Hello!

I have to admit that in all my years (I'm the grand old age of 33!) of being in and travelling to Kenya/the Mara I have never had food poisoning from any of the lodges etc... (The only time I did get food poisoning was after coming back from NBO on a BA flight!!).

There are some ground rules.... Never drink water from the taps... take care even when brushing your teeth! There is plenty of bottled water you can buy for a few shillings from grocery stores in Nairobi (Uchumi etc.) which is 100% safe. Avoid ice in your drinks (ask for your drinks to be brought to you 'baridi, lakini hakuna baraffu' - Cold, but without ice).

As a post script, I was once out in Kenya on business with KQ when I started to get a bit of a runny tummy... On returning to the UK I went to my doctor who told me that I certainly did not have any form of food poisoning... rather that my body was just 'enjoying' the fresh chemical-free vegitables and fruit from the Kenyan farms etc. Vegitables and fruit without the addition of chemicals/pesticides etc is a new thing for our 'western' delicate digestive systems and the result is often... well, enough said...

Enjoy Kenya everyone - and don't worry too much about food issues.

Mark