It is virtually impossible to control Northern Kenya, which is populated chiefly by migrant nomads.

I can't think of any other region in the world which is such a vast source of fossils.

We are concerned that, in a few years time, this place of discovery, with its wealth of human fossils, the like of which can be found nowhere else in the world, could be completely destroyed.

We hope to find more pieces of the puzzle which will shed light on the connection between this upright, walking ape, our early ancestor, and modern man.

Colonial governors and senior civil servants are not easy people to argue with, and I was not popular because of my criticism of the colonial service in Kenya.

They are seeking to make it virtually impossible for shareholders to amend the bylaws or remove a majority of the board,