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Ex-orphans Lualeni, baby Lulu, Ithumba and Kilabasi spent the night outside the stockade compound. When the dependent orphans were let out this morning, Roi spent some quality time with Lulu, before Lualeni led the way out to browse. An hour later, Lualeni and her group walked off into the bush. Having a baby really seems to have fulfilled Lualeni's dreams; this is how we Keepers feel. This is the same Lualeni who, when she was younger, earned the reputation herself for being a baby-snatcher! Since she has had her own baby, Lualeni is a happy mother and doesn't fight with Keepers any more like she used to do when trying to take one of the dependent babies with her. Lualeni only brings her daughter to spend some time with the dependent orphans in a place where she once used to be. 

Dololo tried to challenge Kauro today but the tables turned on him when Kauro decided to ride on his back. This was meant to teach Dololo a lesson that he is still a small boy and is not supposed to challenge his seniors. Later, Kauro settled for soil dusting as Galla had a pushing game with Sapalan. 

Shortly before mud bath time, the orphans were joined by ex-orphans Nasalot, baby Nusu and Melia, who left a short while later the same way they had appeared from. At the mud bath Kilaguni showed up with his newfound wild friends and left shortly afterwards. In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse in the Imenti area and had a quiet afternoon. 

Mutara, Suguta, Turkwel, Sities, Kithaka, Garzi, Lemoyian, Sities, Lualeni and baby Lulu were outside the stockade compound in the morning. With Suguta, Sities and Turkwel around, the Keepers had to be on their toes and keep a sharp eye on Dololo, or risk losing him Suguta and her team. 

Out in the bush, the Keepers remained vigilant throughout the morning to make sure the girls didn’t succeed with their plan. Lualeni and her baby Lulu later left. Ambo settled to browse with Naseku while Musiara teamed up with Maramoja. 

Kanjoro and Kilaguni joined the orphans on the way to the mud bath and the two grown up boys went straight to the water and had fun, as they were watched by rest of the herd. After having fun in the water, Kanjoro joined Wanjala and Sattao in soil dusting. Karisa had a quarrel with Ndiwa that ended up in a fight. Oltaiyoni, who was passing by, decided to bring their fighting to an end by separating them, and warned them not to repeat it again. 

The afternoon was quiet as Mutara’s herd was well behaved and did not thinking of running away with anyone. In the evening, all the orphans returned back safely to the stockades for the night. 

When the orphans came out of their stockades this morning to have some Lucerne, there was a small group of ex-orphans there waiting for them - Kibo, Kilaguni and Kanjoro, who shared Lucerne with them. Kuishi scratched her neck while the others were busy feeding. Some of the orphans then walked to the water trough to drink before leaving for the bush, followed by the three ex-orphans. 

Out in the bush the orphans concentrated on browsing and seemed very happy and confident with the presence of the three older bulls with them. Tusuja picked up a strong-looking stick and started scratching his chest, while Mapia was busy scratching on a rock too. Pare was busy stretching up high to reach some green branches he found. Enkikwe was interacting with Musiara while Kauro was rolling on the soil next to them, playing. Enkikwe watched him and then started doing his own exercises, rolling on the ground too. Olsekki was busy feeding on the same branch as Musiara. 

Just before noon the orphans walked to the mud bath for their milk bottles, and some wild bulls arrived to drink water. The dependent orphans enjoyed wallowing in the water hole with the three ex-orphans who were still with them. They later came out and walked to the piles of loose soil to dry off. They had a good dust bath today before heading out to continue browsing.

Just like the days before their afternoon was punctuated by a small roadside mud bath before drying off and walking back to the stockades for the night, still accompanied by Kibo, Kilaguni and Kanjoro, who left the orphans at the stockades and walked off into the Park.

Kilaguni, Lemoyian and a wild bull were at the stockade compound early in the morning. As soon as the orphans were let out, the wild bull left while Lemoyian went and stood at the gate where he was saying good morning to all that were coming out. Kilaguni just waited at the Lucerne feeding area and later walked to share water with the dependent orphans. Karisa tried to invite Mundusi to a strength testing exercise but Mundusi seemed uninterested. Mundusi walked away leaving Karisa wondering what was wrong with Mundusi today, as he usually loves pushing games. 

The orphans settled to browse in Kone area and later attended mud bath where they were joined by ten wild elephant bulls. Mutara and her herd also showed up and Suguta was happy to interact with her Dololo, before later parting ways. In the afternoon, the orphans met briefly with the senior ex-orphans and then parted ways again.