Gogo Salt Lick, Kenya

[1] According to Mbeere Historical Texts written in 2005 by Kenyan historian and author Mwaniki Kabeca (10 August 1944 – 13 March 2023)[1], Gogo is where Mwenendega, the founder of Embu tribe, met his wife Nthara.

At least five acres on the banks of the Gogo River, surrounding the salt lick, have been reserved for community use.

The five-acre Gogo meadow, which surrounds the salt lick, is populated by indigenous trees.

The Gogo Salt Lick is an area of water puddles fed by slow seeping springs and traditionally used by wildlife and livestock.

Well established mineral licks, like Gogo, appear as open muddy areas and are characterised by well-worn trails radiating from them.