Small News but Positive

Last month the Samburu people of Losesia lost 3000 heads of cattle atop the loss of friends and relatives themselves. I just heard that some of those cattle have been found at a cattle market: 14 to be exact. No, it doesn’t replace the lives of brothers and others lost (See September 17th and 23rd for some wrenching accounts) but retrieving those cows is a hope, a piece of happiness amidst the fear and gloom. They have been brought back to the small, local town and soon will be re-united with their owners.

Go to the top of this page/blog and you will see how it feels to have your cattle torn from you. The women weeping are watching, last March, as the Kenyan police rounded up their cows, loaded them on lorries and drove away, forever. Cows are more than the Samburu’s bank account and food, they give you standing in society, are cherished, cosseted and sung over. Cattle are needed for weddings, to pay for university and more. They provide pleasure and sustenance in the present and hope for the future. 

For a few, a small portion of normality has just returned home. And that is something to give thanks for.