South eastern Kenya trade fair took place at the Machakos Stadium recently. The fair was organised by a development initiative known as Mutui Museo (the good neighbour) with support from the Investment Authority.

Exhibitors were from all over the region. Traders from Kitui County showcased mineral deposits, honey, beads, calabashes, quivers, water melons, baskets, mats, drums, pots and wood carvings among other items that can be found within the region.

As many people go for white colour jobs, a training institution at the Coast is encouraging technical courses that also help in preserving culture.

However, what is also emerging in this is that more and more men are opting out of enrolling in technical training as women continue to enrol in large numbers.

An old, tired-looking woman enters a home where revellers are celebrating the marriage of their daughter in Simbi village, Homa Bay County.

Anyango Nyalul, is looking for a place to lay her head since it is getting late in the evening. She intends to proceed with her journey the following day.

Most people living near to the Tana River associate crocodiles with death. The reptiles have been known to attack those fetching water along the river and along the Seven Folks Dam.

This year alone, Mbeere South residents have held four demonstrations along the Embu-Mwingi highway due to an increase of crocodile related deaths.