The Great Primate Handshake – Volunteer in Africa, working to conserve monkeys and apes through film and educational content production

The Handshake had the privilege of having dinner within a Kenyan home on Monday night. Laurence one of the founders of the Handshake received a call from one of his old university friends, Ombaye, who invited all the 20 people involved in this tour for dinner. Ombaye Getui is a graduate of Lampeter University in Wales. He was President of the Student union and had been a long time friend of Laurence. On arrival at Ombaye’s home, we were greeted with a wide selection of juices before tucking into a delicious banquet style dinner prepared Ombaye and his family.

The meal included authentic Kenyan chicken wings, goat, chapatti’s, rice and number different varieties of vegetables. A number of the volunteers have dietary requirements but this proved to be no problem for Ombaye who took this into account and still prepared a fantastic meal. To conclude the feast, the volunteers were treated to two beautiful cakes hand crafted by the host himself. A laughter filled night was had by all and it was a great opportunity to experience a traditional Kenyan meal within a local home. Every volunteer felt privileged to be invited by Ombaye and his entire family, spending the evening in their company and feasting on the delightful food they had prepared. Everyone invited was definitely a fan of Ombaye’s food and will become followers of his facebook page which a link can be located at the bottom of the page.

As a thank you gesture, Ombaye came and said a final goodbye to Laurence and the volunteers at the Karen Camp. We presented him with a framed picture of everyone at the meal. Thankfully, he brought a delightful chilli chocolate cake and a currant sponge to once again spoil everyone.

Click Here to visit Ombaye’s Facebook Fan Page.