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(L-R)
Bishop John Bosco, Nate, Inspector Whome, Police Chief
Evans, Inspector Njogu
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Police
 he
police post in Soweto played a key role in the success of
the crusade. They donated use of their property area for the
crusade – which took place right next to the police quarters
- and also provided security escorts for the team when they
travelled back each night from the crusade to the hotel (a
journey of 7-8 miles). Many of the policemen expressed their
gratitude to the crusade leaders for bringing God’s word to
them and the Soweto community.
Police
Chief Evans (second from right in the above picture) told
Nate that he had 32 officers, a corporal, a sergeant and 2
inspectors to look after Soweto - a district about eight square
miles in size with a population of approximately 40 – 50,000.
The new
Kenyan government has inherited great financial difficulties
from its predecessors, and is unable to provide them with
the facilities they need. One very pressing need is for a
vehicle to transport injured people to the nearest clinic.
At the moment, when someone in Soweto needs emergency transport,
a police officer has to travel - on foot - to the police post
in the neighbouring district of Kayole half-a-mile away. A
vehicle then travels into Soweto to collect the injured party,
and returns to the clinic in Kayole. Police chief Evans told
Nate that several people have died before they reach the clinic.
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The
police quarters in Soweto
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They
also want to build a full-blown police station so they can
have counselling areas, offices and apartments. At present
they have a long single-storey building with offices, and
a circular metal 'grain store' hut with sleeping cubicles
where officers can crash out when off-duty. All buildings
they use have been built by volunteers from the community
- none have been built by the government. They also need police
radios to help with communications between officers.
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