THE DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET

Last year just after christmas there was this big day which happened to be election day. On thursday twenty seventh I woke up very early because I wanted to prepare breakfast for my parents early. But I found the breackfast ready. I went to my mothers bedroom and found no one.

I ran helter skelter to the kitchen but no one was there, after one hour my mother came and showed me her voters card. She told me that she has already voted. I was very happy because my mother had taken her role as a citizen of kenya.After the election, the winner was not announced. Everybody including the children waited for the news, but it was not announced that day.

One twenty nineth of december, the winner was announced and that was the worst thing they did. I wish they had delayed it for years or centuary because that night we did not sleep.The challenger was not happy with the results, he wanted to be the winner and even the supporters had no doubt that their candidate would win.

The following night I was watching the television when I heard my mother screaming I ran to the kitchen and found two people standing on the kitchen door they caught my Dad as he wanted to stop them from rapping my mother his arm was cut off by the two people, my mother held my hand and we ran out. we went to the Kenya Airforce thats where we stayed a few days.

Then we were tranferred to Chiefs camp Huruma, we are still here. I have not been able to go to school because of this post election violence. I really hope that everything will be okay soon. 

From a child in IDP camp Mathare.

SABABU ZINAZOFANYA NIISHI HAPA KWA KAMBI

Jina  langu  ni F.K . Miaka niko na miaka tisa.Chanzo cha shida hii ilitokea wakati wauchaguzi. kwanzia siku hiyo watu walianza kupigana wenyewe kwa wenyewe kikuyu na jaluo kama wee ni mkikuyu unachomewa vyombo vyako. sasa ndipo tukaamua kutorokea mahali hapa airforce tunaitaji usaidizi, hatuna blanketi, sufuria, tunalala kwa baridi hakuna mahali pakujizuia mvua. tunahitaji msaada wa serikali tuoneeni huruma kwanza sisi watoto waumia wengi ni wagonjwa na hakuna hospitali karibu hatuna vyakula vya kutosha hata mosquito nets. Tunaomba msaada wa serikali itusaidie.

Jina langu ni J.I. Niko na miaka kumi na moja.Huku Mathare ni kubaya sana ndio tulienda huko Airforce na sasa tuko huruma chiefs camp. Huku kuna baridi sana ya usiku. Baba yangu analala kwa nyumba na mama yangu analala hapa na sisi. Mimi sina furaha, shule nitaendaje na mimi na penda kusoma vitabu sana. kusoma ni kuwa na elimu bora.Shule yangu inaitwa WHYNOT JUNIOR ACADEMY.