Crime: Guilty of demanding what they were promised by the government
Punishment: Tear gas, beaten, humiliation
Crime: Being a Turkana
Punishment: Starve to Death
Punishment: Starve to Death
Showing posts with label IDPs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IDPs. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Lest we forget...
Christmas Day: a day synonymous with joy and happiness. But for post elections clash victims still living in camps, celebrating Christmas with no food and clothing is a hard lump to swallow. Politics ruined their lives and Christmas, and for now it's just a fairy tale...
From Citizen TV
From Citizen TV
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
And an update from Ladies In Action...
This blog began one bloody day not so long ago as a way to raise funds for Internally Displaced People and victims of the post-election violence. Remember this:
Click on image for more scenes buried in cyberspace.
Ladies In Action, a charity run my parent in Kisumu wanted to use their network within communities to help as many people as possible but needed financial assistance. So we started Sukuma Kenya and sent out appeals to all our friends and family members. You all responded with what seemed at the time as a limitless love. My folks and their team of volunteers have continued to reach out and funds have come to an end for this specific purpose:
10 months later, Ladies In Action have probably done more than the government has to help its people. 10 months later, Kenya has an ostensible layer of peace, lots more 4wd cars and hundreds of thousands still dependant on hand-outs. As citizens and friends of Kenya, we have done what we can. As citizens and friends of Kenya, I think I can speak for all of us at the disappointment in this so-called coalition and all the Commissions of Enquiry this and enquiry that. The KNCHR went as far as to release a report with the names of leading politicians with hard evidence on their direct involvement in the violence. Result: nada. Not a damn thing came out of that.
Meanwhile, I continue to rant and rave into cyberspace with the only visible difference in google statistics depending on whether I blog about penises or taking logs out of our asses. Other than that, I have to sadly admit that we have gained nothing in Kenya. Even the so-called civil society activists seem to have gone back to their usual workshop routine. We could not even get more than 230 people to sign a damn petition demanding Kenya MPs reduce their salaries (given that they are only one of the most highest paid in the world in a country that ranks pretty much at the bottom end in the poverty scale). Blah, blah, blah.
Hopefully America will sink us all into a deep dark hole in the bush and then the bugs can have a chance at ruling the world...
The end.
(of this post....what else would I do with myself if I stopped blogging)
Click on image for more scenes buried in cyberspace.Ladies In Action, a charity run my parent in Kisumu wanted to use their network within communities to help as many people as possible but needed financial assistance. So we started Sukuma Kenya and sent out appeals to all our friends and family members. You all responded with what seemed at the time as a limitless love. My folks and their team of volunteers have continued to reach out and funds have come to an end for this specific purpose:
10 months later, Ladies In Action have probably done more than the government has to help its people. 10 months later, Kenya has an ostensible layer of peace, lots more 4wd cars and hundreds of thousands still dependant on hand-outs. As citizens and friends of Kenya, we have done what we can. As citizens and friends of Kenya, I think I can speak for all of us at the disappointment in this so-called coalition and all the Commissions of Enquiry this and enquiry that. The KNCHR went as far as to release a report with the names of leading politicians with hard evidence on their direct involvement in the violence. Result: nada. Not a damn thing came out of that.Meanwhile, I continue to rant and rave into cyberspace with the only visible difference in google statistics depending on whether I blog about penises or taking logs out of our asses. Other than that, I have to sadly admit that we have gained nothing in Kenya. Even the so-called civil society activists seem to have gone back to their usual workshop routine. We could not even get more than 230 people to sign a damn petition demanding Kenya MPs reduce their salaries (given that they are only one of the most highest paid in the world in a country that ranks pretty much at the bottom end in the poverty scale). Blah, blah, blah.
Hopefully America will sink us all into a deep dark hole in the bush and then the bugs can have a chance at ruling the world...
The end.
(of this post....what else would I do with myself if I stopped blogging)
80,000 + IDPs still in camps...
Kriegler Commission, Waki Commission, Commission of Inquiry on post-election violence, blah blah blah! Workshops, talk shops, debates, theater, art exhibitions, blah blah blah!
FACT: there are over 80,000 people still stuck in camps
FACT: there are communities full of hate and anger just waiting for a reason to let it out
FACT: our politicians have started spending tax payers money on their election campaigns for 2012 or whenever it is.
FACT: Kenyan politicians are thieves. PROOF: look at their personal assets and their use of state assets (yes, Kenyans that means YOUR PESA)
FACT: Nobody is signing this petition to demand they reduce their salaries and give back land
FACT: We are a hopeless basketcase and deserve to be raped by politicians. We voted for them and we keep them in power.
FACT: there are over 80,000 people still stuck in camps
FACT: there are communities full of hate and anger just waiting for a reason to let it out
FACT: our politicians have started spending tax payers money on their election campaigns for 2012 or whenever it is.
FACT: Kenyan politicians are thieves. PROOF: look at their personal assets and their use of state assets (yes, Kenyans that means YOUR PESA)
FACT: Nobody is signing this petition to demand they reduce their salaries and give back land
FACT: We are a hopeless basketcase and deserve to be raped by politicians. We voted for them and we keep them in power.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Ladies In Action Update
It's been a while since we posted about the post-election crises activities that this blog was set up as a response to. You will recall that we raised a total of £9,168 in just under a month mostly through the amazing network of friends that we have around the world.
As you also know, Ladies In Action is essentially made up of Mr. and Mrs. Pabari and Ren and the goodwill of volunteers like themselves. Since things have calmed down, they have been trying to get back to the core activities that Ladies In Action was set up for which were put on hold due to the events in January.
However, there are still funds (£3,712) remaining from the friends of Sukuma Kenya appeal and unfortunately, there are still a number of Internally Displaced People needing assistance within the Kisumu environs. According to Red Cross Kenya:
(Source: OCHA Kenya)
Ladies In Action are assisting in groups of ten by giving out business packages containing Omena local sardines which make up part of the staple diet); Paraffin, Flour and oil for making chapatis.
For more information on responses to the election violence around Kenya, click HERE
As you also know, Ladies In Action is essentially made up of Mr. and Mrs. Pabari and Ren and the goodwill of volunteers like themselves. Since things have calmed down, they have been trying to get back to the core activities that Ladies In Action was set up for which were put on hold due to the events in January.
However, there are still funds (£3,712) remaining from the friends of Sukuma Kenya appeal and unfortunately, there are still a number of Internally Displaced People needing assistance within the Kisumu environs. According to Red Cross Kenya:
(Source: OCHA Kenya)
Ladies In Action are assisting in groups of ten by giving out business packages containing Omena local sardines which make up part of the staple diet); Paraffin, Flour and oil for making chapatis.For more information on responses to the election violence around Kenya, click HERE
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