PHA-Exchange> RUTHLESS KILLING OF INNOCENT & HELPLESS KENYANS-PROTEST LETTER.

[tbc at thebellsconsultants.net]

You write : "the palestinians have chosen to kill my innocent and
helpless kenyan coleagues"
How can you write this ? Just because a bunch of terrorist choose to do
heinous crimes does not allow you to say it was "the palestinians"
No more than anybody could possibly criticise "the Jews" whenever or
wherever a heinous crime is committed by a fanatic Israeli.
The Kenya bombings are NOT at all in the interest of the Palestinian
cause.
It is certainly against PHM's practice and ethic to blame a whole
population for the acts of a couple of individuals.
And of course, we are all hearts and mind with you all in Kenya.
Nance

Malachi Orondo wrote:

> Kenyans are at pain trying to imagine why helpless,
> defenceless innocent Kenyan Citizens should be
> butchered in mass murder as happened for a second time
> in four years (Aug. 1998 & now).Within Four years.This
> is against charter for health principles.
>
> On 28th November 2002 at 8.35 am a group calling
> itself Army of Palastine  simultaneously staged twin
> attacks in two key places in Mombasa port city.
>
> One was at paradise hotel owned by Israelis where
> three suicide bombers in a four wheel Pajero Car
> forced their way through the hotel gate and sped
> towrds hotel reception / louge and rammed the vehicle
> strapped with explosives in to the hotel reception
> area . The explosives exploded resulting in to a
> horric fire which burned the hotel and killed 13
> people(10 kenyans and 3 israelis) 40 people were
> injured in this act. At the very time of the hotel
> incident the terrorist launched an attack using two
> shoulder fired missiles aiming to blow out charted
> Israel boeng 757 with 261 passengers and 10 crew
> members.
>
> The paradise hotel which was bombed by the terrorist
> employed 265 kenyans it also created a market for
> kenyans to sell their produce to erk a living .About
> 10,000 kenyans depended on this hotel for their lively
> hood. An average african kenyan famuily has 8 children
> therefore a very large number of kenyan will suffer
> loss .
>
> Most of those affected earn less than 1USD per day.
> many of them only survive by eating one meal per day
>
> just for survival .
>
> The area surrounding mombasa airport is thickly
> populated with squarters living in temporary slum
> dwelings .therefore if the 757 israel jet would have
> been hit by the misiles then 100,000 kenyans would
> have been killed and 500,000 kenyans could have been
> homeless without rescuing a single propery.
>
> Our economy is already at its lower ebb .The economy
> is mostly depending on tourism which contributes 40%.
> Now the economy will suffer more since most tourist
> are scared by the incident and Rampant joblessness
> will prevail. We are not endowed with the oil like
> arab countries .Up to this moment we still do not
> understand why the bombers chose kenya to carry out
> this heinous act because kenyan PHM members have
> always sympathised, prayed  and supported palestinians
> in their plight for peace and home land. I have signed
> and distributed widely protest letters written by
> Mustafa Bargouthi protesting about paletians cause for
> peace written by UPMRC and Dr. Bargouthi himself .
> Despite all the sympathy , prayers and soliderity we
> have shown in PHM , the palestinians have chosen to
> kill my innocent and helpless kenyan coleagues instead
> of extending a word ooof appreciation.
>
> Kenya and africa as awhole has numerous problems and
> adding somme its like adding fuel on to an already
> fiercly  burning fire even right now relative of those
> killed by the bomb blast can not get the bodies for
> burial because they can not afford to pay ksh
> 15,000/=(19usd)mortury charged to be allowed to take
> the bodies.we all remember that health is a basic
> human right as stated in our PHM charter for health
>
> Kenya has 1 million hiv / aids orphans and the scourge
> is killing 700 kenyans daily 2.5 million are hiv
> positive and we can not afford antiretroviral drugs to
> help these people so most kenyans life expectancy has
> been reduced from 55 to 47 years . Kenyan has 500,000
> street children which is still increasing due rampnt
> poverty .
>
> Kenya being a third world country shares similar
> problem with Palestine or south south countries.
> therefore I am at grief and pain trying to comprehend
> why palestinian should choose to kill kenyans instead
> of taking the battle to the Jews at their backyard yet
> they are close neighbours !
>
> Being a strong campaigner and supporter of PHM and one
> of the contributers in drafting a chater for health at
> bagladesh 2000, i would like to conclude by stating as
> follows
>
> 1. PHM world wide should convene a world conference to
> discuss terrorism as health risk and propose
> solutions.
>
> 2. Dr. Mustafa Bargouthi ,UPMRC and all other
> palestine organisations should appologise to kenyanns
> and dissociet themselves from the bombers
>
> 3. Dr. Mustafa and fellow PHM colleagues to assure us
> they will cooperate to stop such heineus act happening
> in kenya again.
>
> 4. palestinian organisation should sympathise with
> these helpless families and solicit funds from donors
> to give  hope/ support to the bereaved families which
> have lost their sole bread earners Dr. Mustafa being
> one of the Architect of PHM at Bagladesh should
> spearhead this activity for compensating those
> affected.
>
> There is a general belief that things affecting
> Africans are never taken seriously like those
> affecting other areas.However,I still need to speak my
> mind openly.Compensation to help these helpless victim
> could even come from any charitable Organisation
> feeling symapthy to help.So any other
> foundation,Charitable Organisation,NGO etc.Willing to
> help can get intouch with Kenya PHM through my above
> email address then I will guide how to get intouch
> directly with those affected.
>
> Once again I end by appealing to world wide
> Organisation"PLEASE SPARE KENYA FROM TERORRISM.WE ARE
> A PEACE LOVING COUNTRY".I would like the Whole World
> to know that Kenya is very safe for Foreigners and
> Visitors.This particular Incident was just an
> Unfortunate Incident brought to Us by Foreign Enemies.
>
> By Kenyan PHM National Co-ordinator.
>
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