This text is an assembly production. This is not meant in a figurative sense. Neither has this Global Village obvious flaws, yet it is composed of low-quality components from a weekend of tired workers. No, it is simply written on a Monday. For only on Monday, it sets a two-way, closely printed plan of the Kenyan Electricity is, there is electricity for my computer. Then start again on Wednesday, and finally, on Friday. On the remaining days of the week remains the outlet dead: This is what the newly introduced electricity rationing.
this deal to be learned. Fresh milk we buy only on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, as the evening so that the cold chill cabinet holds up (thanks to big supermarkets have their own generators electricity around the clock) until the next morning. This goes for all perishable goods. The freezer is empty anyway cleared long ago, on a shelf next to candles packages are stacked. Which are currently being hoarded so keen that they are often sold out. Actually, to Although at least at night the electricity turned on again, but that does not work forever.
we only do laundry on Wednesdays, from Friday to Monday because there is no water. This too is rationed because of who has missed rainfall. Because the washing machine needs electricity, but also water, it runs on Wednesdays from early morning until late evening. The phone finally has long been rationed, though not so predictable: on average there are five working days a month, what does it matter that there are too many numbers in Nairobi for too few connections.
The only talk of the Kenyans is currently what is being rationed next. Most likely it will be sugar, for owing to the drought the crops have been bad. Also, corn flour, milk and other staple foods are hot candidates. Depend on the store shelves in many places already first signs: Do not buy more than two packs at once! Also, diesel is likely to be scarce, not least because buzz in the malls more generators than ever before. Although the policy has promised improvement. But the current proposals were true assembly production: in a figurative sense.
Copyright Berliner Zeitung, 18.08.2009)
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