A few weeks ago on a Tuesday, a few Kenyan MPs trotted out to announce how they had undergone circumcision (I’m assuming as adults). It was all a part of an effort to encourage men from Kenyan tribes that traditionally don’t practice circumcision to have the operation. I sat thinking “TMI (too-much-information) Tuesdays are here!”
Here’s why: If you are happily faithful to your spouse, what does it matter that you are circumcised? More importantly, whether you are circumcised or not, shouldn’t you be using condoms if you have multiple partners?
Wonder if anyone asked the MPs whether they had multiple partners or just fancied going to get snipped? After all, from what I’ve heard it isn’t necessarily a painless procedure even when carried out in a hospital. So, mabwana MPs- what is it? Did you get circumcised to perform a public service, or was it ’cause you sleep around and needed to ‘take precautions’ against HIV infection? Ever heard of condoms? Less painful all around 
That observation has been burning in my brain. Had to put it out there.
Read the full circumcision story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7584269.stm
Closer to home, glad that Canadian elections are so quiet- did anyone out there (as in rest-of-world) even know we were holding elections? If no, that happened yesterday. Status quo restored- just took a couple million dollars to get relatively the same results as last time…then tomorrow we’ll hear how spending will be cut because of ‘tough times’!
As for the US election (which I’ve been following but from a v. peripheral angle)…I had to pity Mr. McCain, when a little old lady declared Obama an Arab. I felt even worse for him because in correcting the little old lady in Minn. on Obama’s heritage, he said, “no, he’s not an Arab, he’s a good family man”…or something to that effect. Which had me thinking “so now being an Arab/Muslim is wrong/bad/evil/etc?” Good thing the US is so well hooked up with the Saudis ’cause if I were an Arab/Muslim, I’d be pissed and turn off the oil supply to the US (like Gadaffi did to the Suisse!).
OK, back to more serious work…will resume normal program shortly ie one post every six weeks [shameful]
3 Comments
October 15, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Kenyan MP’s sometimes have nada between their ears….
McCain on the other hand is a nut job….WTF…so being an Arab and being a good family man are mutually exclusive? Grrr….
I hope you got the candidate you most desired up there in Canada – I hope we r not making too much noise for you down here
October 21, 2008 at 4:00 am
Hi girl! I actually knew that Canadians were going to the polls but I didn’t know the exact date. My antennae on Canada is usually focused on the PM who was in Uganda in november last year during the common wealth heads of state meeting. His presence there would have been nondescript for me except for an issue that needed clarification, which led to his being there becoming the highlight of my day at work. Why, because i think the people at the canadian embassy here were not sure which African country he was visiting; getting information from them was like try to rock climb an ant hill.
October 21, 2008 at 11:34 am
@ Seinlife, I didn’t get the candidate I desired, but I guess people got what they deserved. Turnout was at an all time low, and we ended up with the same gov’t we had before the election…sad state of apathy I tell ya.
@ Catso- I will write to my MP LOL. Nice to see you here…I owe you an email (or two or three)…