Controversial Gay Kenyan Gospel artist,Joji Baro has been facing a lot of persecution since he openly declared himself HIV positive. In March,he claimed he was denied a US visa on medical grounds .The 23 year old has narrated yet another ordeal in a heart wrenching post
‘Today in the morning, I woke up as usual and jovial, went to freshen up, then came back. I went outside and took some
clothes I had washed previously and
ironed them. All this while I had spent over 30 minutes outside my house
without locking the door…Someone came inside in a rush, planted a
stolen stuff through my window. As I was getting ready to leave my house
and get myself some breakfast, someone knocked on my door…he then
demanded to search my house.
All this while I have been keeping
silent and thought it was a joke so I dismissed him. This took a little
bit longer and by the time I went back I found a flux of mob on my door.
Then I was told to open. The guy then went directly to my window and
pulled the implanted thing from there. I was lashed, caned,
kicked,slapped, punched, beaten and am that. I have bruises all over my
body….as if that was not enough, some said I should be burned and that
they don’t want gays in their neighborhood. One of then landed a hockey
stick on the back of my neck and I fell
down. It is from there that I was
mobbed like a thief. I was then locked in a dirty empty room where I was
undressed to find out whether am a man or a woman, they pulled my hair
like that of Cassandra in that movie…I was then tortured more. And
tortured and tortured. They seized my phone gadgets and my house key and
did everything with my house. For three hours locked in isolation
similar to solitary just within the Tel Aviv estate managed Bethsamwel
Investment Limited in Embakasi....
I was then released to go back to my
house, pack my things, and leave. Leave to nowhere. While packing other
women came to my house and went indeep to where I keep clothes without
checking and viola…! More planted things and more and more till I could
not take it anymore. The media also beat me to extract information from
me. Two activists came to my rescue and I have left them guiding my
things outside the block. I have been evicted without notice of refund
of my rent which I struggle so hard to get. They have also taken away my
human right trophy off my hand and that I should forget about it. As we
speak am in a cyber(a different one) trying to collect events together
and see where to go from here. I did not give up without a fight
though….I was able to maintain my
hairstyle throughout. I have not gone
to the police yet. I have not gone to the hospital. I am trying to type
but it is hard. And now I don’t know who t turn to. This wasn’t coming
soon….I should have read the signs. They took my clothes. Almost took my
credentials. I have been chased away from my own house. Deprived off my
rights, denied access to my own property and subjected to torture and
humiliation both physically and psychologically. I am moving like
someone who has an STI down there from the injuries emanating from one
man who stepped on my balls. I was caressed to find out whether I have
breasts, or vagina or both in any case. And this brought up the memories
of my parents when they disowned me. I can’t seem to comprehend why do I
always have to be unfortunate….why do bad things happen to me…the worst
humiliation was when I was told had it been that
am HIV-ve men would have raped me the
Sodom and Gomorrah way to feel how other men feel when copulating with
me. I do not know whether I approach my friends as this was abrupt. And I
DON’T know whether any help is forthcoming. While am still trying to
figure out where to go from here my advice is avoid Embakasi at all
cost. Especially those who are pronouncly gay. And Tel Aviv Estate in
particular. But first let pause here and find out whether my furniture
are safe.’...
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