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    Dispatches from Kenya

    Boarding the Kenya Airways flight from Heathrow to Nairobi.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    Bustling Nairobi streets.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    All's quiet at the Kibera slums in Nairobi, where post-election violence took hold.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    A group of veterinarians tours Kenya Wildlife Service's Nairobi National Park.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    A group of Kenyan first-graders on a field trip at Nairobi National Park.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    A visit to a local school in the Masai Mara region serves as a reminder as to how few resources are available in certain areas.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    As the tourism business began to slowly pick up again, we started crossing paths with more groups of safari-goers.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    This is why people go on safari: to see a full-grown male lion in the wild, just inches away.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    Getting up close and personal with the African wildlife.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    While on safari, our drivers were at once our navigators, caretakers, mechanics and, ultimately, friends.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    Life is simple for children in this Maasai village.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    Another big draw for tourists in Kenya is its colorful tribal culture, like that of the well-known, high-jumping Maasai.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    A priceless sighting of one a cheetah, practically posing for the cameras.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    Ongong'a Achieng, managing director of the Kenya Tourist Board, estimated that close to 20,000 jobs directly related to tourism were lost during the crisis.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    According to Julius Kipng'etich, director of the Kenya Wildlife Service, 80% of the national parks' budget is funded by tourism.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    Even though some kids didn't even have shoes to wear to school, our visit brought smiles and excitement all around.

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    Dispatches from Kenya

    A cemetery in Nairobi serves as a stark reminder of the more than 1,000 people who died in Kenya since violence broke out on Dec. 30, 2007.

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