Above: Campfire at Melako community conservancy – Marsabit county. courtesy NRT
Published: The East African Nation media 16-22 May 2020
After COVID-19, escape to Kenya’s northern-scape or even now if you’re not in Nairobi or Mombasa during
By Rupi Mangat
It is from the shoulder of god’s mountain that you get that first unforgettable view of the land below that stretches into infinity. It’s the plains and peaks of the northern frontiers of Kenya that is so alive with peoples, wildlife and cultures unique to this part of the world, adapted to the searing sun and resilient flora.
Until 20 years ago most of it was unknown to the outside world until the success of Lewa Conservancy that became one of the first black rhino sanctuaries during the infamous poaching era that saw the country’s rhino numbers crash from 20,000 black rhino in the 1970s to fewer than 300 by the 1980s.
Moonlion Safaris 