By 6pm on Friday, Kenyans had started gazing into the skies to witness what scientists had labelled ‘blood moon’ eclipse. East Africa was forecast to be among the regions that would get the best views of the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century.
Not wanting to be left out in the historical experience, balconies in apartments in Nairobi’s filled up as soon as darkness fell. Curious onlookers struggled to get the best shot of the lunar eclipse on their mobile phones.