Monday, June 1: Independence Day

Kenya declared independence on June 1, 1963 when they installed their first Prime Minister. In the morning, we went up the street to see the parade. We got there just in time. A band was at the front, led by the fancy drum major. This was followed by groups of police and soldiers and then kids. Crowds of people marched alongside. The end of the parade consisted of a two fire trucks and another truck that may or may not have actually been in the parade. The whole think took about 5 minutes.

The parade was from town to the stadium where there would be speeches and so on. We went the opposite direction and dropped Evey off at Dr Kennedy's clinic. Dr Kennedy is one of the MTTF Board Members in Kenya. Evey visited at the clinic for the day to observe and ask questions.

The rest of us headed back to town, and stopped at the Golf Hotel for coffee. The Golf Hotel is probably the nicest hotel in Kakamega and has a very nice restaurant and outdoor dining. We ordered coffee and sodas, and waited about 15 minutes. The waiter brought a large thermos and can of Nescafe instant to the table. Herb said they used to have brewed coffee, but things change for no particular reason.

Wendy an David ordered Stoney Tangawizi which is a brand of ginger ale. David got his, but it was the last bottle, so Wendy ordered coffee (which had not yet come). She also ordered a cucumber and something dish, but after 5 or 10 minutes, she was told they were out of cucumbers. A little later we saw why - they were preparing a buffet for guests, an one of the dishes was a huge plate of cucumber wedges.

After the delightful coffee we returned to MTTF where Gail and Kayla had stayed (they rested and did some quiet activities). Gail and Kayla went to town to a cafe for a Stoney and time together. We also met some of the other Kakamega board members and had tea together. A little later, Isaac and I went to the Internet to get him an email address and give him an email lesson.

After dinner, Sarah, Lisa, and I tutored some children in Math and other subjects. It threatened to rain all evening, but it never did. Tomorrow I have to give a seminar at MMUST on Assembly Language Programming.