Lunch time thoughts

Today has been interesting. My invitation to attend a taskforce group, setup to run the 'The World Social Forum' in Kenya, allowed me to establish some contacts in a slum the other side of Nairobi - called Konogocho. I will be visiting there in the next week.
I did say yesterday 4 interesting people. If any of you are good at maths you may have picked up on this error.
My 4th chance encounter was with Titus the guard. He has a number of degrees and no end of wisdom, yet because of unemployment cannot find a job in Kenya. He still needs to work and so has taken what he sees as a privileged position of day time guard here at AJAN. It is a good position as its secure and provides the princely sum of $150 a month. Yes that is 6am til 6pm. Yet he is very happy. Someone please up-date me on the progression of the new IR laws back home......

Other interests for those medically inclined of you include the high rate of TB and malaria. The top two tests I have ordered so far include a zeil neilson and a thin and thick smear. At least it makes your differential diagnosis easy.
So far I have been struggling a bit with the swahili and am very grateful for the nurses with their great wealth of knowledge and language skills. I am sure that I have been more of a hinderance than a help.
Thanks for the emails they are making my day - even if I am lacking in my replies.
Please also keep the prayers rolling in, they are needed here both for me the Mugoto (white man) and the precious children.

Blessings, ian

The 'white man' at clinic.