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Dear
Friends of Abha Light On Sunday,
20 January, Abha Light joined with other relief organizations in a collective
medical camp at Kibera slum, Nairobi. The anger and frustration of the poor
over the stolen elections erupted in some of the worst violence seen in Kenya
since Independence with destruction of property and lives. The resulting
situation has left many people without food, medicine, jobs, homes.
Thouseands across the country have been uprooted as internal refugees. Nairobi's
Kibera slum, located in the constiutency of opposition leader, Raila Odinga,
is one of the hardest hit areas in the post-election violence that has rocked
Kenya. Kibera is one of the largest slums in eastern Africa, with about 1
million population. Since ALF
did not have its own security infrastructure, we joined with conventional
doctors from other organizations in an open free clinic in one of the worst
hit areas of Kibera. About 300 patients came altogether and about 50 were
treated by ALF with homeopathy. It shocked
us to see Kibera firsthand. Businesses and houses, buses were burnt out.
Trees uprooted, the roads blocked with barracades and debris. It's like a war
zone and painful to witness in this, otherwise generally peaceful, place. The clinic
was conducted in the burnt out premises of the hosting organization. The
whole block of businesses were looted, burnt down and thoroughly destroyed. If you wish
to donate towards these relief efforts, please write us. We will ensure
your donation is used for relief. |
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Burned out vehicles and building of the area |
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Didi at the venue |
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Homeopath John seeing a patient |