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Global Somali Diaspora has decried Kenya’s decision to close 13 Somali hawalas, terming the move as tragedy and called Kenyan government to reconsider its decision.
The group emphasized the importance of hawalas to Kenyan Somali community as well as Somali refugees living in the country and has warned of dire consequence if Kenyan government sticks on its decision.
Deputy Director of Global Somali Diaspora, Sadik Warfa urged the Kenyan government to differentiate those who are terrorist, terrorist sympathizers and innocent people and called Kenyan government to stop giving collective punishment to Somalis in Kenya.
“We further call upon the government of Kenya to help make clear distinction between those who are terrorist, those who sympathize fund and shelter terrorist - all of whom must be discovered and punished and those innocent who are caught in the cross fire of trying to live their lives in peace as refugee or longstanding Kenyan Somali residents and business people,’’ said Sadik Warfa.
The group has called East Africa countries to join together with others affected in one voice about how essential remittances are to Somalis.
The Kenyan government has frozen 86 individuals, companies and organizations accounts including 13 Somali hawalas for whom the government accused of financing and supporting Al Shabaab.
Global Somali Diaspora is international based organization whose mission is to safe guards the rights, dignity and cultural values of Somalis around the world. The group headquarters is located in London and Minneapolis in US.
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".........dire consequences if the Kenya government sticks to it's decision" Wow, and who do these Somalis think they are? Please, please somebody should tell them right now that UhuRuto are responding way too slow and some of us cannot wait. WAAMBIWE MAMBO BADO! By and large, these Somali bandits have a very warped sense when it comes to life. They even can dare threaten Kenya with dire consequences if we don't re-open those businesses of theirs? Kenyans, wake up! We are truly facing a crazy, idiotic bunch and WE SHOULD COME UP WITH AN ANSWER TO THE SOMALI QUESTION, ONCE AND FOR ALL! I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT SOMALIA HAS ALREADY DECLARED THAT THE KENYAN COAST IS THEIRS AND THEY HAVE TAKEN THE MATTER TO THE HAGUE. FOLKS, WAKE UP! ONCE WE TACKLE THIS MURDEROUS RAMPAGE, WHICH WE SHALL EVEN IF UHURU AND RUTO DON'T, WE WILL STILL BE BRACING FOR ANOTHER WAR! IT'S HIGH TIME WE PUT SOMALIS AND SOMALIA WHERE THEY BELONG - HELL! THEY MESSED UP THEIR COUNTRY 25 YEARS AGO AND NOW THEY WANT TO MESS OURS? CAN I GET A RESOUNDING NO!
THEIRS IS A STUPID CALCULATION - THAT WE ARE SO DIVIDED WE CANNOT FIGHT TOGETHER. LET'S ALL NOT TARGET MUSLIMS WHATSOEVER BECAUSE THAT'S THE GOAL OF AL SHABAB AND THEIR SYMPATHIZERS - LET US TARGET THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IN KENYA, PERIOD! IF THEY DON 'T COOPERATE WITH GOVERNMENT, TO ROOT OUT THESE EVIL MURDERERS AMONGST THEM, ALL OF THEM BETTER START TROOPING BACK TO WAJIR AND MANDERA, AND I REITERATE ALL! ALL OTHER KENYAN COMMUNITIES TO LEAVE THESE AREAS AND WE WILL CONFINE THEM THERE SO THAT THEY CAN SLAUGHTER EACH OTHER INTO OBLIVION LIKE A BUNCH OF APES!