The Mau Mau Original Trust team has
appealed for cooperation from the National Government Administration Officers to enhance membership registration of residents affected by colonial
injustices.
The organisation, registered under a
Trust Deed, has been cleared by the state to mobilise and register Kenyans
whose families or relatives were directly or indirectly impacted during
colonisation.
Luo Nyanza Mau Mau Original Trust
representative Mauline Oduong’o
said the registration will pave the way for possible compensation, noting that
the British government has signalled readiness to address claims linked to
colonial-era atrocities.
“We have been given the green light
to sensitise and register people for compensation. We are asking for
collaboration from chiefs and their assistants to help us achieve this
mission,” she said during a courtesy call to acting Homa Bay county commissioner Charles Mwayaya in
Homa Bay town.
The team plans to use barazas convened by NGAO officials to reach affected families.
Oduong’o said her team
is operating in Homa Bay, Siaya,
Kisumu and Migori counties, with similar initiatives underway in other
regions of Kenya.
Homa Bay county coordinator Ezra Okong’o and Karachuonyo
constituency coordinator Jack Olweya
said compensation is long overdue. “It is important to collaborate and address
this matter, which has dragged on for years,” Okong’o said.
Residents, including 82-year-old David Bwana and Rose Ngong’o, also backed the
initiative, saying families of Mau Mau fighters and other victims deserve
recognition and redress.
Commissioner Mwayaya pledged support, urging chiefs and their assistants to cooperate.
“NGAO officials will
allow the team to use baraza meetings to sensitise and enlist Kenyans. I urge
residents to work with them for a smooth exercise,” he said.
