elections

today is the day after the elections, but at 8am this morning there was still only 5% that had been counted so we still await the results... the streets are empty, the shops are closed and there is a feeling of expectation in the air. no-one is sure what the outcome will be or what will happen as a result of that outcome, will there be mass unrest? who knows.
i was planning to go on election monitoring with the red cross, i was looking forward to it as an interesting historical even experience but was taken ill with food poisoning from some dodgy cabbage that i ate on Christmas eve morning (eating left overs that have been sitting about im finding is not such a good idea, most people here don't have fridges, but if you dont eat left overs then there is often a lot of wastage.) so my stomach was swelled up to huge proportions and my head was thumping- i figured i wouldn't be much help in the red cross first aid tent! so i stayed at the Venters (South African family living in Njoro egerton, the vision behind YASHA- if you dont know who i am talking about then you should read the rest of my blog!) where i received excellent love and care and also went to the hospital for a grand concoction of medicaments so now am restored to good health.