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A cloudy, cold morning greeted the orphans who went about their daily routine as usual. Towards eleven in the morning, Melia, Tumaren, Kilaguni, Suguta, Olare and Murka enjoyed a soil dusting session. At mud wallow none of the orphans participated in the wallowing exercise due to the chilly weather.

The orphans left the stockade and passed by the water trough to take water before proceeding on to the field. At the field, the orphans were joined by Nasalot and Sunyei. Nasalot broke a green a branch and started to peel its outer cover when her favourite Kilaguni came to share the same branch with her. The two were seen happily feasting on the green branch. At eleven o’clock in the morning, the orphans headed for mud bath. On arrival, the babies took their noon bottle feeds whereby greedy Kandecha took his share so fast and went to demand more from Kitirua who was taking her last bottle; the keepers cautioned Kandecha not to try what he intended to do, and he left rumbling a grumble for having been stopped from trying to snatch Kititrua’s milk. After wallowing, the Juniors split into two; one group was left having a soil dusting session while the others took shelter from the hot sun under the nearby trees.

At ten o’clock in the morning, the junior group were joined by Yatta, Nasalot, Mulika, Orok, Buchuma, Selengai, Kinna and Napasha. Nasalot and Kinna browsed close to Kilaguni until mud bath time. At mud bath, Kina and Nasalot escorted Kilaguni to take his milk and then shepherded him for a wallow. Yatta led the orphaned herd to the browsing field where the Ex Orphans parted company with the Juniors. In the evening as the orphans passed by the mudbath, the sun was still hot, so they had another wallow to cool off before heading to the Stockades for the night.

It was cloudy as the orphans left for the field, Lualeni leading the way towards Kone, but veering off to climb Ithumba hill and browse there instead. She was joined by her friend Kora the junior boys, Kilaguni, Sabachi and Kibo while Suguta and the rest of the Junior group decided not to go up but browsed along the road leading to Kone. At mud bath time, the weather was warmer so some of the orphans - Chaimu, Tumaren and Kandecha ventured into the mud while the rest opted for a soil dusting exercise.