The #Talai clan of the Kalenjin (Nandi, Kipsigis, Tugen and poss. Marakwet) have long been feared by the rest of the community. People don’t often talk about them. Members of the clan also don’t often reveal that detail. I recently discovered that this started with #colonialism. The #Talai were the 19th century rulers of the group that was later called Kalenjin. We were taught in primary school history lessons about Kimnyolei and how he foretold the arrival of the railway ‘a long snake that puffs in its head that would cut through the land.’

Patient went to a private hospital in Kericho on Sunday with fever, headache, sore throat, joint pains, puffy face & vomiting. She tested negative for malaria. ‘Out of caution’ she was referred to the County Hosp. & tested for #Ebola Hospital officials tell me they made the decision because the patient had recently travelled from Malaba, at the Kenya-Ugandan border. Important to note there’s no known case of #Ebola in Malaba or anywhere in Eastern Uganda.