from George Nyongesa
Dear Kenyans and friends of Kenya,
It is unfortunate that while Prof Sam Ongeri and his cohorts remain in office and roam free, the courts of the land would choose to detain those seeking to obtain justice. The protestors arrested for attempting to petition the President over the FPE funds scam, were produced before the Magistrate’s Court at Milimani this morning on charges of allegedly creating a disturbance at State House. The Magistrate has ordered that the group remains in custody at Kilimani police station until 25th July, 2011. For no apparent reason, the protestors were not offered the option of bond or bail.
This latest twist in events is once again in blatant contravention of the protestors’ constitutional rights. Under Article 49 every arrested person is entitled to be released on bond or bail, on reasonable conditions, pending trial. The protestors were not made aware of any compelling reasons for their continued detention and why they could not be released. We demand to be informed of the compelling reasons for keeping us in custody and further that we be released immediately in line with our constitutional rights.
In the meantime, the high court petition regarding the infringement of a dozen of our constitutional rights is being made on behalf of the protestors by advocate Anthony Oluoch. We understand that he will be joined in representing the petitioners by advocates Paul Muite and Yash Pal Ghai.
We are most grateful for all the support that we have received this far. We issue the clarion call on all Kenyans to remain uncompromising on upholding the Constitution that we overwhelmingly endorsed in August last year. We must not allow corruption and impunity to maintain chokeholds on our destiny as a country. We must remain vigilant and in this regard, we call upon each of you to do what you can. Do something. Call or text your area MP, write a letter to the editor, petition the President, the Prime Minister, the Minister for Justice and the Chief Justice, call upon the Minister of Education and all other corrupt officials to own up to having failed Kenyans, show solidarity with us by visiting us and by spreading the gospel of anti-corruption and zero tolerance for impunity – but do what you can do.
We are grateful to the media for continuing to spotlight this cause.
For the determined protestors and the voiceless Kenyans,George Nyongesa | National Coordinator | Bunge la Mwananchi | www.bungelamwananchi.org | +254 720 451 235 | 733 827 859
from odhiambo okecth
In solidarity with our Friends who are keeping watch and mounting pressure on Hon Sam Ongeri and Prof Ole Kiyiapi to take responsibility over the missing FPE Funds and misusing the privilege of their offices by resigning, I am sending to Mr. George Nyongesa Kshs 1,000.00 in support.
May I also invite all People of Goodwill who believe that we can win this war to join in and help in as much as they can.
Those who are willing to support the Nyongesa/Omtatah Team, kindly send your financial support to them via; 0720 451 235 – Mr. George Nyongesa and help stop impunity and theft of public funds.
Keep up the fight.
Oto
from Tebiti Oisaboke
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I thought that Kenyans have since been liberated from the colonial oppressive laws and the freedom of speech and expression is adhered for. Since independence, concerned and dedicated citizen warriors have fought a long war to liberate us from tribalism, cronyism, corruption, impunity, clanism or regionalism and when our civil society brigades are trying to push the war to the finishing line, they end up in detention cells!!!! Why would they be locked up or smeared with fresh human waste by hired Mungiki’s parking boys for asking genuine questions and defending Wanjiku’s tax contributions? Its unbelievable that stuff which used to happen during the Kenyatta Sr. and Nyayo’s days are still taking place today even though we are in a new Kenya with new constitutional laws. Its a given fact that those behind the anti-corruption protesters are covering something up. However, time will catch up with them pretty soon as their days are numbered. Keep up the motivation against corruption and do not be swayed by any soul.
FORWARD WE STAND, BACKWARDS WE FAIL!!!
TOI