From Onyango Oloo

Over the last few weeks, I have been simply flabbergasted by the outpourings of narrow minded (if there is even a mind behind all this) bigotry directed at Kenyans who happen to be Muslims. Just when I am catching my breath from all that venom comes this sludge of virulent racism this time targeting Kenyans of South Asian heritage based on age-old recycled stereotypes about “Wahindi”. What is even more saddening that the bulk of these hateful Kenyans are YOUNG- in other words a generation which has benefited from earlier struggles where Kenyans who happen to be Muslims and South Asians contributed a lot to make this country a better place. These young Kenyans by and large live in multi-ethnic, multi-racial and cosmopolitan neighbourhoods. I am sure that away from the internet they PRETEND to get along with everybody including all those they lambaste online.

I have reproduced the following thread from the Mlalahoi list serve to make my point. I want to thank those people in this thread like Humphrey, Ken, Christine and Linda who have stood up bravely against these poisonous fumes. Kudos and bravo to you!

Well, read on:

lilian wanjiku
Hi Comrades, Am lost for words as far as these Chutas, I mean hawa Wahindis, …

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Hi Comrades,

Am lost for words as far as these Chutas, I mean hawa Wahindis, are concerned, they are recking havoc to our brothers and sisters in Industrial Area by paying them peanuts and calling them all sorts of names, whoever has worked with or is working with them knows what am talking about. They have extended their unruly behaviour on our roads. Picture this comrades, last night as I was driving home near Brookside drive, Westlands at around 9.00PM, there was a lady who was closing the road and the lady had actually crossed the road but this stupid Chute hooted at her hauling some insults and drove off with loud music, she got confused n started running back to the road, some watchies came out of their gates and told her pole. How do you describe this dear comrades?

We need Mutua and Kanjwang to do an Al-Fasal thing to these guys, they think they own Kenya.

Console me on the way forward.

Lilian Wanjiku
Anti Neo-Colonialism Campaigner

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humphrey kebaya
Good God…how can you generalize the action of one individual to stand for a…

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Good God…how can you generalize the action of one individual to
stand for a group. That is so shallow,
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K

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to catherine & ken, where there is smoke thre’s fire,….i am yet to hear a kenyan who has worked for an indian and not undergone some force of abuse or another- degrading or dehumanising treatment. just ask the ladies who work @ the epz, they would elaborate further. even away from the epz, my roommate in university worked as an assistant in a good indian company, but she told me that employees hardly stayed for more than 2 months because they just couldnt put up with the abuses and insults hurled at them…sure enough albeit thinking she would be the exception, she also finaly resigned when she could no longer withstand the degrading treatment. yes there may be good indian employers out there but in my daily interactions i am yet to hear of one……….anyone?

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I have never ever come across a ‘decent’ muhindi, dead or alive-NEVER! Idi Amin Dada (CBE) knew what he was doing then. Unfortunately, in Kenya they are the faces of the faceless corrupt Kenyans- any muhindi business doing well (eg Nakumatt) hiko faceless Kenyan and chances are that import are duty free.

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Hata nashindwa niseme nini hapa!! Honestly this is the kind of mentality that breeds violence and ignorance.

I know very many people of asian origin that are kind hearted and generous and their employees have only nice things to say about them. If you think Idi Amin had any kind of point to his madness then I’m afraid you need to check yourself into a mental institution. This is a man who drowned millions of disabled people (THEY WERE NOT ASIAN, THEY WERE UGANDANS BORN AND BRED!!)
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But honestly speaking, is it not hypocrisy to say Indians running
especially manufacturing and factory related businesses don’t almost
always nyanyasa the. Africans employed therein? And furthermore they
import employees from India and make them supervisors even without
proper qualifications? And they pay their employees on time, yes, but
very little salaries even after working for them for many years! There
are good Indian employers true but this forum is not for such, its for
the majority who need to change their attitude towards their black
employees and they will get even better output from them and increase
moral in their workers.
JM
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Munyasia Kithuka
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Most Indians employers especially in Industrial Area mistreat african employees
Indians……………slippery characters and its high time they left for India.

Kind Regards,

Munyasia