Good afternoon,
Jayne and I would like to thank you all for the solidarity demonstrated with us during the past weekend’s travails. We were released thanks to your sustained campaign on our behalf without charge. The investigation of Mars Group may however continue quietly for now. We would like you all to know that there is nothing to fear in dealing with us. We are not a subversive organisation and the Partnership for Change initiative is merely a ginger group that seeks to support the work you all are doing. I am concerned however that some State officials are trying to paint the P4C as something sinister. We are sure that you won’t believe the hype.
We value your friendship and thanks to you also from Khalif and the three others who were also detained for 3 nights in Garissa. They have been released on bail of Ksh 5,000 after appearing in court this morning to answer a dubious charge of causing a disturbance.
But we are not out of the woods yet. It appears as if some emergency regime is in place in Nairobi, even though the National Accord Grand Coalition Government has no legal or moral authority to declare emergencies as first and foremost it is bound by Agenda 1 which required the immediate restoration of our civil and political liberties; and second is a compromise arrangement not founded on a democratic election. Yesterday, Uhuru Park and Ufungamano House were cordoned off by the GSU as was done in January this year.
Now, I hear that more people have been arrested outside the Harambee House including journalists covering the delivery of a petition by civil society on the Kenya Communications law. Uhuru Par remains under guard and the Government through the Prime Minister seems to be suggesting that protests are a breach of decorum.
Much appreciation to you all. We will rest for a day or two to reflect on what happened between December 12 and December 15, so that our next actions do not repeat any mistakes we made. I trust you will forgiven my non-attendance at the press conference this morning, but we had some urgent house-keeping issues to take care of. I watched the statement as covered by the media and applaud you.
Asante sana sana sana.
Mwalimu
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It is a great relief that Mwalimu Mati and his wife Jayne have been released without charges. For the rest of the activists released on bail, we see the old habit of trumped-up charges forced on them, but hope that they “shall overcome!”
Although there is still a lot of decay in Kenya’s justice system, Mwalimu and the rest must continue their noble work through the Partnership for Change (P4C).
A Luta Continua!