The wealth of ashes: the Maasai of Kenya, like their brothers in Tanzania (see NA, April, pp. 56-60) are not happy with colonial agreements signed with the British that handed their land over to commercial operators, without an equitable share of the benefits. Our Kenyan correspondent, Wanjohi Kabukuru, has just been to one such operation and he reports Maasai frustration coming to boiling point.

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The wealth of ashes: the Maasai of Kenya, like their brothers in Tanzania (see NA, April, pp. 56-60) are not happy with colonial agreements signed with the British that handed their land over to commercial operators, without an equitable share of the benefits. Our Kenyan correspondent, Wanjohi Kabukuru, has just been to one such operation and he reports Maasai frustration coming to boiling point.

SOME 120 KM SOUTHWEST of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, is to be found a unique alkaline lake of a crystalline naturally occurring solid mineral called trona. Throughout the year, the lake's surface remains solid with a light brown facade and patches of cream percolating its exterior. The deposits of trona ...

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