I didn't see anyone else mention this, but article in the NY Times about runners in and around Eldoret and how they are coping with the violence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/05/sports/othersports/05run.html
I didn't see anyone else mention this, but article in the NY Times about runners in and around Eldoret and how they are coping with the violence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/05/sports/othersports/05run.html
I'm now about a hundred times less cynical about Toby Tanser.
I am still 100% cynical about Toby Tanser
My experiences with Toby have been that he is a thoroughly decent and dedicated guy. I'm not sure what the gripe is with him.
I was in Iten from when the trouble started until Wedneday morning. I don't think it was as bad as this articel makes out.
For example - "bloody violence" does not accurately portray what happened in Iten. There were roadblocks there and looting took place but I did not witness or hear of anyone being hurt. The worst I heard of was Choge getting a bit of hassle because they thought he was a Kikuyu.
I didn't see anyone with an automatic weapon apart from army and police.
I didn't run later than 7.30 and it was pretty quiet then but there were some people out and about, noen who wanted to know why I was just running.
It's obvious. Toby used to beat no one of consequence so badly in races that he finally recognized the hard truth that he was no longer of consequence.
Iten is not that bad. It is based mainly of one tribe which means violence is not that bad. Riots and looting happened upon results but whites were safe. In fact i was in the middle of it and never felt in true danger even when the police started firing in the air. So if anyone is worrying about a friend or loved one in iten, they are in asafe part of kenya. they would be in more risk of starving than being attacked. that could become a major problem in the area in weeks to come if the situation doesn't stop.