Rose-Jane is a Christian who comes from the Mathare district of Nairobi, where she was a teacher. Her husband became involved with the Mungiki sect an outlawed sect in Nairobi in late 2005 and took the Mungiki oath. Her husband wanted her to join the sect, which would amongst other things result in her having to undergo female genital mutilation. She refused and fled to Britain.

If she is returned to Kenya M.s Wanjohi fears that her daughter and herself could be forced to go through female genital mutilation and persecution at the hands of the Mungiki. They also fear the real possibility of being arrested and ill-treated by the Kenyan authorities as deported asylum seekers..

There is evidence that the Mungiki organisation seeks to impose FGM and other forms of violence, on women and children other than those who have been initiated into their sect. In particular, such women and children include the wives, partners, children and other female family members of those men who have taken the Mungiki oath. Insufficient protection is available from the Kenyan authorities for such persons.
VM (FGM-risks-Mungiki-Kikuyu/Gikuyu) Kenya CG [2008] UKAIT 00049
 http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIAT/2008/00049.html

BBC News: Kenya's secretive Mungiki sect
 http://tinyurl.com/Mungikisect

The Home Office have reports of members of the Mungiki sect dated 8th November 2006 describing how they hacked 4 people to death in Nairobi, the Home Office are aware that the Mungiki seek to impose Female Genital Mutilation and other forms of violence on women and children, this includes wives, partners, children and other female family members of those men who have taken the Mungiki oath. The Home Office also is aware that there is evidence of the Mungiki imposing political and cultural beliefs upon others.

Rose-Jane has built a new life for herself and her daughter Natale, who was born in Britain and has never been to Kenya. They are now settled in Hyde, Cheshire and have lived in Britain for 3 years. Rose-Jane has been an important member of Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) and has supported many other women asylum seekers and others members of her community in Hyde where she is member of the church.

Please take urgent action now and help us to help get Rose-Jane and her daughter back to Hyde where she belongs.

All day to day/tomorrow Saturday and all day Sunday

Please send urgent faxes/emails immediately to;

1) Email/ax/phone, Sam Okwulehie, Group Area Manager Kenya Airways and urge him not to carry out the forced removal of Rose-Jane Wanjohi & Natale - you can use the model fax 'Rose-JaneKA.doc' attached. You can copy, amend or write your own version - please quote,  Rose-Jane Wanjohi a national of Kenya and her UK born daughter Natale, residents of Hyde Cheshire are due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Sunday 30th August on Kenya Airways flight KQ101 from London Heathrow @ 20:00 to Nairobi.

Email:  contact@kenya-airways.com

Fax: 020 8745 5027 - from outside the UK + 44 20 8745 5027

Phone: 020 8283 1800 then option one, then option 4


2) Email/Fax, Rt. Hon. Alan Johnson MP Secretary of State for the Home Office asking that Ms. Rosejane Wanjohi HO ref. W1119087 and daughter Natale, be granted protection in the UK. Please use the attached "model letter" Rose-JaneAJ.doc which you can copy/amend/write your own version (if you do so, please remember to include their HO ref W1119087)

Fax: 020 8760 3132(00 44 20 8760 3132 if you are faxing from outside UK)

Emails:  Privateoffice.external@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
 UKBApublicenquiries@UKBA.gsi.gov.uk
"CIT - Treat Official"
 johnsona@parliament.uk


Please let the campaign know of faxes/emails sent:
 wastmanchester@yahoo.co.uk
Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST)
 http://tinyurl.com/nm8zx4

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Source for this Message:
Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST)