AMCC-K WEEKLY UPDATE.

AMCC-K WEEKLY REPORT

SICK KIDS
The kids are fine and well spiritually and physically. But two of them are under medication. These are:
(1) Jackline Wambui a class 7 pupil who was diagnosed of arthritis as explained in an earlier posting this month. She was taken back to the hospital on Wednesday 26th October 2011, after she finished taking the drugs and observed a very slight change. It was found wise to be taken back to the doctor and she was given some other different drugs which she is taking.
(2) Agnes Njoki a form 3 student at St. Basil Secondary School started feeling bad on 20th October 2011 and was rushed to a clinic at Mukarara because it was on a public holiday (Mashuuja Day) and many public hospitals do not operate well on holidays. She was treated of malaria and was given some drugs. The drugs did not help her so she was taken back to the hospital again on Wednesday 26th October 2011 at Kirwara sub-district hospital where she was diagnosed of stomach ulcers. She was given some different drugs and forbidden to be taking some different types of foods and drinks. The doctor said that her hemoglobin is very low. As a result the doctor advised that she should not be taking the following: Kales, tea leaves, coffee, cocoa, githeri (a mixture of corns and beans), juice, citrus fruits, spices and food cooked with tomatoes.
UN BALANCED DIET
One of the issues is that we do not feed our Children with balanced diet .We do not feed them on Fruits, eggs, milk and even meat is scarce. Now we are fearing that others also may have a low hemoglobin and that it’s only a short time and the effects start to manifest like in Agnes .We are appealing to all Friends and well wishers to come in and assist on this before it is too late.
In all these things we give God the praise knowing that He is our healer and that He is going to provide divine healing to them. So let us pray God for his healing power upon these kids and that all of us will continue to enjoy good health.

PUPIL’S PERFORMANCE
Our pupils are still going up well in their performances. Especially those of Ndunyu Chege Primary School (class 4 -7) their performances are so encouraging. The reports that we have received from their school teachers is that their performances are the best in their third-term opener exam compared with the pupils that they met there, since they were very new to the environment. The teachers say that they expect them to do better in their mid-term exams because now they have become used to the environment. Below are their performances:

NAMES SUBJECTS
Class English Composition Total % Lugha Insha Jumla% Math% Science% Social/studies C.R.E Social/ C.R.E% Total Marks positions
Brian Mureithi 4 42 24 73 49 20 77 82 74 40 20 67 373 1
Mercy Wambui 4 36 33 69 46 24 72 82 74 36 23 66 363 2
Cyrus Kinyanjui 4 25 29 54 40 28 68 74 58 36 23 66 320 6
Apostle Praise 4 46 36 82 42 34 84 76 90 48 29 86 418 2
Kenneth Muigai 5 27 23 67 42 20 69 64 50 40 16 62 312 2
Alex Njenga 5 36 24 67 41 23 71 38 46 27 15 47 269 8
Lucy Muthoni 5 36 17 59 42 20 69 38 46 32 19 57 269 8
Simon Wanjohi 5 38 18 57 40 16 61 54 50 25 14 42 265 9
Peter Njoroge 5 33 19 53 42 19 67 54 32 25 19 49 255 10
Eutycus Nyoike 5 28 25 53 35 15 56 46 52 27 16 48 255 11
Manasseh Warui 6 34 25 59 32 19 51 26 38 26 15 46 220 10
Virginia Wangui 6 30 30 60 29 15 48 26 42 22 17 44 220 10
Gracious Peace 6 29 20 49 42 33 75 56 58 39 277 38
Joseph Kamiri 7 27 29 56 31 10 46 22 50 30 18 53 227 10
Caroline Waithira 7 26 24 50 30 21 57 26 50 22 16 42 225 11
Jackline Wambui 7 22 15 41 26 15 46 30 56 62 235 8
Hannah Njambi 8 16 28 44 15 18 33 28 46 15 10 28 179 46
David Njoroge 8 22 24 46 24 20 44 46 32 28 10 42 210 29
Naomi Wanjiku 8 28 15 48 12 17 32 48 44 22 13 39 211 21
Charity Wangari 8 36 23 66 23 17 44 44 54 25 14 43 251 12
Intercessor Israel 8 32 40 72 42 33 75 74 52 46 26 80 353 15

KENYA AT WAR WITH SOMALIA
Kenya has been at war with Somalia since last week. This is as a result of killings and kidnappings of tourists and foreigners visiting Kenya by Al Shabaab. Al Shabaab is an Islamic terrorist group in connection with Al qaenda. By last week, the Kenyan forces had already entered into Somalia. The refugees were fleeing the lower Juba area in Southern Somalia controlled by Al shabaab. The areas are under attack by the Kenyan forces pursuing the insurgents who are said to be behind a series of kidnappings, of foreigners in the country.(Saturday Nation,22 October, 2011 page 4)

Kenyan military planners are targeting the capture of the port city of Kismayu to cut off funding for the al shabaab militants (Saturday Nation, 22 October, 2011 page 5).
Kenyan commanders were mobilizing their troops in readiness for what is expected to be a fierce battle to capture the town of Afmadow, a strategic transit point for goods illegally trafficked through Kismayu. Kismayu is Al-shabaab’s nerve centre for operations and its main source of funding from Revenue and its capture and that of Afmadow will significantly weaken the militants. (Daily Nation, Monday October 24, 2011, page 1 and 2)

Senior Police Officers held closed doors meetings to map out fresh strategies after two deadly grenade attacks rocked Nairobi. Investigations into the explosions have pointed at sympathizers of Al shabaab, the terror group with links to Al Qaeda and which Kenyan troops have been fighting for more than a week at their bases in Somalia (Daily Nation, Wednesday, October 26, 2011 page 5)
There is a high possibility that al shabaab militia group is responsible for this given their earlier warning after the Kenyan military began waging war against the terror group with Somalia (Daily Nation, Wednesday, October 26,2011 page 14).

France insisted that Kenya’s offensive against the Islamist rebels in Southern Somalia, which Paris is supporting, had been launched with the consent of the Somali government. “The Kenyan intervention was decided in agreement with the Transitional Federal Government.” Bernard Valero said, explaining that the Kenyan and Somali defense ministers had signed an accord on October 18 (Daily Nation, Wednesday 26, 2011, page 4)

This will pull the Kenyan economy down, and food scarcity in the country will continue to there. This is because moving from one place to another will be difficult in fear of attacks. The AMCC will be affected by this in that we are non-profit making organization. We rely on donor’s donations and well wishers and when transport (traveling) becomes difficult, those who want to visit and donate something will not be capable of doing it. We ask all our partners to pray for our nation –Kenya that she may have peace with Somalia. For it is only when the war will come to a halt that both the countries will prosper.

Faithfully,
Sr. Ruth,
Communications Officer,
AMCC-K