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WW1: German widow sniper who killed British soldiers from a Baobab tree

A baobab tree. [Courtesy]

The stretch of road from Taveta to Voi is laden with memorable World War I sites.

One of the sites near Taveta and close to Salaita Hill is the legendary "Sniper’s Baobab", an ancient tree pockmarked with World War I bullet holes.

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