When we built the septic tank we thought we were only building a sewage system to protect the children from cholera. Many of the children from St. Clare and St. Francis are members of the parish choir.  Clever and creative, the parish choir found another use for the top of the huge septic tank. It is a STAGE for their songs and dances.

One of the exciting skills of the Kenyan people centers on their remarkable songs and dances. Kenyans learn songs and dance steps as children and they break into dance at every celebration.

The dance is always slow and rhythmic and usually performed to the beat of a drum.

Notice the men with their hands over their heads holding a rectangular box. This box contains seeds, carefully placed in a rectangular box and when shaken in a skilled manner gives forth a unique sound.

So drums and seeds are the background music for the performance.   Broadway has nothing on the wonderful singers and dancers from the parish and from St. Clare and St. Francis Schools!

The girls at St. Clare have the best seat in the house!