A tall stone on a ridge outside town looks like a figure with a bowed head, and for generations water ran down its face. People call it the Crying Stone of Ilesi, and legend says its tears warned of rain. Lately it cries less often, and locals notice.
A short ride north, Kakamega Forest keeps De Brazza's monkeys and great blue turacos under a dark canopy. On fight days, bulls lock horns at Malinya while Isukuti drums keep the crowd moving. Rain falls in every month, heaviest in April and May, so the forest stays green all year. A Local Friend can find you a seat at a family table where ingokho, the chicken served to honored guests, waits.
