Tag Archives: Kenya

Letter to Luis Moreno Ocampo

Letter to Luis Moreno Ocampo

Dear Mr. Ocampo, I hope this finds you well. I am writing this letter regarding the matter of Kenya’s 6 most wanted criminals by the ICC. I would love to say that I’m writing on behalf of all Kenyans but alas, I wouldn’t want to presume. I feel that a letter is necessary because things seem to be getting worse and not better. I was concerned when I saw the 6 alleged murderers and rapists working very hard to avoid prosecution. I was concerned, but not enough to write to you. However, many weeks after… Continue reading →

Outcry of IDPs

Outcry of IDPs

If I could find justice, then I would scream at the top of my voice. Speak I can, converse I do, give speeches, I have…yet still I am unable to scream for help. I long for a helping hand, I crave justice, my heart pleads for mercy… but scream? I cannot. If I could, I would, but since I can’t, then I won’t. Pen in hand, paper underneath, let these words scream for me. The Internally Displaced I knew freedom up until I was made slave in my own country; I knew peace up until… Continue reading →

Outcry of a Kenyan

Outcry of a Kenyan

If I could find justice, then I would scream at the top of my voice. Speak I can, converse I do, give speeches, I have…yet still I am unable to scream for help. I long for a helping hand, I crave justice, my heart pleads for mercy… but scream? I cannot. If I could, I would, but since I can’t, then I won’t. Pen in hand, paper underneath, let these words scream for me. The Kenyan I am every man walking on the streets, each named after a great man; I am every woman rising… Continue reading →