CONING GAME IN MIGORI

Unscrupulous politicians are using vague constitutional clauses to rip where they never sowed:

What are the definitions of "minority group" and "marginalized ethnical"?

Our bogus Constitution does not give any definition, however;

1. The term "minority" as used in the UN human rights system refers to a national or ethnical, religious and linguistic minority.
2. In the UNESCO EFA Global Monitoring Report 2010 defines marginalization as "a form of persistent disadvantage rooted in underlying social inequalities" some examples are girls, women, hard to reach indigenous ppl, rural populations, etc.

The luhyas and Somalis of Migori do not fall under the category of the marginalized whatsoever and must never invoke such constitutional provisions when looking for political gains:

1. The luhyas are not a national minority; out of more than 40 ethnics, the Luhyas are the 2nd largest ethnic community, Somalis are 6th while we are the fourth.

2. When it comes to social inequalities, Luhyas and Somalis have more appointments and employments in the national govt than us.

3. The Somalis are more than Luos in the public institutions of higher learning (confirm with Duale).

4. In Migori County, we constitute the majority of the rural population.

5. Last but not least, they are not indigenous.

To the unscrupulous politicians: get what you want fairly and genuinely.

To Migori leaders: Devolution is here to alleviate the suffering our community has endured in the 40+ years of state sponsored marginalization; and therefore, it must be used purposefully.