The Scariest Day of the Year
When: Dec 6th, 2005 6:48:35 am - Subscribe
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 OH MY GOODNESS! On Monday afternoon there was an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale. I was in the office, on 19th Floor somewhere in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Nairobi. There I was, doing the whole IT thing, when I decided to step out of the office. As I walked down the corridor, I noticed people running around, which is unusual, because I am the hyper one.

I thought a colleague had collapsed at the lift or something, so I asked someone, "what's going on?" There's an earthquake, she tells me. I started giggling (how inappropriate) and went to one of the windows in the reception. I looked out of the building and noticed that it was swaying! Like the Kenya flag on a Friday!

Our building is near the site of the 1998 Bomb Blast, so the people milling around the windows were told to move away quickly, lest flying glass cuts them. After a few minutes of helpless inaction, we decided that it's best to scamper for safety.

That's when I started feeling woozy, like I had been jumping on a trampoline. My (very) short life didn't flash before my eyes as I rushed back to the office. I quickly grabbed every woman's essentials, my handbag and cell phone, and took off down the stairs. When we got outside there was already a big crowd of Nairobians that had spilled out onto the streets.

And true to the Kenyan spirit, rumours started flying around. Apparently, a text message had been going round that warned people that there would be an earthquake. How true that is, I dunno!! Some people said they thought they were having heart attacks, while others thought something from lunch was punishing them. Oh the drama!

I didn't think it was a big deal till I saw on the news that it affected East and Central Africa. The upside (if there's any) was that no one died, except in D.R Congo, and I left the office an hour early. What a day!


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    deathcab4u - December 06th, 2005
    You are quite the story teller! Thank you for making me smile before I head off to get some sleep.
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    gatwiri - December 06th, 2005
    Hehehe, I think its all the adrenalin from the shock!!
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    david - December 06th, 2005
    Crazy! Where did this happen?
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    gatwiri - December 07th, 2005
    East and Cantral Africa. More specifically, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, DRCongo, Burundi, Rwanda, and Zambia. It was felt over 1000 km away. (There was madd panic all over the place.)

    anonymous - December 09th, 2005
    babes - aiii just start a column. i'll subscribe.
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    gatwiri - December 09th, 2005
    hehehe!! Ati column? jobo is driving me nuts, IT problems and all. Thanx 4 the props. Si ujitabulishe?

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