Dear Mr President: Mr Kibaki

Dear Mr Prime Minister Mr. Raila Odinga,

Once again the heavy-handedness of the Kenyan police has resulted in the arrest of 27 young members of Bunge La Wananchi in Limuru. They have been locked up for simply voicing their concern as citizens of Kenya for the accountable use of CDF funds in Kenya. This is an area which you yourselves in government have been concerned about and towards which you have taken appropriate steps just last week. So it is disturbing the administration in your government acts to the contrary.

I urge you to act immediately to release the 27 civil society activists, arrested illegally in Limuru. The constitution guarantees freedom of assembly and it is disturbing that these illegal and arbitrary arrests go on notwithstanding the physical abuse on the arrested persons. Kenya must enter the realm of a Human Rights State that guarantees peaceful and non-violent action by citizens of a country struggling for their basic right to be heard.

Hoping for your immediate action.

Zahid Rajan
Solidarity Network Kenya
P O Box 32843 - 00600
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: [email][email protected]