I am off to Mombasa tomorrow morning and will write more when I get back on Friday or Saturday. In the meantime, here are some articles from THe Daily Nation, Kenya's main newspaper.
Mombasa:
Crackdown launched against homosexuality
A pressure group yesterday announced a crackdown on homosexuality and lesbianism in Mombasa. The chairman, Mr. Maalim Babu, said the group, affiliated to the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya, was concerned that Mombasa was becoming an immoral town. Homosexuals and lesbians organized a secret meeting at a Mombasa town hotel last week. The group yesterday appealed to Christians and other faiths to join them in the war against immorality. Mr. Babu estimated there are 25,000 homosexuals and lesbians in Mombasa alone.
Kitui:
Eating competition man choked by bread
A man was choked by a loaf of bread in an eating competition organized as part of activities to mark Madaraka Day at the Kitui stadium. Katiwa Ndaya was invited with four others to compete in eating a load of brad and soda in record time. Katiwa, who finished third, had no time to celebrate his victory as his eyes popped wide open with bread stuck in his throat. He was rushed to hospital where he was assisted and returned later to claim his prize.
reading your blog and paying attention to whether or not caroline needs to use the bathroom is taxing, to say the least. Michael Smith is one of Tia Anna's favorites... I think she and Uncle Rob heard him in Baltimore...
ReplyDeletetommy and caroline loved your pics from your safari and from shark diving...they were playing, after seeing the pics, and told me that they were going on their "boats" to New York and then to Africa! I guess since you've "tested the waters", these two cautious kids can go, too!
love ya tons.
tia julie
Oh. My. Gosh. Not BOTH Homosexuals AND Lesbians!!!! It's a wonder Mombasa hasn't collapsed in on itself!
ReplyDeleteOy. I don't know what else to say right now. I just wanted to leave my little mark on your blog, and this, unfortunately, is the best I can come up with. I feel like now that your mama is back home, I'm recuperating from how long she was gone. Not sure that makes any sense, but I feel like I have stay-at-home-and-be-the-single-mom lag. It's different from jet lag, because there aren't time zones to count. But it packs a wallop fer sure.
xoxox
25,000 homosexuals??? mombasa here i come!
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