URGENT APPEAL FOR PAYMENT OF BAILS FOR DETAINED KENYATTA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS/POSTED BY LUCAS KIMANTHI OF RPP.

Dear Comrades, Five university Kenyatta University students were arrested yesterday 29th September 2009, taken to Kasarani Police Station and arraigned in court today 30th September 2009 (case number CR 3966/09) The following points make it worrying that the students are double victims of impunity by the state through the university in the following ways; 1. The five students, three gentlemen and two ladies are currently serving either expulsions suspensions from the same university.The five are therefore not attending lectures as their appeals have not been heard hence cannot be said to be interfering with the university matters. 2. In the month of June, some of the students were arrested and held incommunicado in various police stations only to be released after RPP and other human rights groups raised the matter through the police commissioner. The court has ordered the students to deposit a bail of Ksh. 10,000 each (total 50,000) and none of them is able to raise the amount. Since by the end of the day none had paid the bail, seemingly they may spend the night in remand! We are therefore appealing to any individual /organization that can offer legal services and or assist in the paying of the bail to get in touch with the undersigned. Lucas Kimanthi Programme Officer, RPP Email: rpprights@gmail.com Tel: 020 3861863 Cell: 0721 913 915