The election board has announced the results of election with winner receiving 50.07% of the vote, barely 8000 votes over the threshold needed to avoid a runoff. It was known that results would be announced today and that many might … Continue reading
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On the road again!! Landscapes have definitely changed since we were last on the bike in Northern Kenya. With exception of occasional potholes, the road is well paved though without much in way of paved shoulders. Traffic is busier and … Continue reading
Kenya still awaits results of the presidential election. Following BBC article is a good summary: BBC article. The following NPR article also interesting: NPR article.\ The election commission is manually counting votes and has said not to expect a pronouncement … Continue reading
Today eight riders including myself went to Mt Kenya National Park for a day hike. We hired a guide (the way things are done here) and got a minibus ride to the park gate at elevation 2650 meters. From here … Continue reading
Today a quiet rest day in Nanyuki. Just past the town limits is the equator sign shown above. Nearby are a number of shops with sellers eager to fulfill every need you might have for carvings, beads and other Kenya … Continue reading
Election day in Nanyuki. Today was a quiet day in town as we waited out the Kenya election. Overall a relaxing day with some bike maintenance on the drive chain as well as patching that slow leak in my back … Continue reading
Today was second part of our bus adventure as we skipped ahead to town of Nanyuki. As described in yesterdays post, Kenya hold national elections tomorrow. We expect things to remain peaceful as those results are announced but have taken … Continue reading
In Kenya, National Elections will be held on Monday, March 4th. We saw a high degree of activity and anticipation on this election in the north. We saw some of the following activities: Crossing the border in Moyalle, Kenya there … Continue reading
We were warned that today would be rough corrugated road mixed with soft sand. From all those warnings, today was actually better than I expected. Last night we camped near a prison in Moyale. The ride started out going through … Continue reading
Today was an easy cycling day to Moyale, a border crossing to Kenya and updated information about the days ahead. The road was smooth and not much in the way of hills. After having breakfast it was thus a pretty … Continue reading