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Kenya’s fly fishers eye bigger catch

By AFP
11 September 2021   |   6:00 am
Visitors come from all over the world to fish in Kenya's highland rivers and alpine lakes. The country has an old and tiny fly-fishing tradition, but enthusiasts have plans to expand.

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