Guerrillas of Tsavo
Exploring & Commemorating the East African Campaign
of the First World War in Taita Taveta County - Kenya
The Annual Weekend of Remembrance
Taita Taveta County
25-27th November 2022
Join the Annual East African Weekend of Remembrance held each year around the 25th November. Accompany the Kenya Defence Forces as they lead Services of Remembrance in Voi, Maktau and Taveta.
Maktau Cemetery
Services of Remembrance
The Kenya Defence Forces lead three Services of Remembrance
during the weekend at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery's at Voi, Maktau & Taveta
Optional Activities
Before, during and after the Weekend there is plenty of other activities and add on tours available for you to fully experience the East African Campaign and the many wonders of Taita Taveta County.
Visit the old railway stations at Voi and Maktau
Take in the views and fortifications on Picket Hill
Old DC's office in Taveta where first shots were fired in 1914
Did a lady in the Snippers Baobab?
Explore the Switzerland of Kenya in the Taita Hills
Visit the trenches and bunkers at the Mashoti Fort
Go on a game drive
Discover Lake Chala