Chapati lunch in honour of Maina

rs. Today our kitchen girl Ann was in charge to create some kind of Chapatis in honour of Maina's birthday. So we had a nice time together. As the needed flour is very expensive here, this is only for special occasions. It is also important to balance all the stress of the week!

Young student with paralyzed side

rs. We have a new patient. She is a student. Her parents live across the street. Her father is a policemen in pension. One of his daughters went to the Nairobi University. At the end of the semester she slumped down, but could raise again by herself. When she went home, she slumped again when she left the bus in Gilgi. For 10 minutes the people could not speak with her. Next morning at breakfast time she again fainted. Finally the mother asked for help and our doctor Wanjara came over. Now she was brought to our hospital and we have to check her. For the moment it is not clear what causes her weakness but her left side was kind of paralyzed. Let's hope our doctors can help her.

Baby day is always very intense

rs. Today we were active weighing and controlling the babies. Wanjara and the male nurses Mathew and John did the main job, but the whole crew helped them. The reaction of the babies on the scale is very diverse: some are enjoying it, others are crying. What always amazes me, how helpless some of the Kenyan mothers are. The correct care of the babies is certainly not one of the strong sides of the mothers. Here in the hospital we can be of help but I wonder how they are doing it at home.

Reparation of floor plates

rs. We had a lot to do because the PVC floor got damaged due to the strong disinfection chemicals we are using in the hospital. Small Peter was also present when we worked. The new plates were prepared outside of the house, then the glue was applied, before we could place them in position. This kind of work smells quite bad so our doctors are happy when everything is finished.

Bora Bora Taxis: cheap but not very safe!

rs. Yesterday I was in Nakuru City to get some mail posted. I was also looking around and found this truck overloaded with mattreses - the Kenyan way. Then I recognized these so called Bora Bora Taxis. These are bicycles that are used to transport people. Not very comfortable but cheap: you pay between 0.05 - 0.15 $ for a ride! Unfortunately these rides are not very safe. There are a lot of accidents, not only between bicycles and cars but also between the bicycles themeselves. Everybody is driving like crazy...

No news because of internet problems

We have this nice picture for you taken today in Kasambara, but unfortunately no news due to internet problems. We hopefully will be back tomorrow!

Eldoret ist still unsafe

rs. Paul went to Eldoret on Monday to check his property. The neighbors were not happy to see him and said that they didn't want to see him coming back. He told me about his negative experience and concluded that he has to sell his property and get something in the Kikuiu land. The situation in many places is still very unsafe. Also in Nakuru there is still a lot of criminality.