Grevy's zebra is similar to the donkey and is larger compared to other zebras. It is a very striking, tall zebra with huge rounded ears and narrow stripes, which extend to the hooves and get broader towards the neck. They have a white belly and with the stripes closer together and thinner than of the other zebras, it is easier to make a good escape and to hide from predators. Each Grevy’s zebra has a unique stripe pattern, like a person's fingerprint.

The Grevy’s zebras naturally live in semi-arid areas in the north of equator. In Kenya they are found in Samburu, Isiolo and Laikipia and in Marsabit. The Grevy's zebra eats mainly grass and spends most of the daylight hours grazing. It prefers tender shoots, but usually has to eat mostly coarser grass. Leaves and wild fruits are also eaten. Grevy's zebra has adapted well to its desert-like habitat and seems able to withstand extremes of both heat and thirst. It can survive for several days without eating or drinking. Foals (young Grevy’s zebra) take longer intervals between suckling times and do not drink water until they are 3 months old.

At this time of the year, as we approach the end of yet another cycle, the question that lingers on many people’s mind is, “What have I achieved this year?” The end of the year is a time of review. We review our goals and whether we have been able to achieve them. We measure our success in terms of what we have achieved or failed to achieve. It is also at this time of the year that people set new goals for the coming year.

The process of goal setting is critical for us to succeed in any area of our life. It is particularly important for students to set clear and smart academic goals for the coming year.

Kakamega Town hosts several schools and college activities each year ranging from sports and athletics championships to drama and music festivals. Very few find time to visit the Kakamega Forest National Reserve. Reasons for this include poor planning by schools and reluctance by tourism stakeholders to reach out to learning institutions by way of effective dissemination of information to schoola, colleges and universities are major constraint in the KFNR utilities for educational purposes.

KFNR, the Forest encompasses Kisere and Buyangu Reserves, has a lot to offer to institutions as learning resources. The forest covers an area of 240km2 and was established to protect the only mid altitude tropical rainforest in Kenya, a remnant and eastern limit of rainforests of Zaire and West Africa. The annual rainfall is over 2000mm. Rain falls between April and November with a short dry season from December to March. Mostly rain falls in the afternoon or early evening and is often accompanied by heavy thunderstorms.

KFNR is a walk through park with nature trails labeled for easy self-guiding. Ask for a tour guided if you need help, otherwise you may want to take a self guided nature walks. Along the trail, watching birds, butterflies, primates, flora and fauna that is highly adapted to the forest ecosystem is unique experience. You’ll see many bird species found nowhere else in the country in this Forest. Tourists go for camping and picnicking at the Forest.