This is huge. LIterally just reached my ears.
Just got word that the Somali Community of Columbus, Ohio and in particular the Marehan community have reached the decision to "explore" US legal options against 1 entity and at least half a dozen individuals for helping "create" and "contribute" to a culture or climate of persecution specifically in Kenya (I don't know if Nairobi specifically) in the last "8 months or so" for electoral political reasons designed to affect the issues and outcome of "Somalia's bitterly divided election."
They want to explore as two DIFFERENT groups.
1. As the Somali community of Columbus,Ohio
2. As the Marehan Somali Community of Columbus, Ohio who disparate impact and specifically targeted group within Somalis
The murdered businessman Bashir Gaboobe was from the Somali Community of Columbus, Ohio. He was also a Marehan.
FYI: The Columbus, Ohio Somali comm is the 2nd largest in the US following MN and it is predominantly Marehan.
They feel there is nothing coincidental about the murdered victim being Marehan AND the victim.
Based on high profile political connection, lobbying, and networks through things like having worked for Crisis Group and Monitoring Report, and political and diplomatic relationships, the Columbus Community feels the potential defendents HIGH PROFILE social media and outspoken alleged "attacks" on them heavily influenced what happened and the culture of persecution being felt.
Apparently, these guys even directly at times (you can't makr this up) brought into question the free movement, expression, and ability to live AND/OR do business in Kenya. Literally on their twitter handle among other things apparently
As soon as the organization/law firm, etc is decided on they want to explore TO WHAT EXTENT, IF ANY OR HOW MUCH IF SO, THEY ARE LIABLE FOR THE IMPACT OF THEIR DISPROPORTIONATE INFLUENCE AND TARGETING OF THEM AS THOSE TWO GROUPS AND WHAT LIABILITY CAN EXIST INFORMING THAT A REPRESENTATIVE OF BOTH GROUPS FROM THAT LOCATION WAS BRUTALLY JUST MURDERED IN A VERY PUBLIC AND POLITICALLY CHARGED CIRCUMSTANCE IN KENYA.
This is just developing guys---HUGE![/color].




