During the first day, the students visited our very own Kipevu Power Station, the largest diesel plant in East Africa, where they learnt about thermal power generation and also received career advice from KenGen engineers who showed them around the plant.

Kaewa Secondary School students at the Butterfly Pavillion, Mombasa. The students had earlier visited KenGen’s Kipevu Power Plant as part of their award.

Next on the itinerary was a visit to the world-renown bastion of conservation, the Haller Park, which Bamburi Cement trans-formed from a quarry wasteland to an environmental park with di-verse plant and animal species. Today the park stands as a beacon of successful environmental management and land reclamation with a high score of corporate social responsibility.

On the second day, the students visited Fort Jesus, the main tourist attraction in the Coastal city with a rich history of the colonial and slavery period.

The also visited the famous Mama Ngina drive, which boasts a picturesque scenic seafront, measuring about three kilometers, long and is one of the most breathtak-ing parks found in the humid Mombasa Island.

The students enjoyed an opportunity to taste the Madafu (coconut fresh juice) and kashiri (cassava crisps) from one corner of the public recreational facility where sweating and discomfort is alleviated by the fresh breeze from the sea.

The last destination in the itinerary was the Bamburi Nature Trail commonly known as the Butterfly Pavilion, which summed up the environment trip. The pavilion is home to more than 16 species of butterflies and students got to see the breeding house.

The trip could not end without a dip into the Indian Ocean, which they all had waited for.

At the end the tour, the students were fully motivated towards proactively conserving the environment, not only in their schools but also around their communities.

This was a great conclusion to the GIC Phase1 as we embark on the second phase of the competition, which promises even bigger rewards to the winners.

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–Ernest Nyamasyo, Communication Officer