OBBO: This year, East Africans were afraid to be happy
People are evacuated from the compound where explosions and gunshots were heard at the Dusit Hotel compound, in Nairobi, Kenya on January 15, 2019. PHOTO | REUTERS
Mother Nature sent East Africa, and indeed most of the world, a reminder that it’s angry at the way we have despoiled Earth. Floods submerged our cities, loudly revealing our folly, sweeping away villages, and leaving hundreds dead.
