You'd never guess that the village comes under the jurisdiction of leafy Solihull - or that one of the Midlands' best gardening centres, Akamba, is nearby.

And that "postmodernist" black suede outfit studded with Turkana brass beads, Akamba brass chain, and tiny Ngiriama brass wedding beads (which have become a huge export item for Kenya, as jewellery designers all around the world use them as spacers) with the "jaw-dropping" floor-length hammered brass necklace with handmade Kamba chains, once worn by Miss Nairobi Centennial Emma Too, which Dr.

If you want to see where the market's carved elephants and masks are made, visit the Akamba tribe's carving cooperative on the outskirts of town.