With goats, without goats. Nobody wants fences. Not the locals, not the wildlife people, not the tour guides or their visitors. But here in Laikipia, like so many other places, the environmental damage from too many livestock is making fences essential in order to protect and rehabilitate the land.

A thin sliver of moon just after sunset tonight. Also, a little bit of cloud, I feel July coming on. Isiolo County, Kenya.

On the back road to Shaba in Isiolo County, Kenya.

Already this year Mandera has recorded the highest ever June temperature in Kenya. Today El Niño conditions were officially reached, and while climate changes make the impacts less predictable, we can be fairly sure it's just going to get hotter. www.noaa.gov/news-release...

Depressing, but this is now the standard response in Kenya to any form of public protest, however calm or benign. And what the hell is the government doing building on a National Park anyway?! So much greed. www.reuters.com/business/env...

Uber plans to double its fleet of electric motorcycles in Kenya by the end of the year, as the company races toward becoming a zero-emissions mobility platform globally by 2040

Most people know Kenya for wildlife. Far fewer know it already operates one of the cleanest electricity systems on Earth. Around 91% of electricity now comes from renewable sources, while fossil generation has fallen from roughly 48% in 2010 to around 10% in 2025. #Bettrification

To quote Kenyan human rights lawyer, journalist, & politician Gitobu Imanyara, "If Ebola is too dangerous for the US, why is it safe enough for Kenya?" [I think we all know the answer, which is to do with how different people's lives are or are not valued] www.standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/arti...

RECORD HEAT IN KENYA With a temperature of 38.6C The town of Mandera (Northeast:near the borders with Somalia and Ethiopia) recorded the HIGHEST JUNE TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN KENYA While Lodwar (Northwest) missed its own record by just 0.1C.

This is a brilliant post. How young people in particular, all across the continent, are now seeing themselves and their societies in comparison to the rest of the world. open.substack.com/pub/africata...

“Across Africa, agricultural productivity growth has dropped by 34% since the 1960s, more than any other region in the world.” — I came across this startling fact in Elemental by @snellarthur.bsky.social He links to this WMO report archive.is/hBGHB

So, two people were shot dead protesting against an Ebola quarantine centre here in Kenya. Sadly that is probably 2 deaths more than are actually likely to occur from Ebola in Kenya. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Laikipia, Kenya. Both these photos were taken yesterday, about 50m apart. One area was fenced 6 months ago, the other open to communal grazing. In much of Kenya's rangeland, land restoration doesn't need complex or expensive action. You just need to keep the livestock off. #landrestoration

Government intensifies conservation efforts in Mukogodo Forest www.kenyanews.go.ke/government-i... #Laikipia #Kenya

Exceptional heavy rain in Isiolo tonight. This was the cloud building up just before sunset, then it deposited more rain in the last hour and a half than I've seen in many years.

Sun halo over Isiolo today. #Isiolo #Kenya

In an arid part of Turkana, with few watering points, women are being shot when they go to fetch water. The article doesn't explain why. It seems likely that it is a continuation of the ethnic rivalry that has made this area one of the most dangerous in the country. nation.africa/kenya/health...

An elephant, a sunset and the Ewaso Nyiro river. Bliss. #Samburu #Kenya

Cameroon’s Baka people say they are part of the forest: that’s why they look after it "Sharing should take place with other people, forest spirits and animals, but also with ancestors and future generations" theconversation.com/cameroons-ba...

Kenya-Ethiopia border killings spark mass exodus in Marsabit's Dukana Ward #Marsabit #NorthernKenya #Kenya eastleighvoice.co.ke/northern-ken...:

Mysterious camel disease outbreak hits Marsabit #NorthernKenya #Kenya nation.africa/kenya/counti...

The volcanic landscape of the lower part of the Nyambene Hills. Scoria cones galore! Very arid, but rain showers in the distance hint that in a few weeks the yellow could turn to green (for a short while). #Meru County, #Kenya

Looking north from the volcanic slopes of the Nyambene Hills. Beyond the scoria cones in the forground (Meru County) are the hills of Shaba National Reserve (Isiolo County) and in the far distance is Ololokwe and Warges in Samburu County. #Kenya #northernkenya #meru #isiolo #samburu

"Three big lawsuits against Meta in Kenya may have global implications" www.economist.com/middle-east-...

BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...

Gosh, the news is depressing. So here is a nice picture of the Ewaso Nyiro instead. This was taken just east of Archers Post where the river marks the border between Samburu and Isiolo counties. #NorthernKenya often troubled, always beautiful.

I bet there are ways of using AI to preserve languages at risk. Seems like there would be a way to train them to do this…

Mandera DCI cop shot dead, police car stolen www.the-star.co.ke/news/2024-12...

The Inaugural Nomadic Arts Festival Successfully Held At Oshwal Centre www.capitalfm.co.ke/thesauce/the...

Health workers, community leaders unite to combat TB at Dadaab Refugee Camp eastleighvoice.co.ke/northern-ken...

Energy key to development of the North nation.africa/kenya/blogs-...

UNHCR raises alarm on surge of new arrivals in South Sudan www.unhcr.org/uk/news/brie...

Kenyan police fire teargas at protesters marching against femicide "The protesters in Nairobi were peaceful and it was not clear why the police intervened." www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Elephant crossing! This fine Chinese road takes you all the way through northern Kenya to the border with Ethiopia at Moyale. It has improved travel times and ease of transportation enormously, but it has also impacted wildlife in the area. #wildlife #conservation #northernKenya #Kenya

A mysterious, flu-like disease has killed dozens in the southwest region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with women and children among the most affected, health officials said Thursday.

The ongoing conflict in Sudan has disproportionately affected people with disabilities, many are enduring extreme hardships reports Zainab Saleh, a member of the Union of Persons with Disabilities in South Darfur www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...

Cholera outbreak in South Sudan ‘rapidly escalating’. Doctors Without Borders say fears are growing that outbreak will spread from Upper Nile state to surrounding areas. aje.io/s4df8n

We are awash with 'tourism' photos and 'poverty' photos, it is always refreshing to see photographs of normal East African life. Thanks for sharing Katie!

Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, is turning green. This is not a nice thing. The colour is a result of algae and the algae is is a result of increased pollution from human and industrial wastes. Oh people, what a mess we make. www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/...

Incomplete projects, land wrangles stalling Isiolo's progress, says Senator Dullo eastleighvoice.co.ke/northern-ken...

Will al-Shabaab get stronger in Ethiopia? Two reasons why it’s unlikely – Stig Jarle Hansen theconversation.com/will-al-shab...

There is no such thing as free justice in Kenya, you must pay bribes to get the police to do their job. However if you are a woman it all costs so much more because you have no real voice or power. nation.africa/kenya/news/g...

Young males looking for a bit of action on a Friday evening. Have a good weekend Bluesky people. #Kenya #wildlife

Either Museveni had Besigye abducted while he was in Nairobi without telling anyone there, or Kenya greenlighted the operation. Either way, the potential repercussions are major. It also says something that Museveni's back to having Besigye arrested, which seems very 2010s.

Missing Carpenter Found Dead in Pool of Water in Wajir kahawatungu.com/missing-carp...

Mandera targets over 100,000 residents in Cholera vaccination drive www.standardmedia.co.ke/main-staging...

A fisherman was shot and killed in an attack in the Kibish area of Turkana County. Police said gunmen, believed to be Dassnach raiders, targeted and killed Nakale Keyia on the shores of Lake Turkana. www.the-star.co.ke/news/2024-11...

In rural northern Kenya (it is almost all rural) this is what life still looks like. Have a good evening Bluesky people. #Isiolo #Kenya

Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack on Military Convoy in Mandera Leaves Three Injured mustaqbalmedia.net/en/suspected...

Teen pregnancy declines nationally but Mandera sees sharp increase – KNBS report eastleighvoice.co.ke/national/910...