Human right: The Kenyan Definition The Universal declaration of human right recognizes the inherent dignity of the equal and inalienable rights for human society as foundation of freedom, justice and peace on earth. The declaration further recognizes that disregard and contempt of these rights have resulted in barbaric acts and outraged the conscience of human kind. Article one strengthens the right to reason and conscience and urges the human society to act in a BROTHERLY manner. In our beloved country, the meaning has metamorphosed to totally different meaning. Before any warranted condemnation allow me to elucidate. Mungiki over the years kidnapped, maimed, extorted and even killed innocent Kenyans who failed to adhere to their myopic ideologies. In my village they had become KRA collecting one litre of Milk or eggs as protection fee from perceived thieves. In short you pay them not steal from you. We witnessed untold horrors of human body parts left at road junctions to intimidate and instill fear to succumb to their inhuman cowardly actions. However the so-called human rights activists had concluded there is wisdom in silence. The government responded with vengeance through “kwekwe squad” it was feared they shot purported Mungiki adherents. It was a relief in central Kenya because it led to conversion from Saul to Paul while others ran to neighboring countries. Extortion stopped, killings reduced dramatically and security improved and business we thriving again, it’s an era in Kikuyu’s history wishes to forget, it left an indelible mark and economic stagnation that will take decades to recover. The Human rights awoke from their selective amnesia and invited UN Rapporteur on Human rights to condemn the government response and not the Mungiki killings. Again following the death of King’ara, Njuguna and Nyakio the activists had found their lost voice. A village in Karatina awoke with grief twenty people slaughtered in one night, these are lives not goats or chicken, bodies strewn all over. The human rights had become dump again. Fourty two police recruits are executed without having even enjoyed the fruits of their salaries. The ball eyed human rights commission chair silence was too loud. Various terror attacks in the country, were blamed on the government laxity and lethargic approach to security. Then came the Somalia incursion, hundrends liberated and peace restored, democracy taking shape in once war ravaged country. Despite such efforts by our own defense forces, the UN human rights commission had the guts to condemn our forces for human right abuses, as if the US/UK and NATO have been massaging/hugging and kissing the Talibans, Iraqis, Yemenis and Pakistan. The civilian deaths by drones running in hundrends are not human, even the UN Security council cannot release the report on such killings except barking blank condemnations. The recent Mombasa attacks where police invaded a place of worship, received condemnation rather than praise of the items and paraphernalia obtained in the search. Muslim sheikhs and preachers preaching hatred against infidels ‘Kafiris’ calling for their extermination right under the coastal leaders watch. Some extremists have the audacity to declare war on government of Kenya and non-Muslim believers, hoisting enemy flags on Mosques. Yet the condemnation was entering the place of worship with shoes, while a policeman is killed inside the mosque. Allah help us. A Kikuyu saying “Gutiri muici na mucuthaniriria, othe ni aici” people watching a thief steal and the thief are all thieves. Where is Omar Hassan? Where are Muslim leaders who allow extremists radical preachers in our Mosques? Where are Jicho pevu, Moha and Namu? They are demonstrating gagging of the media by the government? Two wrongs don’t make right, human rights must be respected at whatever cost. But this should be two way, the rule of law must be upheld and right to fair hearing obtained, the missing Kenyan captured by police must be produced in court. But with equal measure search activities must cease forthwith. Radicalization in the name religion should not just be condemned by word of mouth but tangible actions. The activists have lost vocabularies and have become endemic to words and phrases such as “human rights, democracy, justice and due process”. Go tell such words to a radicalized, jobless and hopeless extremist or the parents of the poor boy with terrorist bullet lodged in his head. Wish I can use the F’ word. The activists come to life on ICC, Supreme Court presidential election petition, corruption, 15% donor funding limit etc. How I wish the activists spent just a tenth of the time they spend on ICC just to advocate for police reforms and humane living conditions. Spent time out of conferences, workshops and meetings drawing huge perdiems and address the accountability of government expenditure. I lack words to list the human rights violations on innocent Kenyans by government, criminals and the same activists. Such is the definition of Human rights in Kenya, the word human exclude the police, government officials and enthusiast. Government must act decisively declare the extremists enemy combatants and call on the army and not civil police. If it calls for the violations of the same human right they are mandated to uphold so be it, if it’s for the greater good. I quote Captn Collins Wanderi, The Chief Justice must be remind Judges and Magistrates that the small minority of extremists, bandits and common criminals do not have or enjoy greater (human) rights than the law abiding citizens Citizen 22730996 Kamau.waithaka@gmail cc Mugo Wa Wairimu Mukurima X Muriuki Gordon Opiyo Mukiri Wa Githendu
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