Open Letter to Mr. Secretary-General, Commonwealth

Dear Mr. Kamalesh Sharma

Commonwealth Secretary-General
asksharma@commonwealth.int
and info@commonwealth.int

Kamlesh Shaman. Commonwealth Secretary General

Please bring to the immediate attention of the Commonwealth ministers an ongoing humanitarian and human rights crisis in Kenya.

The Samburu Indigenous People are being systematically killed, terrorized and deprived of their livelihood in an apparent effort to remove them from their lands so that Chinese companies can conduct oil explorations there.

I urge you to undertake immediate investigation of alleged acts of mass murder, torture, terror and theft of Samburu cattle (their primary food source) by Kenyan military and police forces and by mercenaries in their employ.

These atrocities have been reported to Kenyan government authorities to no avail. The international community, and particularly the Commonwealth nations, must act to prevent genocide of the Samburu people.

Thank you for your immediate attention to this issue of grave concern.

Sincerely,

Saidimu Ole Ngais

http://diasporakenyan.se

dk@diasporakenyan.se

Stockholm, Sweden, November 20^th 2009.

Maasai men against FGM

A 14 year old girl was rescued by Ndilai and other peace activists from being married off to an elderly man against her will in Kajiado. We congratulate you Mr. Ndilai for the encouraging work to saving that child’s life and giving her a second opportunity to self determination. Many in her situation are having their rights as we breath in and out, violated and they cannot do anything because their fathers received dowry.

The culture that we love so much continues to steal our freedom and that of our sisters while we turn a blind eye and a deaf ear. It’s time to be realistic and stop early childhood marriages and all other harmful Maasai cultural practices. Join us to making this movement universal. MAASAI men against FGM is a newly started Facebook group which goes out to attract particularly Maasai men with intent to create opinion around FGM and its implication on fundamental rights of our sister.
As Maasai men, we are proud to say we stand against Female genital mutilation in all its forms! We Crave for NOLL tolerance to dangerous culture.Eradicate FGM and women discriminatory traditions in Maasailand now.

Whichever side you want to turn it, early childhood marriages is morally wrong. It consequently leads to child enslavement. Let us all fight for the rights of our sisters, our daughters and our dear mothers. It concerns me! It is my duty to eradicate retrogressive and harmful culture and traditions.
I devote my life to eradicating all sorts of discrimination against women in Maasailand, to begin with. This duty makes me not only a great man, but a caring father! This call is for real and very urgent. It is very significant for the survival of the Maa society as a people. Great men fight for the rights of their people, both male and female! Stop FGM now!
Follow the link below to join our group: Kindly create opinion around the issue of human rights. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=149271327513&ref=mf

Saidimu Ole Ngais