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Thursday, 18 August 2011

In the news today

Listening to radio breakfast news on my matatu this morning - 

'A herd of cows died as they sheltered with their herder from the rain storm last night.  The power lines carrying a high-voltage current connected with the water beneath the cows and 20 died.  A riot broke out amongst local people who all wanted the fresh meat for their families'

'A man was found defiling an 11-year old girl in a field, and had to be rescued by police from angry local people who were trying to kill him'

Riiiight.

I post these as interesting tales from a very different society, but also because they've been troubling me.  I'm a little overwhelmed by the lack of infrastructure, governance, wealth and education that run beneath these stories.  Where are we living?  And what on earth can we do?



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