Reporting still from Bwindi National Park...or at least from the edge of it. There is trouble in Kenya. Upto 300 dead in the last 3 days, the latest, a group of cowarding school children were torched alive while hiding in a church. All this stems from the recent controversial election in Kenya which has now spread into accusations of ethnic cleansing between tribal groups. Personally I think it s just an excuse for mayhem and anarchy. Revenge is a human characteristic that can intoxicate anyone, and brings out the worst in humanity.
As a result in Uganda and a few other neighboring countries have closed their borders to Kenya as the Kenyans duc it out in a spiral of violence that can go into civil war. Not likely, but when you got the fear ozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Imagine, two fairly developed nations or on their way to developmenthood, but politics, tribal friction and suicide bombers bringing these nations to their knees and making them failed states. Oh yeah, history tells just thzzzzzzzzz as attacked the US embassy before in yes...Kenya.
Anycase..wat do these have to do with you and me ? WEll, if you are in North Americn, then nothing much. I doubt the western media cares or even bother to report on African matters. As for me, the conflict in Kenya has resulted in neigboring countries closing their borders to Kenya. Uganda is landlocked and relies on Kenyan roads for shipments of food, supplies, goods, and off course fuel. With borders now close, fuel prices have skyrocketed ...or will if the conflict goes on. Already there are reports of hording, people buying loads of fuel to resell for inflated profit.
Add to thi conflict, the threat of Ebola and raiding rebels from the Congo and mayhem in Pakistan and probably more in the Mid East...I am screwed...:(
Further communications maybe difficult...
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