September 11th, 2009
Uganda explodes
Uganda is in turmoil this week. Kampala (two hours West) is rocked by riots and the surrounding areas, including our town, are feeling the impact. Many major roads are closing, the Peace Corps has pulled out, the Embassy is sending out warnings, and things are just plain tense here.
Today's paper
Today's paper
I’ve never seen this much military activity. On our road today, I counted six massive armored transports (“mambas”) heading to Kabaka bristling with armed soldiers.
Armed transports speeding up our road
Even the local police are on alert with police checkpoints slowing traffic and inspecting vehicles travelling in and out of Jinja.
Police checkpoints across the Nile bridge into Jinja
Although I’m sure it’s unrelated, we lost both power and water for the first time since we’ve been here. The power and water are back now, but things here are strange right now. We’re safe here in Njeru, but it’s scary how fast this country descended into turmoil. Pray for peace and a calm to settle on this dangerous situation.
