Encounter with Elephants - Paperbackby Samuel W. Nyanchoga (Author) Encounter with the Elephants chronicles the twists, turns and encounters in the life of Mwalimu Gekone, who through hard work, community support and family generosity, rose from humble beginnings to reach the pinnacle of high school teaching. The search for education takes him from his rural home to Nakuru Town to Nairobi (City in the Sun) to primary teacher training college, this jogoo wa shamba (village cockerel)