"More than 250 thousand people are living in the streets, looking for shelter, water and blankets", while "cases of rape and robbery are increasing, and several shops have been looted and set on fire": this was told by Tracy Stover, in charge of the Christian Humanitarian agency World Concern in Kenya, just after the Pope’s appeal to reconciliation and peace in the country. The staff at World Concern Kenya over 70 people working alongside the National Alliance of the Churches in programs for development, Aids-Hiv prevention and assistance to orphans said that "the convoys carrying food and essentials to the most affected areas are often stopped and robbed". "Ethnic tension is still high went on Stover and the scarcity of food, water and accommodation could make new violence burst out". "Two nights ago goes on Stover from Narok, in the Rift Valley , we learnt that the local administration wanted to close down the local camps, driving the refugees out; so yesterday we spoke to the officers. It wasn’t easy to give voice, and a loud voice, to those who believe they have no voice, while also respecting the authority of the government representatives". After one day’s negotiations, he concludes, "the officers went, and the refugees realised there’s someone out there to protect them".
