http://www.petitiononline.com/kenya08/

Not as shocking as it might initially sound, we are nevertheless celebrating news of a new addition to the A-A family. Curra, a goat, is the first kid born to Amy, also a goat, currently residing in the central highlands of Kenya’s Rift Valley.

Amy (the goat) was bought by Amy (the person) from a troupe of herdsmen in the Masaai Mara while both of them were galavanting around Kenya and East Africa last summer (approximately 15 quid, for anyone who was wondering).

After a shaky start during which Amy (the goat) was first dropped on her head then attempted to asphyxiate herself, Amy (the person) insisted that Amy (the goat) be spared the cooking pot, and live on as the embodiment of her memory. She has since been grazing, frolicking and pooping her way around the Kenyan countryside to her heart’s content (the goat, not the person, much is the pity). And now she has a baby, Curra!!!

A word about Curra. ‘Curra’ means elections, and it’s no surprise that our little goat got her name from the now much disputed and controversial elections that took place in Kenya on the same day, the tragic consequences of which couldn’t have been predicted by the Masaai askari, or guardsmen, who named her. It’s now the case that local violence in Kenya’s maize-growing Rift Valley region is affecting the country’s ability to feed itself, and while international bodies debate sanctions on the present government, the humanitarian implications of these events multiply daily.

While realising this might be something of a niche interest, anyone with a passing concern for the future economic, political and social stability of this beautiful region is asked to support attempts to restore peace in any way they can. Simply click on the link below to add your name to an international petition calling for government and opposition leaders to seek a resolution to the current conflict. Curra will thank you for it.

http://www.petitiononline.com/kenya08/

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