Time To Take Land Back
PLEASE allow me a space in your newspaper to respond to the members of the Namibia Farmer's Support Initiative (NFSI), The Namibian 10/06/2004.
My name is Rahimisa (Rahii) wa-Kahimise, my grandfather was
Kamenjono, son of Kahimise, son of Kamupure, son of Kambara, son of
Tjimangongombe, son of Tjitumuzuva, son of Kuzaire and so on and so
on.
The white fathers of the members of the NFSI might have come
into Namibia from Europe during the life of my great, great, great
grandfather Kondorozu, my beloved ancestor.
The fathers of the NFSI members colonized our country, brutally
took good lands where our ancestors were living; our ancestors were
made to work as slaves on these lands.
Are those the farms/lands you say your fathers gave to you? Do
you really mean that? Your white fathers killed King Kahimemua
Nguvauva and many others in order to occupy our lands which you say
was given to you.
Your fathers and you occupied our lands by force, you enslaved
our ancestors to work on the lands/farms you brutally took from us,
you exploited our land and our people.
We fought, suffered, sacrificed, freed ourselves and offered you
reconciliation.
Instead of accepting reconciliation, you insultingly tell us,
"We will fight for what our ancestors gave us, go so that we can
leave it for our children."
Are we not children of our ancestors whose lands/farms you took
from them with brutal force? Yes now is the time that we will take
our farms/lands back.
You humiliate us - we act.
History shall absolve us.
Rahimisa wa Kahimise
Windhoek
The white fathers of the members of the NFSI might have come into
Namibia from Europe during the life of my great, great, great
grandfather Kondorozu, my beloved ancestor.The fathers of the NFSI
members colonized our country, brutally took good lands where our
ancestors were living; our ancestors were made to work as slaves on
these lands.Are those the farms/lands you say your fathers gave to
you? Do you really mean that? Your white fathers killed King
Kahimemua Nguvauva and many others in order to occupy our lands
which you say was given to you.Your fathers and you occupied our
lands by force, you enslaved our ancestors to work on the
lands/farms you brutally took from us, you exploited our land and
our people.We fought, suffered, sacrificed, freed ourselves and
offered you reconciliation.Instead of accepting reconciliation, you
insultingly tell us, "We will fight for what our ancestors gave us,
go so that we can leave it for our children."Are we not children of
our ancestors whose lands/farms you took from them with brutal
force? Yes now is the time that we will take our farms/lands
back.You humiliate us - we act.History shall absolve us.Rahimisa wa
Kahimise
Windhoek