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The slums in Kenya might as well be worse than the Nigerian ones. But the purpose of this thread is to showcase the other side of Africa which is rarely seen or told.

Check the following link and see what i'm talking about.

http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html

The Syokimau train service. Source of pics http://www.safari254.com/syokimau-train-adventure/




Inside the train. Clean and orderly. I have travelled on the train during peak hrs, and had a very pleasant journey - comfortable and no squeezing like the Kibera and the Ruiru trains.




The train at Syokimau Station




The train station is still empty,their is supposed to be shops to serve commuters.




The check in barriers.

An interesting note; It's cheaper to use the train ie. distance from Nairobi cbd to syokimau 20km costs ksh.30 ($0.3),yet taking a boda boda (motorbike taxi) or matatu can cost you upto ksh.100 ($1.5) for a relatively short distance of say 3km.
Let's hope the government or private sector can come up with more such projects to connect each and every Nairobi suburb and it's environs.

Chyulu hills. Source of pics http://www.safari254.com/chyulu-hills/

More of hell's gate park. Source http://www.safari254.com/hells-gate-national-park/




From the size of the people on the bottom of the pic one can estimate height of clif.





There is a wide variety of wildlife in the national park, though many are few in number.





The park is popular due to its close proximity to Nairobi and lowered park fees compared to other National Parks.

Hell's gate national park; scenes of the 1994 animation The Lion King were heavily modeled on scenery from the Park. Source
http://www.safari254.com/hells-gate-national-park/

Moorlands in the Aberdare. Source http://www.safari254.com/?p=690













Giant lobelias add to the majestic landscape.

Hi,gallivant, i'm Kenyan and been visiting this forum since last year. I appreciate that we have a beautiful country and pray we won't destroy it this coming elections. Check out images of Chyulu hills courtesy of http://www.safari254.com/

Sunrise in Watamu http://www.safari254.com/

Hey, guys love the wonderful pics. Check out pics from this blog http://www.safari254.com/

Uhuru gardens along Langata road