The military aircraft carrying the first couple touched down at Ithumba, a remote airstrip inside the world-famous Tsavo East National Park shortly after 10am. The trust is one of the most successful programmes in the world for rescuing and rehabilitating orphaned elephants. President Kenyatta’s trip became public only after the State House’s communication team released pictures of him and the First Lady nursing orphaned elephants. On hand to receive the high-profile guests was the family of Dame Daphne Sheldrick, the wildlife conservationist famous for rearing baby elephants in Kenya who succumbed to breast cancer on April 12 aged 83. But Dame Daphne, after successfully devising a formula for baby rhinos, eventually landed on an ambrosia-like mixture that incorporated coconut oil.

Source: Daily Nation April 21, 2018 16:52 UTC