Titus Naikuni, Group Area Manager, Kenya Airways

Bedfont Road

Staines

Middlesex TW19 7NL

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Fax: 020 8745 5027 - Phone: 020 8759 7366

Dear Mr. Naikuni,
Christine Nakato Nankya a national of Uganda and resident of Glasgow. Is to be forcibly removed from the UK @ 19:00 hrs Friday 29th March, on Kenya Airways Flight KQ101 from London Heathrow to Nairobi for onward transport to Uganda.

Christine left Uganda in 2011, fleeing a campaign of sexual abuse, violence and intimidation at the hands of her family. Following the death of her father, her brothers, who are members of Uganda's Internal Security Organisation (ISO), began to dispute the ownership of land Christine‚s father had gifted to her. When they began to threaten to kill her, she decided that she was no longer safe for her in Uganda, and escaped to the UK.

Christine had begun to rebuild her life in Glasgow, with support from the Unity Women's Group, and counselling at Rape Crisis, when she was detained by the UK Border Agency and sent to Yarl's Wood IRC. Where her health deteriorated fast, and now suffers from depression and anxiety. She has in the last few days been moved to Colnbrook Short Term Holding Centre.

Christine claimed asylum almost immediately after arriving in the UK, and attended regular meetings at the Home Office on Brand Street. She did not use false documents nor did she attempt to work illegally whilst she was claiming asylum. People claiming asylum are expected to provide extensive documentary evidence from their home countries detailing their situation. Remarkably, Christine managed this; she has the land deeds, and letters from the Ugandan Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development which show that her father bought and then gifted her land after the birth of her son. However, the Home Office has dismissed this evidence as fake, on the grounds that 'the Ministry of Lands letter has as its address only'P.O. Box 7096 when their website states that their address in Plot 13-15 Parliament Avenue P.O. Box 7096.

To make matters worse, Christine has been denied legal representation and is the victim of a serious miscarriage of justice. Because of changes to Legal Aid in England, it's now incredibly difficult for people in Immigration Removal Centres to see a lawyer quickly.

Christine has done everything the UKBA ask of asylum seekers, and there is absolutely no reason to believe that she is not telling the truth about her ordeal in Uganda.

Christine has been in contact with community leaders in her hometown to try to gather more evidence of her ownership of the land, and the threat she faces from her brothers.

Every time Kenya Airways complies with the UK's inhumane immigration enforcement policies, by carrying deportees subject to forced removal by UKBA, you severely damage Qatar Airways corporate image.

For 99.99% of your commercial passengers, journeys end is one of happiness, whether it is a business trip or returning home to meet family friends or just going on holiday.

For 100% of the deportees you carry, journeys end can be imprisonment/torture/persecution and even death.

In the light of the Home Office’s acknowledgement that "Airline captains have the right to refuse carriage of a passenger and will do so if they feel appropriate for security or commercial reasons",

I urge Kenya Airways in the spirit of Freedom, Justice and Human Rights, not to carry out this forced removal of Christine Nakato Nankya.

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