Today, Friday the 25th of jan, I was intending to go back to Nakuru to work for Red Cross some more over the weekend and catch up with my friends there but the place is completely blocked off. People were killed overnight and the road was blocked from morning. Now there is a total ban of people moving in or out from any sides til 7 am tomorrow. I have heard from my friend Charles who is still working in the store at the showground that in the last 36 hours the number of displaced people staying there has risen from 4000 to 6000. and at the time of texting he could see a truckload of 100 approaching. And today was meant to be the last day of the showground hosting people! So much for that government initiative! Dispite the promising first talks between Kibaki and Raila last night things have really gone down hill. It is so frustrating and had really been breaking me to pieces today, watching all the events on the TV and being entirely helpless. I cannot go anywhere or do anything to help the situation. We are shut in, most evenings there are gunshots. School is down to half days so that people can get home early enough. Some of the teachers are camped out in the university, others have to flee to the fields and sleep outside. Half the kids don’t turn up. Yesterday the plot two along from the school was burning as early as 2pm, it has never been that early.
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