So thing are going great. The office held the first peace
bench event, which included a group of youth leaders from different informal
settlements around Nairobi. We also invited a group of pastors and bishops from
different communities in Nairobi. Together we had a discussion about peace,
being agents of peace, what is our role as a leader, etc. The second part of
the event involved working on the peace bench. Weeks before, the office has
told the youth leaders to collect plastic bags. The person who collects the
most bags (calculate by weight) would receive a prize. Once all the bags were
brought and weighed, we got stated working. The group helped stuff plastic
bottles with plastic grosser bags. These plastic bottles become hard and will
be used to construct the peace bench. At the end of the event, we were able to
fill 70 bottles in just 3 hours time. We are hoping to hold another event to
reach the 200 stuff bottles we need for the bench. 
I really enjoyed hearing the discussion about peace and
hearing the different question and issues that people brought up. It was great
to meet all the people and talk with them about their communities. It was also
good to see everyone working together and taking the first step toward our
goal.
The next week we saw the office close as people lined up to
vote for the elections. During this time I was just watching the local news
coverage of the elections and seeing the numbers come in.
