During the devastating March 2010 floods, the main bridge connecting Samburu National Reserve and Buffalo Springs National Reserve was washed away, along with the entrance gate into Samburu. As you know, Ewaso Lions works closely with the Reserves and we wanted to offer support after the flood. We decided a great gift to Samburu National Reserve would be to repair the wall and entrance. Thanks to your donations, we were able to help rebuild a stunning new entrance into Samburu.
I met with Kyalo, the artist who had painted the old entrance many years ago, and together with the wardens of Samburu, we came up with a striking new design and mural for the entrance, one fitting for this great park. Kyalo based some of his work on photos we have taken over the past few years.
The wall is now complete and it looks fantastic! We are thrilled with the results and Samburu now has a brand new entrance. The photos below show the process we went through and the completed wall.
The old wall after it was destroyed in the March 2010 flood
The first steps
Completed Entrance Wall 1
Completed Entrance Wall 2
Mural seen upon exiting Samburu
Mural at exit
Sopili (from our Warrior Watch programme) admires the warrior painting
The wall has been admired by tourists, wardens, guides and everyone driving through. The reserve management are now hoping to repair some of the other walls destroyed during the floods, mainly at Westgate. Ewaso Lions hopes to contribute towards the repair and painting of this wall and we are seeking donations from you to enable us to do so. Please make a donation so we can make the Westgate entrance look as fantastic as this one at the main Samburu bridge.
What do you think? Do you like the new entrance?