A soft midday rain, mvua ya mchana, falls over the Lake Victoria shore near your home in Kisumu, the light drops barely stirring the tall lake grass as you settle in for a nap. The gentle lapping of small lake wavelets and the quiet trickle of a nearby stream mingle with the faint patter of rain on acacia leaves, while a thrush sings a soft, low song from a nearby tree. A cool, calm breeze carries the distant calls of waterbirds across the water, and the slow, steady breath of the lake creates a