3rd Attempt to Remove Kahiriri Family, this time it's Forced
Last Monday, Ebenezer and the children were unavailable to deport themselves, no one was in when the taxi knocked on the family's door. Unfortunately UKBA officials captured the family, last Tuesday 8th November when Ebenezer went to collect Daisy & Zilah from the children's play group in Cardiff. they were whisked off to the Cedars Pre-departure accommodation, where they are now.
Directions for an escorted forced removal have been made; on Virgin Atlantic flight VS601 from Heathrow airport to Johannesburg at 19:25 hrs on Friday 11th November, then SW701 to Namibia
Ebenezer is still not minded to leave the UK and requests your further support.
Model letters further down page
2nd Attempt to Force Kahiriri Family to Deport Themselves
Today Monday 7th November @ 14:00 hrs a taxi, will pull up at the Cardiff home of the Kahiriri family. The taxi paid for by UKBA will take them to terminal 5 @ Heathrow airport, once there Ebenezer will have to make her way to the BA check in desk. When they have cleared security, UKBA will give them their travel documents and they will be expected to walk themselves on to British Airways flight BA057 due to leave Heathrow airport today Monday 7th October @ 20:45 hrs to Joansburg South Africa for onward transit on SA076 To Namibia.
The original self-deportation, scheduled for Thursday 27th October, never happened because the Taxi, that UKBA was supposed to have hired to pick them up never arrived.
Ebenezer, Daisy & Zillah - Must Remain in the UK
 Ebenezer Kahiriri and her daughters Daisy aged 2 years 11 months and Zillah aged 1 year 7 months, both born in the UK have been instructed by UKBA to forcibly deport themselves from the UK on Virgin Atlantic flight VS 601 from London Heathrow to Johannesburg @20:30 hrs on Thursday 27th October 2011 for onward transport to Namibia. UKBA have arranged a taxi to take them from their home in Cardiff to the airport.
Ebenezer arrived in the UK on the 23/09/2004 on a 2 year working holiday visa. She had chosen this route as an escape from life as a street kid in Namibia, she had abandoned her parental home, after constant sexual abuse by her stepfather.
In the UK she met and settled with another national of Namibia and they lived in Bristol from 2004 to 2006 and then Cheltenham from 2007 to 2010. Daisy and Zillah were born December 2008 and March 2010. But the relation deteriorated, due to domestic violence and Ebenezer had to seek refuge in a women's hostel.
She moved to Cardiff in 2011 and made a claim for asylum, which was refused, as was the subsequent appeal. Although Ebenezer has been in the UK for 7 years, she has not been long enough in Cardiff to establish any viable community support. And is currently being helped by Congolese Community of Wales.
Though it is not certain, Ebenezer is sure the father of her children is back in Namibia, as the last contact she had from him, was when he called her from a UK IRC in October 2010.
Ebenezer's mind is firmly fixed on her children, if removed to Namibia, she feels she has no way of protecting them from the many societal abuses she has faced and are endemic in Namibia.
US: Human Rights Report: Namibia
Human rights problems included police use of excessive force; prison overcrowding and poor conditions in detention centers; arbitrary arrest, prolonged pretrial detention, and long delays in trials; criticism of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); harassment and political intimidation of opposition members; and official corruption.
Societal abuses included violence against women and children, including rape and child abuse; discrimination against women, ethnic minorities, and indigenous people; child trafficking; discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity; and child labor.
She is seeking Your Support to remain in the UK
What you can do to help / Please take urgent action now
1) Email/Fax/phone, Willie Walsh CEO British Airways and urge him not to carry out the forced removal of Ebenezer Kahiriri, Daisy & Zillah- attached model letter ' EbenezerDaisy&ZillahSR.doc. You can copy, amend or write your own version, if you do - please quote, Ebenezer Kahiriri, Daisy & Zillah, due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Virgin Atlantic flight VS601 from Heathrow airport to Johannesburg at 19:25 hrs on Friday 11th November, then SW701 to Namibia.
Steve Ridgway
CEO Virgin Atlantic Airways
Customer.relations@fly.virgin.com
Tel: 0871 964 0013/ Fax: 0844 209 8708
Customer service Flight feedback form
2) Email/Fax Theresa May, Home Secretary. Ask her to exercise her discretionary powers to stay the removal of Ebenezer Kahiriri, Daisy & Zillah and allow them protection in the UK.
Download model letter, EbenezerDaisy&ZillahTM.doc or alternatively write your own one. Please remember to quote Ebenezer Kahiriri, Daisy & Zilla's Home Office Reference number K1254291 in any correspondence.
Rt. Hon Theresa May, MP
Secretary of State for the Home Office,
2 Marsham St
London SW1 4DF
Fax: 020 7035 4745
Emails:
mayt@parliament.uk
Emails: Privateoffice.external@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
UKBApublicenquiries@UKBA.gsi.gov.uk
"CIT - Treat Official" <CITTO@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk>
3) Email/Fax Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister: Ask him to intervene with the Home Secretary Theresa May to stop the forced removal of Ebenezer Kahiriri, Daisy & Zillah.
Download model letter EbenezerDaisyZillahNC.doc. You can copy, amend or write your own version - if you do please remember to include the following: Ebenezer Kahiriri, Daisy & Zillah, Home Office Reference: K1254291, due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Virgin Atlantic flight VS601 from Heathrow airport to Johannesburg at 19:25 hrs on Friday 11th November, then SW701 to Namibia.
Nick Clegg - Deputy Prime Minister's Office
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
Correspondence Section:
Tel: 020 7276 0527
Fax: 020 7276 0514
pscorrespondence@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk
Please notify Ebenezer's support group of any action taken:
Congolese Community of Wales Cardiff
<congolesecommunityofwales@ymail.com> |