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Post by kamalet on Oct 20, 2012 12:47:39 GMT 3
A Secessionist Movement Grows on Kenya's Coast - PBS NEWS HOUR Kenya's Coast Province boasts of wealth of opportunity -- pristine beaches, deluxe hotels, a major port, and an oil refinery - but for locals in the picturesque city of Mombasa, it's hardly a paradise. Years of land grabbing and cronyism have made them squatters on their own ancestral lands. Increasing numbers of them feel they can only gain a stake in the region's wealth by seeking autonomy from the federal government, but a new Kenyan Constitution going into effect next year squelches that. As Kenya gears up for its 2013 presidential elections, hundreds of thousands of local residents plan to boycott. According to Human Rights Watch, the vast majority of Coast Province's nearly 2.5 million residents support a secessionist organization known as the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC). The group claims treaties dating back to the end of colonization and the start of Kenyan independence would allow them to become self-governing in 2013. While the MRC's Christian and Muslim leaders say their mission is peaceful, the movement appears to be splintering. As the Kenyan government cracks down on MRC activities, some of the region's most vulnerable residents are turning to violence. Julienne Gage is a freelance journalist based in Washington, DC. She reported on this story in Kenya while on a producing contract with the International Reporting Project this summer. Twitter: @juliennegage ...can you believe that this Lady comes to Kenya for a short while and already knows there are 2.5 million coastals and most them support MRC! One can only imagine how dumb Kenyan politicians are by denouncing such a large constituency!!
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Post by marikopolitico on Oct 20, 2012 19:22:28 GMT 3
www.facebook.com/pages/Mombasa-Republican-Council-MRC/148508195220835-------------------- Kama Wakenya wanadai kuwa kilio cha wapwani na masikizano kati ya Sultan na Waingereza kimepitwa na wakati, mbona basi wanasherekea siku ya mashujaa ambayo pia ilipitwa na wakati,mbona wanafuatilia na kusisitiza serikali ya waingereza ilipe mashujaa waliopigania uhuru huku wakidai wanafaa walipwe,kumbuka haya yote yalifanyika zama zile,PWANI HAIKUWA KENYA
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Post by joblesscorner on Nov 2, 2012 20:19:32 GMT 3
www.nation.co.ke/News/Sonko+submits+title+deeds+for+MRC+case/-/1056/1609976/-/pryemez/-/index.htmlMakadara MP Gideon Mbuvi on Friday took his three title deeds for authentication at the Kwale land registry before they are accepted as surety for the release of Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) leaders. Read (MRC leader to be released on Sh3m bond) The MRC officials have been in court for several weeks now since no one was willing to bail them out after the government threatened to arrest anyone sympathetic to them. However, on Wednesday, Mr Mbuvi agreed to surrender his titles for land valued at Sh20 million to act as bond.
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Post by jakaswanga on Nov 4, 2012 12:22:31 GMT 3
The self-styled leader of the MRC, known as Customer at Shimo la Tewa prisons for his frequency there as guest of the state, was arrested yesterday. The pictures which have hit the net, reveal a brutal encounter with the Kenyan police which, in my opinion, is reminiscent of a mau mau veteran arrested by the colonial police force. CHECK THE FIRST TEN SECONDS OF THE FOOTAGETake a look at the man. That is just about how Robert Ouko, then minister for foreign affairs, looked like as they dumped him in the parking yard of a Nakuru hospital. Some things change, some things like police brutality stay the same. NOT YET A REFORMED JUDICIARY! What tough-guy Adoli is doing in Kwale, is what we expect top-cop Wanyama to come and do in Kisumu! But beware, Kisumu ni Kenya! Migingo ndiyo si Kenya!www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Hell+to+pay+if+ban+on+Republican+not+lifted++/-/1064/1329850/-/ubc3uvz/-/index.htmlwww.firstpost.com/topic/place/kenya-separatist-mombasa-republican-council-mrc-chairm-image-00ehcR7dby1Dj-577-1.html
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