Kenya

Kenya, a country located in the eastern part of Africa. A country known for its historical landmark, Mount Kenya and its activities in sports such as long distance running(in which they sweep a lot of gold medals at athletic events), rugby and soccer. Kenya is not a country known for fighting or any other such things but recently the country has being thrown into turmoil as a result of the recent elections that just took place. The opposition parties disagreed with the results of the recent election and as a result, there has being a lot of fighting in the once peaceful nation. To show how bad things were in Kenya, CNN showed a little video clip to viewers taken by a freelance journalist, who was scared as hell while shooting the whole thing that was happening and I will narrate the contents of the video in detail and it goes thus: A man on the run(to viewers, he was running for no apparent reason, but he was really trying to run away from the bloodshed behind him) is spotted by another man wielding a machete. The man with the machete pulls the innocent man from his hiding place, and he calls his other friends, they themselves wielding machete, to where the innocent man was. What was to follow was simply shocking and sickening to the stomach. The machete wielding men proceeded to hack this innocent man to death. CNN could not show the rest of the clip because it was just too gruesome to be broadcast on TV. What I saw got me thinking about how human beings would act like this towards each other. The most annoying thing about this whole story is the fact that this same opposition leaders kept encouraging their supporters in doing what they were doing, rather that telling them to stop killing and stop the bloodshed. The images posted above just goes onn to show how bad things are in Kenya. This bloodshed has led to a loss of thousands of innocent lives. Things are getting quiet as of recent thanks in part to other countries getting a whole lot more involved in everything that has being going on in Kenya.

Being where I am from, and knowing how bad things can really get, I would have to express my joy at the fact that things in this once volatile country are getting back to normal.

Cruelty in this World

NB: I OPTED TO PUT THIS PICTURES UP SO THAT PEOPLE CAN KNOW THE EXTENT OF THIS YOUNG BOY'S BURNS.

In this day and age, it is amazing to see that people still act like barbarians. It is so amazing when I hear some things going on in the world today. Just recently, we heard about Youssif, the 5year old Iraqi boy who was set ablaze by some men in Iraq. Such stories are stories you think will never happen in this precious world of ours.

Young Youssif was playing outside his house when he was doused with gas and set on fire. What would make anybody in his right frame of mind set a young, innocent boy on fire?Looking at a picture of the boy just before he was set on fire and pictures after, one will almost be moved to tears. If not for kind hearted people around, this boy who was born with no deformity whatsoever would have to live the rest of his life with the terrible scars of this callous act. I would have to commend the nongovernmental organization Children's Burn Foundation which paid for the family's trip to America and is also footing the bills of the operation. Also, not to forget the brilliant medical staff who took part in the complicated medical procedure.

A food for thought: Let us all live in peace with one another and not act callous towards one another. Let us not hold grudges toward one another.

Home

Hope everybody had a fun Christmas break. Well I did. Going back home(Nigeria) made it fun for me. The whole family went back to Nigeria for my uncle's 60th birthday and wow we had so much fun I could not believe it. Seeing my mum, all my high school friends, and every other person that mattered to me felt really good. There was so much freedom for every one of us because we were able to speak Pidgin English and yoruba(my native language) freely. On the day I was meant to come back to America, I did not really feel like because I wanted to spend more time with my family. But I am back in school and hopefully this semester will be as good as the last one(hoping to finish this semester with all As). In conclusion, all I have to say is that there is no better place than home. A word of advice: Keep your family close and dont fight with people who are dear to your heart.

PS: These people are not my wife and baby. They are family friends, this was at my uncle's party