For those who have been checking in and wondering why I have not blogged for a couple of days - we've had internet problems and when we did get internet connection, the power would go out on us! Yesterday, the power came on and off for at least 10 times! This is not unusual but it still aggravates me. Tony did turn on the generator last night for a few hours so that our compound would at least have some light instead of total darkness. For those of you who have been here, you remember how pitch dark Africa gets when the power goes off!
Not much has changed since I last wrote. The rallies that were called for yesterday, today and tommorow is still on. There were confrontations between the protesters and the police yesterday and many were hurt and busnessses were closed. It was relatively calm in Nairobi for most part of the day until late afternoon, when the protesters attempted their march. Tear gas were fired at the crowd. There were also trouble in the slums in Nairobi.
On the financial front, many international donors gave warnings tha they will withold aid pending the resolution of the current political conflict. Once again, it would be the poor and the vulnerable of the country who will suffer - people dependant on free anti-retroviral drugs, educational grant that susidises the free education, missions funded clinics that services remote villages, etc.
I will post this now and write another one shortly. I don't want to lose this while power and internet is still on!
Not much has changed since I last wrote. The rallies that were called for yesterday, today and tommorow is still on. There were confrontations between the protesters and the police yesterday and many were hurt and busnessses were closed. It was relatively calm in Nairobi for most part of the day until late afternoon, when the protesters attempted their march. Tear gas were fired at the crowd. There were also trouble in the slums in Nairobi.
On the financial front, many international donors gave warnings tha they will withold aid pending the resolution of the current political conflict. Once again, it would be the poor and the vulnerable of the country who will suffer - people dependant on free anti-retroviral drugs, educational grant that susidises the free education, missions funded clinics that services remote villages, etc.
I will post this now and write another one shortly. I don't want to lose this while power and internet is still on!
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