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NEWS & BRIEFS
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COVER STORY
- The world's oldest known vertebrates, much older than the dinosaurs, face extinction. Various reporters write on efforts to save them in Kenya.
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TRAVELLERS TALES & TIPS
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- The Contrasts of Amboseli.
- Backpackers' Paradise
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FIGHTING TO THE BITTER END - Throughout history, belief systems have played a vital role in conserving and preserving the environment. Edmund Kwena reports on the efforts being made by the Miji Kenda elders to save the sacred Kaya forests on the Kenyan Coast.
THE BOY KING- Uganda is one of the very few African countries whose traditional kingdoms survive. After more than two decades of being banned, the government restored them to their traditional place in society. Recently the Toro king died and his three-and-a-half-year-old son ascended the Toro throne amid pomp and glory. Allen Mutono reports from Kampala.
- THIRSTY WORLD
- Someshwar Singh explores the threat the world faces as freshwater reserves dwindle.
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SEARCH FOR A NATIONAL DRESS - Kenya's search for a national dress continues. Our correspondent reports on the progress being made.
- A CASE FOR SEWAGE
- Dr. Warui Karanja of the University of Nairobi's Department of Zoology examines the plight of flamingos in Kenya as a result of recent developments that have impacted on the ecology of Lake Nakuru.
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AMBOSELI FIX - John Kariuki examines the damage Kenya's Ambolseli National Park has suffered as a result of a successful elephant conservation project.
A POINT OF VIEW-GUEST COLUMN - Rev. Father Renato Kizito Sesana writes on the difference between ecotourism and egotourism.
- BOOK REVIEW
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Goree - The Island and the Historical Museum
- BOOK REVIEW
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African Mythology.