Beegu City

Tourist stories often sell beauty without cost. Real places do not work that way. West Turkana has heat that punishes, distance that isolates, and routines shaped by scarcity, risk, and stubborn endurance. Yet it also has laughter, hospitality, sharp intelligence, and a kind of resilience that grows where comfort cannot.

Beegu City is a collection of raw, experience-based stories set in West Turkana, Kenya. Told through the eyes of an expatriate living inside the daily realities of a foreign land, these narratives bring you close to the people, the landscape, and the small moments that reveal what life feels like when you are far from home and forced to adapt.

This is not a book written to romanticize hardship. It is written to tell the truth: the sting of sun, the anxiety of uncertainty, the hunger that comes with limited options, and the strange courage required to keep functioning. At the same time, it shows the unexpected joys that survive under harsh skies, including friendship, local wisdom, and the deep human habit of building community even when conditions are hard.

The title comes from Beegu, the tamarind tree that stands as a quiet symbol in these stories. It does not escape the climate. It endures it. In the same way, the people and the narrator learn to endure, adapt, and keep finding meaning where life is not designed for ease.

In this book, you will experience:

• A vivid portrait of West Turkana beyond tourist brochures and safari narratives
• Gritty, honest scenes of expatriate life, culture shock, and survival learning
• Memorable characters, from locals to fellow outsiders, each shaped by the land
• Reflections on identity, belonging, and what changes when comfort is removed
• A steady thread of hope and resilience, symbolized by the Beegu tree

Beegu City is for readers who want travel writing with truth, for anyone drawn to Africa beyond the postcard, and for those who want stories that carry both harsh reality and human warmth.

If you are looking for a book that takes you beyond the ordinary and leaves you with the feel of a place in your bones, Beegu City will take you there.