I visited the workshop the first day I was in Kisumu, when I knew no-one would be there. I was initially shocked by the untidiness and the mess everywhere. The ceiling showed signs of damp getting in, there was an untidy heap of wood in one room, and the floor hadn't seen a broom since we left ! All the sawdust and shavings around were an obvious fire risk.
The outside of the building shows the metal doors that were fitted just after we left last year; the sign looked newly painted ... can I be sceptical and say maybe because they knew I was coming to visit ?
Water had been getting in and leaving salt stains on the ceiling. Paul later told me there was a slight dip in the cement on the 'roof' which had been holding rain puddles, so he removed a brick edging above the door so water could drain. If and when the upstairs is built, then this problem will be resolved.
What a mess ! The heap of wood in the side area was a mixture of the scaffolding we had left (tidy !) and some new wood Paul had been given. But what was most worrying was the shavings and sawdust ... a real fire hazard. I bought Paul a broom before I left, and it was put to good use. I suggested they had a drum outside for the shavings to be put in each day, so the local people could collect them for lighting their cooking stoves. I must check this has been done. A tidy workshop shows good, tidy work is done there.
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