Kenya marks nearly one year since post-election violence

It has nearly been a year now since the post-election violence in Kenya. Internally displaced people are yet to benefit to the peace and stability that is now seen in the country at the moment. Dozens and dozens of the I.D.Ps (internal refugees) are yet to relocate or for that matter return to their previous places they once called home.

Those that escaped the infamous Eldoret church burning are still counting their luck after escaping the outrage of the locals. It has been one year after the incident that left dozens of their colleagues burned alive in the church. 

Over 3,000 persons are still in the Eldoret Camp and uncountable ones are all over the country. Their scars tell of the trauma which they went through. The violence last year left over a thousand people dead and more than three hundred thousand people displaced. 

At the moment we still have a good number of people who are still displaced. Sometimes they go hungry without food for several days. Nairobi wasn’t untouched either, the effect of the violence left many people homeless. 

Some of the children are admitted in Tenderfeet education center and are being assisted in many ways. They are being counseled to curb the trauma they experienced and are being given basic necessities: education and food. At the moment they are on holidays until January. We have been distributing food stuffs and paying rent for the people who were affected by the violence and some who are living with HIV and AIDS that are in our program.

The post-election violence was so intense in Nairobi and especially in the Kibera slums that sparkled the violence. Jobless youth up-rooted the railway line that passes through the slum area and they also indulged in looting, burning and also attacking out some of the other tribes in Kibera.

The proposed piece of land to be purchased by Tenderfeet in Kibera was later differed to Riruta satellite about 10 kilometers from Nairobi town due to the experience of the post-election violence in the area. The proposed land will be purchased in Riruta and Tenderfeet will soon be using the land for the school. Our Tenderfeet advocate Dax Mitchell will be visiting Kenya in January. He is been a great help to Tenderfeet for envisioning a way forward.