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Kilimanjaro ready for Instagram as Mt Kenya still cries for toilets

The beautiful and scenic Lake Ellis, one of Mt Kenya's Glacier lakes. [Jayne Rose Gacheri, Standard]

As Kenyans were glued to their TV screens following the disputed presidential elections, our southern neighbours were busy installing high-speed internet connections on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest.

The news got some brief pings in Kenya but was carried by almost all major global media outlets. The news that you can now livestream your ascent to the highest peak on the continent seemed too good to be true.

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