Today is the second day of protests in Kenya. Yes, there is a lot of running around the country. But simply put...Kenyans want to work. A number of Kenyans have lost their jobs because of these protests. Most of them are now risking to get to work. You cannot tell a Kenyan who depends totally on this one job to run amok and hope their job will be there when they are done running. Yes we need to have wrongs righted.But Kenyans want to know they have jobs at the end of the day because that is how they will feed their families. A testament to that is the reduction in the numbers of protestors.
So as it is in Kenya and particularly in Nairobi where most of our staff is....it is quiet in the mornings but as the day wears on, the running begins. Right now in Kibera especially the DCs camp, there is a stand off between police and protestors. You can get in to go home but you can't get out. If you live near Kibera or any other slum,tact is what you need to get in or out. In most parts of the Nairobi, there is minimal or no transport. So people are walking to work or getting lifts from their friends. When buses get to where you are, you thank God and you move on.
But if you are not reading this anywhere, get it from here.Kenyans just want to work. They want this conflict worked out by the warring parties and they want to move on. They already know that it is the common man who will lose when all is said and done. So pray for Kenyans. Pray for us as we try to get back to our normal routine.Pray that our leaders will finally get to sit do
wn and dialogue about this stalemate.
wn and dialogue about this stalemate.PRAY FOR KENYA
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