Jane Marriott: Kenya will always be my second home

Outgoing British High Commissioner, Jane Marriott, is preparing to leave Kenya having concluded her four-year tour of duty. However, it is not as easy as some may think. Having fallen in love with the country's people, cuisine, safari drives, and culture, Marriot says she is not ready for departure.
"I remember when I arrived. So many people have said to me, You will never want to leave. You'll want to stay, and I thought, don't be ridiculous," she reveals.
"I'll be able to leave, but know that Kenya's got my heart, and I'm afraid. I'm now making some sort of final preparation to leave. I'm not ready, which I think is actually so," Marriott told Persil Telewa, the host of KTN's Globe Traktion show.

But unknown to many, there is also a personal twist to her reluctance to jump on the plane and fly to London for her next posting. The 47-year-old Marriot is still searching and had hoped to find her soulmate in Kenya thus cementing the prospect...