 meters), but anyhow we wouldn’t feel like it, because it is covered…

Marlon hat uns gebeten, in Afrika unbedingt auch Eddy zu fotografieren. Die Vorgeschichte: Es gibt ein rührendes Kinderbuch von Hans Traxler, das die Geschichte vom kleinen Elefanten Eddy erzählt.  Eddy ist der Jüngste in der Herde, deshalb darf er auf Tante Adele reiten und auf Mamas Rüssel in die Schlammgrube rutschen. Seit er weiß, dass…

Some of our loyal readers asked for a map for orientation. On the fly a Google Maps screenshot of our tour to here. With my other tools I’m struggling. Einige unserer treuen Leser fragten nach einer Karte zur Orientierung. Zu recht. Ich bin nachlässig. Wenigstens auf die Schnelle mal ein Google Maps Screenshot unserer Tour…

In Samburu National Park we were looking for the lodge with the nicest name: Elephants‘ Bedroom Camp. This is also the most expensive lodge, but the manager is an economist as well and knows that the marginal costs are low, the profit with us is almost as high as the turnover. To make the story…