Getting Started (albeit a slow start)
After a short early-early morning flight from Nairobi International to the
western Kenya town of Eldoret, hired a car & driver to get to Kitale …
although a short distance (56 km), it took an extended amount of time because
of the road conditions … a bouncefest of pot holes, washed away road sections,
and heavy traffic of cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, & herds of
cattle, goats and sheep. Ref: Same road as detailed in the early posts of 2010
blog – just 3 more years of new, deeper pot holes.
Thunderstorms at noon today prevented any outside work … and
rain continues tonight … maybe we should be building cisterns, not digging
wells …
Rain does certainly help the beautiful flora of the Kenyan landscape.
The major topic of discussion at the bus stops, pubs, motorcycle taxi stands, and television talk shows is the March 4th
elections … from local commissioners to the Federal elections, including the
Presidential office. The two prime candidates have an interesting connection
which is creating a very, very close race. One candidate is the son of the
former President, and his opponent is the son of the former Vice President. The
biggest focus is to have a peaceful election, an objective sorely missed in the
deadly post-balloting violence from the last election.
Kenya’s national goal is to be the “Business Capital” of
Africa … the next decade will be critical, but it is an achievable ambition. Milele
kuishi Kenya !
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