I have come to learn that nothing is as hard and frustrating as trying to tell somebody about something they already know about. Education is a perfect way to make people understand something. Part of what I do is try to educate people a little in detail about Furadan. The strongest lesson that would have them dread Furadan is that it is deadly toxic! But ALL already know that. Some argue having consumed poisoned birds for the years they have been on earth!

To the best of my understanding of Furadan, most of these people are exposed to minimum toxicity that never reaches the lethal dose. No doubt that other effects that unless revealed by medical tests are known. Technically they are referred to as Psychomotor (pertaining to brain activity and intelligence) as well as visuomotor (pertaining to vision and detail perception of that which the eye can see)effects. These effects exhibit great deficiencies in Furadan-intoxicated populations and am sure subjecting the populations to relevant medical tests would expose these deficiencies that the population suffers as a result.

On fair grounds however, Ahero people are willing to listen and I guess learn unlike Bunyala and Mwea where the culprits play hide and seek and are thinking of the dirty penny from sell of the poison-killed birds which in most cases goes to purchase cheap and highly likely intoxicating brew

I guess your name and work hasn’t reached as far as Ahero for the people to speak so openly about “Faradam”.

When I look at the photos you are showing us it makes me so very sad that these too may fall victim of this horrible poision, no matter what it is called or a variation of it.

“Another commodity for poisioning birds”? I know these are your words, but it’s exactly the way the people feel…sad. Don’t they know that birds eats insects that can harm their crops? Who can educate the offenders? When will this madness stop?

Take care Martin and again thank you for all your hard work.