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REGIONAL NEWS TEAM
SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012

The news which has just come in says that a police officer has been injured after suspected Mombasa Republican Council youth stormed a polling station during mock elections in Malindi, Coast Province Saturday.

One of the four officers manning the polling station at St Andrews Primary School was forced to fire in the air several times to disperse the rowdy youth. The injured officer also lost his firearm.

The elections were cancelled after the mob attacked the officials with crude weapons and vandalised property belonging to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

According to one of the clerks at the station situated in Kisumu Ndogo area, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the group arrived in a car and mingled with others posing as normal voters.

The clerk said that the youth, who had crude weapons, insisted that the elections should be stopped, reports Daily Nation.

“They had rungus (clubs) and immediately they alighted they started wrestling the police and attacked them.”

They vandalised several ballot boxes and destroyed many of the ballots that had already been cast.

“The attackers who were about 40 escaped on foot after the police officers shot in the air,” said the clerk.

The IEBC risk and compliance director Abdulrahman Bilacha confirmed the incident and said that security had been beefed up at the rest of the 20 polling stations participating in the exercise.

The reason behind the storm is not very clear, however the Mombasa Republican Council have declared they want to secede from Kenya and create a country based at the Coast province. They claim successive governments have not done much to alleviate poverty at the coast.

In its manifesto, the Mombasa Republican Council laments that “This country (Coast) has become a field of Kenyans looting our wealth,” and demands the removal of Kenya’s administration and, ultimately, independence.

Here is the Mombasa Republican Council Manifesto….

“THE MOMBASA REPUBLICAN COUNCIL

INTRODUCTION

We, the Coast people are not concerned with the Kenya constitution; the Coast Region (Mombasa) has a separate legal status as a protectorate.

The country, Mombasa which extends right from the Indian Ocean to Sultan Hamud, from Lungalunga to Kismayu and owned by natives, namely; the Mijikendas, Taitas, Pokomos, Bajunis, Arabs, Hindus and other Coastal tribes, has suffered a lot since 1963.

Remembering the time after signing of the agreement on 8th October 1963, which placed Mombasa (known as Coast province) under Kenya’s protection, this country (Mombasa) has become a field of Kenyans looting our wealth.

DEMAND

The original communities as named above are now demanding their colonial masters, Kenyans;
1.To repeal the 8/10/1963 Agreement cmnd 2161
2.Remove their administration

To grant our independence

AGREEMENT

By the time Kenya gained independence, it was seen that the British protectorate (Kenya protectorate) was not well organized for an autonomous state. So the British government and the government of Zanzibar placed the Coast region under the protection of the government of Kenya. Agreement No. cmnd 2161, which on its paragraph four (4) third and fourth lines stated that the government of Kenya, entered into certain undertakings concerning the protection after Kenya has attained independence.

Some of the reasons that made this Coast Region be placed under Kenya’s protection was well illustrated in the colony and protectorate of Kenya sessional paper No. 9 of 1961 in chapter ‘V’ examination of proposed solutions. Section (a) clause 50 line 15 stating. A number of people said that they wanted the British to maintain their connexion with the coastal strip and indeed looked to her Majesty’s government to defend them against possible invasion from upcountry Kenya tribes people. If the strip was set up as an autonomous state. The letters written by M. Shamte and J. Kenyatta concluded in London 5th October 1963 and exchanged to each other. Now under the Mombasa Republican council, we can administer ourselves. Therefore, the Republic of Kenya is being urged by the Mombasa republican Council to nullify the 8/10/1963 Agreement. Once these colonial and cruel governing masters are gone and we gain our independence:-

1.We will form our own government which, the Coast region will cease to act as province but instead it will become an autonomous state.

2.We will be able to appoint directly our people (the coast people) to operate our parastatals and other sectors which are conducting within our country Mombasa.

ADMINISTRATION

The Mombasa Republican Council demands to the government of Kenya to remove their administration starting from the executive office, the president office to local village elders.

Thus this government is governing the Coast province illegally as per the 8/10/1963 Agreement. This is why the government leaders use force to grab land within the Coast region i.e. the evicted people at Vipingo-Kikambala, this shamba is now grabbed by the Kenya government leaders, the evicted people we have witnessed in Watamu, not only were they banished but also killed, the titanium eviction, Msambweni eviction etc.

The Coast people are totally fed up with the Kenyan Administration which doesn’t protect as it was agreed but instead loots and kills mercilessly innocent people of the Coast Region. And once the government of Kenya removes their administration;

3. We the Coast people will be able to form our very strong

and fair administration that will comprise of well disciplined security forces, well trained by strong and super power nations with high quality sophisticated machines and modern technology with well experienced trainers.

4. The Mombasa government will see that, the elected

President will not be above the law.

5. The President will be answerable in court incase this person

breached any article of the law.
1. The Mombasa government will keep an eye on all the ministries.

2. That the Mombasa government will make sure a very big competition is witnessed at the Mombasa Ports Authority so to make sure our authority becomes the first and higher speeding in the harbor activities.

3. The government of Mombasa will make sure it is mandated to provide birth certificates, passports, identification cards and other primary documents free of charge within six (6) months as from the birth of the Mombasa citizen.

4. There will be freedom of worship

5.All the worshiping centres i.e. churches, mosques, Kayas, Hindu temples and other recognized centres will be safeguarded under our government.

6.Thus, there will be fair police rules which will eradicate the harassment of the wananchi.

7.The administration will come from the indigenous from the Coast, which will cease the demolition of our houses, burning of our houses, assault of our people, killing of our people, land grabbing, bad governing and many other evils that we witness from the government of Kenya.

8. Will cease the harassment of hawkers’ as per the Mombasa government will arrange enough land from the public land for such people.

9. The Mombasa government will ensure all the towns plus the city of Mombasa have reinstated the free public toilets for the sake of wananchi.

10. Justice will always be maintained at all times and to all people.

11. The Mombasa government will make significant difference within our country Mombasa than how it is today under Kenyan colony.

LAND AND SETTLEMENT

1. The Mombasa government will announce all the Mombasa land belongs to the Mombasa citizens shortly after Mombasa attains independence. 1.All land held by foreigners i.e. Kenyans, and others will be revised so to be known in which the person acquired it.

2. The Mombasa government will make sure all the grabbed land is taken back to the wananchi of Mombasa.

3. A new law concerning land distribution and ownership is going to be used.

4. There will be Regional independence land committees for the land matters which will make sure all the coastals benefit from the motherland, thereby make Mombasa citizens proud to be coastals.

5. All the title deeds which will be offered shall be under the government of Mombasa.

6. The Mombasa government will make sure the term ‘squatters’ and ‘crown lands’ come to an end immediately.

7. The Mombasa government will be entitled to provide proper and permanent settlement to all her citizens.

1. Our government will form a home care unit for widows, orphans, elders and the disabled people.

EDUCATION

1. The government of Mombasa will see that, the education funds is properly utilized as per the intended purpose.

1. The government of Mombasa will be mandated to build different institutions that is: 1.Modern Institutions

2. Nursery and kindergarten schools

3. Primary schools with all facilities i.e. stationery

4. Secondary schools

1. 1 .High schools

2. Colleges

3. Universities etc. which will all be financed and equipped appropriately.

1. The pupils will be educated from nursery to the highest learning freely including provision of uniforms.

1. The Mombasa government will make sure that, all the trained and students have attained the degrees and thus obtain employment opportunities in their home companies and other sectors in line with their profession.

2.The Mombasa citizens will have to resume their studies from where they left due to selfishness of their colonial masters (government of Kenya) in order to enable our new government (Mombasa) provide better performance.

1. The hopeful students will be given opportunities to study abroad.

FINANCE

1.Our government will provide free education for all the Coastal’s recognized religions.

2. The Mombasa government will make sure all resources are distributed equally.

3. The Mombasa government will make sure, the Mombasa cash crops get an international market and become the most important crops in the world.

4. Our government will ensure good relationship with both the developed and developing countries in a manner to ensure the resultant trade benefits the Mombasa traders and uplift the economy of our country.

1. Every Ministry will be provided with funds according to approval of the parliament.

1. There will be minimum tax of duty offered to businesses which is going to be at a reasonable rate, unlike the one we have currently.

1.Our Mombasa government will even reduce the tax fee for all our neighboring countries who use our Ports i.e. Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi etc so to enjoy as they have no any other ports to use.

1.The 68% revenue collected in the Coast province will eradicate the poverty state in the dry rural areas i.e. Kinango, Ganze, Magarini and other areas.

2. The Mombasa government will find that, the ordinary coastal person is effectively considered and necessities like food, shelter, health etc. are met.

3. The Mombasa government will form fair rules to collect tax from the good wealth that God endowed us with i.e. titanium, ocean, petroleum, agricultural land, tourism, gold, wildlife, livestock, industries etc.

4. All Mombasa citizens who are unemployed will be provided with monthly funding assistance.

5. Small scale businesses will not require permit nor licence to operate.

HEALTH

1.There will be modern technology in health sector and free medical care to her citizens.

1. All trained doctors will be given opportunity to work in health sectors.

2. The government will buy and import medicines to all the government hospitals and clinics.

1. The health coverage will be very high that, all citizens will be catered for.

TOURISM/WILDLIFE & NATURAL RESOURCES

1. Tourism is the most important sector, being one of the most revenue earners.

1. The Mombasa government will make sure that, it is highly improved and well protected.

2. The beach is the most attracting area and the good beach hotels. The traditional dances and the traditional culture of the coastal life is going to be modernized and better areas of entertainment be erected.

The museums and our national heritage i.e traditional and cultural dressings/dances, ruins (Gede) will all be protected and better attention accorded so that it’s fame grows to be known globally.

2. All the Mombasa forests together with ranch areas will be reserved for the purpose of our wildlife animals.

1. We will form a very strong fresh water board so as to make sure coastals and our livestock get sufficient water.

1. The government of Mombasa will ensure all the mineral found within our country will be protected accordingly in manner to benefit coastal people but not victimization as we have witnessed in various places within the Coast Region.

1. The land with gem stones minerals will be protected and set a side for gem stone excavation to be done under the government licence.

1.The Mombasa government will make sure the coastals get first priority to the Beach trading, fisheries and other sea facilities so as to empower the coastal indigenous in all the sea sections including the tourists sector, which will experience the coast people with their gift given by God (the ocean).

1. The Mombasa government will ensure the coastals get Utalii college with all facilitation equipments so to enable the coastal community become the most renown experts in the tourism sector.

1. The wildlife is going to be protected much against poachers and properly taken care of.

2. The Mombasa government will ensure that all the hotels and cottages are kept to the best standard to compete with other countries in the world.

3. The charging rate will be reduced to receive as many tourists as possible thus earning more revenue for the Mombasa country.

4. The beach boys and operators will offer the best discipline to the tourists and avoid harassment to the same.

5. They will be given licence.

6. The Mombasa government will maintain high security to the tourists both in town and at the beach.

7. Well trained police officers will be used to fight against terrorism throughout the Mombasa country.

8. Our government is going to protect every tourist along the beach and outside the beach line within our country Mombasa. Good roads will be build inside the parks.

9. The government is going to increase the size of our parks and increase the wildlife by acquisition from other countries.

10. Well trained tour guides and knowledgeable are the ones who will be recruited in the tourist industry.

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