Wait and See
Thanks for your immediate response. It is refreshing to hear from outside the confines of our present circumstances. Makes one feel that all is not lost and actually there is life beyond this dismal horizon.
The situation in the country continues to deteriorate. Right now fear is gripping the country as Mr. Kofi Annan looks exasperated. Yesterday he said that he was ‘bitterly disappointed’ at the rejection by the government, of Mr. Ramaphosa, an experienced South African mediator he had carefully selected to spearhead the mediation process along himself or/and in his absence. The government side claimed the mediator had business dealings with the opposition chief.
You know, Mr. Annan is right now the only credible and tangible hope out of this quagmire and anticipation against potential destruction of the country. Any sign of scuttling his efforts sends waves of fear and despondency through the populace.
My cousin, a candidate, was thoroughly trounced by the opposition and right now is jobless as his party has not considered him for any nomination. I have not seen him since the outcome, but I can imagine how devastated he is. He lives in the leafy suburbs of Nairobi still untouched by the violence. He is not picking up calls!
Inflation around here is hitting double digits and that is if commodities are available. It seems like all efforts are now concentrated on the Internally Displaced People. Dangerous militia groups are re-grouping or emerging and controlling almost all sectors of the economy and the cost of life is spiraling daily in a situation where income does not match expenditure!
Please let me stop here. I will update you as we go on. Otherwise so far my immediate, extended family and I are fine. I am still holed up in the volatile Eastlands area of the city. Well, I also made inquires about getting out of the country. Apart from ‘terrible’ restrictions by the western embassies on prospective ‘refugees’, I am told by those already out there that it is not a bed of roses in the developed world; unless the situation becomes beyond unbearable around here.
Hence, it is like the option is a ‘wait and see’ scenario.
The situation in the country continues to deteriorate. Right now fear is gripping the country as Mr. Kofi Annan looks exasperated. Yesterday he said that he was ‘bitterly disappointed’ at the rejection by the government, of Mr. Ramaphosa, an experienced South African mediator he had carefully selected to spearhead the mediation process along himself or/and in his absence. The government side claimed the mediator had business dealings with the opposition chief.
You know, Mr. Annan is right now the only credible and tangible hope out of this quagmire and anticipation against potential destruction of the country. Any sign of scuttling his efforts sends waves of fear and despondency through the populace.My cousin, a candidate, was thoroughly trounced by the opposition and right now is jobless as his party has not considered him for any nomination. I have not seen him since the outcome, but I can imagine how devastated he is. He lives in the leafy suburbs of Nairobi still untouched by the violence. He is not picking up calls!
Inflation around here is hitting double digits and that is if commodities are available. It seems like all efforts are now concentrated on the Internally Displaced People. Dangerous militia groups are re-grouping or emerging and controlling almost all sectors of the economy and the cost of life is spiraling daily in a situation where income does not match expenditure!
Please let me stop here. I will update you as we go on. Otherwise so far my immediate, extended family and I are fine. I am still holed up in the volatile Eastlands area of the city. Well, I also made inquires about getting out of the country. Apart from ‘terrible’ restrictions by the western embassies on prospective ‘refugees’, I am told by those already out there that it is not a bed of roses in the developed world; unless the situation becomes beyond unbearable around here.
Hence, it is like the option is a ‘wait and see’ scenario.
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