PLANNED HUNGER STRIKE TO END FORCED EVICTION DISRUPTED BY ABDUCTION OF MEMBERS OF UNGA REVOLUTION HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ON SATURDAY 26/11/2011

Members of the Unga Revolution who were abducted by state agents  are still missing even today,    after they attempted to stage an hunger  strike on Harambee Avenue on Saturday morning. The two, Joseph Gitonga and Erick Omeny, Co-conveners of the unga  revolution had been involved in a vigorous civic education campaign  in kamukunji’s kiambiu settlement and Eastleigh section III, educating   the people on  government’s negligence on implementation of  article 43 and its continued abuse of the right to decent housing and social welfare.
Recently, the Kenyan government has gone on rampage,  in demolitions  of houses and eviction  in this areas.It is regrettable that some of the buildings that have and are being demolished around the Eastleigh airbase have been standing there long enough now, housing families, jobs and sustaining a community of locals that have now been scattered and rendered homeless, One fails to understand where this destructive government was when these lands were being traded, when the buildings and settlements were being approved and built and when the subject buildings were being occupied.
These are some of the questions that led these brave comrades to sacrifice their time and go to the grassroots to inform the resident of this area on their constitutional right and their inherent human dignity. It is evident that the Kenyan government has been the worst performing in the modern world in terms of provision of housing and other basic social needs to its people. Everyone in Kenya would testify that that Coalition government has demolished more houses in their neighborhoods than it has built. These houses flattened by the G.O.K belong to non but the same poor and heavily taxed ordinary Mwananchi . It is unfortunate that the government so quickly mobilizes and responds to its demolitions and evictions missions than it responds its constitutional duty and obligation to provide housing and social welfare to those who cannot provide for themselves. We have seen the government using millions tax payer money to provide mansions to the Vice president and  and building  Prime  minister’s office . It even goes ahead to assure them security of their ill gotten wealth.
The abduction of the two unga revolution conveners while they attempted to stage  hunger strike with a chain  in  harambee house to protest  the continuing gross human rights violations   in  state led demolitions in Nairobi is evidence of the attempt by agents of impunity to reverse the democratic rights gained by the Kenyan second liberation and the new constitution. The two young Patriots were arrested at 9.00 am on Saturday 26th by suspected Provincial Admistration state agents at Harambee House  as they prepared to stage a sit-in and an hunger  strike on Harambee Avenue, between the president and the prime minister’s office. Since, their abduction, their phones have gone off and we suspect that they are being denied the right to communicate to family, an advocate or close friends. Others members that were set to be part of  the the hunger strike were Florence Kanyua and Francis Sakwa who have also raised distress calls. Mr. Sakwa has complained that strangers have been asking for him at his home at night while Florence has severally since, complained of being trailed by two suspicious women
In another incident on Thursday 24th, armed goons hired by the local chief attacked and seriously injured other activists Members of Unga Revolution as they visited Eastleigh Moi Air Base  Mr. Kirimi  Mbae and Mr. Josphat Waema , Bunge La Mwananchi , Eric Omenyi And Josepth Gotong they had visited the area  on unga revolution  campaign to the people on the rights to housing  as per article 43.
We are calling upon all defenders to join hand and demand for the immediate and unconditional release of Erick Omenyi and Joseph Gitonga.
The case was reported to KICC Police station KICC  (OB No. 22/28/11/2011).

co convener
francis sakwa