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Turkana, The Cradle of Mankind
FACTFormer Tukana district occupied the larger part of the north west of Kenya all within the Great East African Rift Valley bordering South Sudan and Ethiopia to the north and Uganda to the WestThe area is semi-arid with extreme day temperatures and equally low temperatures...
Kenya’s part in reducing Global Warming (Part 1)
WIND Many of you .ke citizens have been to the north of the country. The dry north with its numerous whirl winds, sand storms, strong winds and the hell’s kitchen temperatures. Since independence the only available power source we had was hydrothermal power plants which provided...
The Crying Stone of Ilesi – Kakamega
(FALLACY) Ikhonga Murwe- the crying stone of llesi. Folklore and myth surround this rock found in the western region of the country in the county of Kakamega. Legend has it the rock can’t stop ‘crying’. To the government it is a tourist attraction, to the...
Diamonds are not squished coal
so what geological misconceptions have people had in the past and still have? well here is one Reblogged from Lounge of the Lab Lemming Diamonds are not former coal. Coal is the organic-rich remains of terrestrial plant matter, and this is younger than the oldest...
So do you go around collecting rocks?
YES! I have had a lot of my friends who have asked me this question countless times. And the answer is always the same! Question I always ask them is if a cook goes to the grocery to buy his/her ingredients aren’t we doing the...
Another Strike in Kenya, But A Useful One This Time
Reblogged from Nation Kenya has struck its first substantive natural gas deposits near Malindi, further raising its profile as a potential oil and gas exporter. An Australian oil prospecting company Pancontinental involved in drilling off the Kenyan coast said Monday morning it has encountered approximately...
Turkana, Mrima and The Simpsons
15 years ago ask any typical Kenyan what minerals Kenya had and the only three minerals that popped up were soda ash, diatomite and fluorspar. Blame it on KIE syllabus and our geography teachers. Fast forward to 2012 and Turkana oil will be the first...
Geology of Africa’s second highest mountain
Ludwig Krapf, was the 1st European to see Mt Kenya. It was on the 3rd day of December in the year of the lord 1849 A.D. together with Another European Rebmann, was also the first to see Mt Kilimanjaro , they went back to Europe...