Yesterday we visited the Mutindwa Base and met with 18 boys and two girls. We observed that they were using the new drug called "kalaloo" which is like jet fuel. We went ahead and taught them to keep themselves clean from those evils since they are God's creation. We also took them to a kiosk nearby and bought them "madondo" (beans with ugali). One of them said after the lunch that they would elect me their MP!!! We were glad to bless.
Francis Mbuvi
Notes:
A "Base" is a place in the slum where street kids gather at night to share the food they have gotten (by finding it in garbage, by begging, by working, by stealing) and sleep.
"Jet fuel" was an illegal brew people in various parts of Kenya started making several years ago. It only took a small glass to make someone drunk/dizzy. But if they drank it once or twice a week for a few months hair began to fall out, wrinkles appeared and they began to walk with a limp - aged before their time. The team is worried about what this new drug, poured in the hand or in a rag, sniffed through the nose or mouth, will do to the kids.
"Ugali" is a firm cornmeal mush that most people in Kenya eat. It is made by pouring finely ground corn meal in boiling water and stirring while it cooks. It becomes firm enough to cut with a knife and is then eaten as is or used to dip into a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and maybe cilantro.
An "MP" is an elected government official.
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