Mawe Mbili
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Mawe Mbili is a peculiar rock formation on the northern edge of the Elmenteita Badlands
, at the base of "scout hat hill" on the Soysambu conservancy
. The rock formation is about 5 km south of Lake Elmenteita
in Rift Valley Province, Kenya
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In Swahili the name means 2 stones, referring to two lava ash monoliths, about 2 metres tall which rise from the grassland of a small clearing. Nearby there is a hot water borehole and a Japanese style hot bathing facility.
The monoliths are in a natural clearing in the lleleshwa (Tarconanthus camphoratus) bushes. In the area there are occasional "Elephants toothbrush" (Cussonia spicata) and Fig (Ficus spp.) trees. One of the stones has a cavity at the base of it, large enough to sit in and used in times past as a shelter in bad weather for herdsmen looking after cattle in the area.
The clearing has been part of the route of the 2007,2008 and 2009 Safari rally
as the track leading through it leads from the badlands boundary track of Delamere
Estates Soysambu ranch around the back of scout hat hill, past a helicopter landing marker built by the British forces in 1955 at the time of the Mau Mau rebellion.
Elmenteita Badlands
The Elementeita Badlands, also known as the Otutu Forest or Ututu Forest, is a lava flow in Kenya that covers approximately . The area was previously covered in thick dryland forest characterized by cedar trees, , and Leleshwa bushes...
, at the base of "scout hat hill" on the Soysambu conservancy
Soysambu conservancy
The Soysambu Conservancy was created in 2008 as an entity to conserve the flora, fauna and scenery of Soysambu Ranch, which is to the northwest of Gilgil, Rift Valley Province, Kenya....
. The rock formation is about 5 km south of Lake Elmenteita
Lake Elmenteita
Lake Elmenteita, also spelled Elementaita, is a soda lake, in the eastern limb of East Africa's Great Rift Valley, about 120 km northwest of Nairobi, Kenya.- Geography :...
in Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
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In Swahili the name means 2 stones, referring to two lava ash monoliths, about 2 metres tall which rise from the grassland of a small clearing. Nearby there is a hot water borehole and a Japanese style hot bathing facility.
The monoliths are in a natural clearing in the lleleshwa (Tarconanthus camphoratus) bushes. In the area there are occasional "Elephants toothbrush" (Cussonia spicata) and Fig (Ficus spp.) trees. One of the stones has a cavity at the base of it, large enough to sit in and used in times past as a shelter in bad weather for herdsmen looking after cattle in the area.
The clearing has been part of the route of the 2007,2008 and 2009 Safari rally
Safari Rally
The Safari Rally is considered by many to be the world's toughest rally. It was first held from 27 May to 1 June 1953 as the East African Coronation Safari in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II...
as the track leading through it leads from the badlands boundary track of Delamere
Delamere
Delamere may mean:*Baron Delamere*Tuariki Delamere*Delamere, Cheshire*Delamere Forest, also in Cheshire*Delamere, Ontario*Delamere, South Australia...
Estates Soysambu ranch around the back of scout hat hill, past a helicopter landing marker built by the British forces in 1955 at the time of the Mau Mau rebellion.