Politics are raging on, politicians are traversing the country seeking for votes and they shout their lungs out, promising to uphold the Constitution of the land and protect the rights and interests of the citizens of Kenya.
As the politics rage on, four Kenyans continue to languish and rot in jail in South Sudan where they were jailed for 72 years for an offense they did not commit. The matter used to be of public interest, Kenyans were interested but the interest died with time. Kenyans started to forget about the four of their own in South Sudan and even the leaders stopped talking about them.
Family members have been left to carry the burden, the pain of living without knowing the fate of their loved ones with their numerous protests and attempts to get the attention of government falling on deaf ears. The four Kenyans are Antony Mwadime, Ravi Ghaghda, Boniface Muriuki and Antony Keya.
The continued detention of the four Kenyans in South Sudan and the continued deafening silence from both governments raises volumes of questions and concerns. For instance, does it mean that the government of Kenya stops caring about Kenyans immediately they leave the country? Does it mean that the Kenyans who travel to other countries are on their own and the government of Kenya has nothing to do with them? Does it mean that the lives of common Kenyans, in foreign countries does not matter?
Our Kenyan sisters in Saudi Arabia have been facing similar challenges. Most of them have been killed and information has it that hundreds of them are rotting in Saudi Arabian jails. Has the government done anything to confirm the reports? No. Why? Is it because they are poor Kenyans who do not pay hefty taxes? Kenyans, why are we silent as our brothers suffer in South Sudan? Why were they arrested? Why were they not allowed to a free and fair trial?
With all that Kenya has done for South Sudan, is this how they repay us, by jailing our brothers, sons, and husbands? How many are South Sudanese in Kenya? How many of them have broken the law? Have we been jailing them without a fair hearing? And why Kenyans in South Sudan? What is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs doing about this?