Kenya’s post-election violence
“…And how did the post-election violence affect your family,” I asked.
“We were forced to flee our home for four months. When we returned, all our possessions had been stolen, the inventory in my husband’s shop had been looted, and our house had been burned down. Our grain stores were looted, and by the time we returned it was too late to plant our fields: the rains had already come and gone. But even if they hadn’t, we could not afford seeds and fertilizer anyway. It’s difficult for us to provide enough food for the family now. Our children had to stay behind in school and now we can’t afford the school fees to send our daughter to secondary school, so she’s just waiting around the house until we make enough income.
Oh, and my brother was shot and killed in Nairobi—by the police.”