 century or the 17th century and it was abolished in the 18th century but dating to the 21st century we're still having slavery going on even in wasa case scenarios it's sad that to have Kenyans and Africans being sold for as low as $90 and that's why we have Monday in studio and Jirangi who have something special this Saturday which is going to be mark in the world slavery day and uh yes i'll let them speak to you why in the money family caribou nissana all right so maybe mandi can go first uh your camera is number four uh brief introduction of yourself hi i'm mandi i work with cpi children's peace initiative and we've started this advocacy program to create an awareness that uh migration of youth with for jobs outside the country without relevant information is dangerous and it is making them victims of all kinds of hazards the recent being the one which happened in libya two years back reported by cnn where the Africans were being sold as slaves literally for 80 to 90 dollars across the table and this was primarily not just for work but also for organ harvest from living bodies so these are the atrocities which happen when youth just trust the fake agents who offer them jobs and terms in in in wanting to make a good future a better future they just accept it and they cross the borders and they get into so much of trouble so prevention is better than cure once things happen it's so much more difficult so that is why we are trying to tell these aspiring youths to first get proper information relevant information before making that journey now information is power thank you very much um mandi uh maybe you can introduce yourself before we can carry on jirongi you've been an artist for a while but you chose this cause because it's it means so much to work at nico to my global throat if you come here so i'm coming to meet my kisses mob now i want to move and experience a lot of things so personally they're touched you're a hip-hop artist when he's sending a hip-hop a hip-hop is traditionally known to be against the oppressors to be against oppression is this something that inspired you as well coming from a background of hip-hop yeah man even apart from that you are easily placing me talker socially all right uh i'll break you forward be sure to interact with us on white five four channel on twitter white five four underscore channel on instagram and white five four on facebook tell us what you think about this but taking the topic uh new age celebrity and saturday we have uh they will be marking something uh they will be having a walk and they will be telling you more about this walk so uh mandi uh there's a case study you talked about uh libya something happened in libya this was covered by cnn it's covered by an issue immediate canon uh but you feel like i didn't get that tension it needed to get yes absolutely uh cnn covered cnn actually released a footage in 2017 november where they actually showed that this was happening the africans were being sold and auctioned and uh this was they also said it was not just for walk the world see what happened e u closed the border when there was a refugee problem went up they closed the border so all the people who were being taken to europe were stopped and libya is the route through which you go to europe they were all trapped in libya so these agents started selling them and this was for organ harvest from living bodies for many people now this was covered by cnn and they only are the newspaper which got it it was uh i think delination which confirmed that uh this is what was happening but where was the hype where was the awareness created to neither the victims who are the victims they read uh delination or they watch cnn and that also in these paper this newspaper it was not in the first page or in the headline or not that it was flashed all over it was not given any any uh you know space that it deserved for people to get to know what was happening because moment people know they react nobody nobody condones this all right is it that people uh uh don't care less or people have their own problems to care about other people's problems yes and no people do have their own problems but i wouldn't say they care less you see the issues like this touch everybody's heart the thing is that media did not pick it up as much as they should have why so media has a role to play this is what it is very big role to play because i can do i can talk to 50 people it doesn't cover a country or a state or a nation so media has a big role to play here and even african union african union should have been also the one to be actively involved in spreading the awareness so when people know they react and it is true that kenya was not the one most affected by this libya issue it was most west africa but it is just a matter of time when you know it comes to us yes so spread awareness kenya has its problems also there have been people victimized here uh going to middle east for jobs so this is not a new chapter which is happening it's just a new thing that is happening so this awareness creation is very important because prevention is always better than it is all right so awareness is very important so information spreading this information that this is why you chose uh art as a way of spreading this word yes we started this initiative called my body belongs to me we want to instill in people respect for themselves respect your body outside respect your body inside respect yourself and the best way we don't want to create revolution we want to create awareness we want to give knowledge you should not be mistaken they should not get it twisted yeah so the thing is we want to spread this in a way that people stay with the message and music and art are the best way and kenyans really really relate to it so we do workshops in the marginalized area through art where people express the whole idea and the whole dialogue that we have on paper or canvas on wall graffitis and then we uh we actually have jerongi as our partner who brings in music and they rap with us they develop songs with us they try you know they they convey their messages so it becomes so interactive and so beautiful and believe me when we leave the workshops you should see all these youngsters singing the message my body belongs to me respect me and they retain the message the i have got so many sms's up from them after that saying that you know that they they were grateful for the program they were grateful for the information that has come to them it's very basic but that awareness aggressively is not being created for them all right jerongi come on and say i'm talking to you and then you've managed to travel we're lucky to be able to go to different places different different uh abroad is better than home so for a lot of people so in your problem but you used to appear you know since a long time for example so kind of There are a lot of stories that say that there is a punch, a lot of punch. So it makes it easier. The problem is, what you want to end game is your process. Your process. Your process, I don't know about it. At the same time, people are hungry. And they are frustrated, they are desperate. Usually a lot of people think that I am a refugee. But there are economic refugees, there are so many... There's a bigger picture. Yeah. For example, climate change. So people want to come. I don't want to be a refugee, but I want to migrate. I want to become a migrant. Do you want to stay here? I don't want to do anything. I don't want to do anything for many years. I don't want to change my life. Maybe technology. I don't want to affect society. I don't want to run out of what I can do. So I don't want to change my life. I want to change my place. The problem is, what is the place I want to end? I want any information, first of all. Maybe I am in a state. I don't want to be in a state. Maybe it's because of the visa that I have to go to jail. Illegal. Illegal. I don't want to be in a state. Because there is no way to protect. There are a lot of people who are in a state of emergency. We don't want to be in a state of emergency. We are seeing what has happened in the Mediterranean. People die along the way. It's not like we are in a state where we are not trained. We are not trained. Actually, we were lucky. We were so dead. We were not dead. We were not trained. We were not trained. But I don't want to show you the number. I don't want to die here at the end of the day. I don't want to go to the desert, maybe I'll go to Nanja, I'll go to Mabandit, I'll go to the capture, I'll go to Mawganaves, I'll go to Iso, I'll go to the slave market, I'll go to Fungo, I'll go to a lot of states, I'll go to Fallen states, I'll go to... I don't want passports along the way. I don't want to go to the... I want to go to the visa, I'll go to school the day before. That's easy, I'll go to the protected, every process, I'll go to the camau, I'll go to the opium, I'll go to the visa, I'll go to the get place, I'll go there, I'll go to the specialised store, I'll go to Saudi Arabia, I'll go to the photo post, Maybe I'll go to the gathering, I'll go to the house, online. So I think for us electorate, I think we should try to get information at least. Information and awareness. If we are informed that we are going to be able to do whatever we want, we can do the work. The process is also very difficult, I think it is often difficult. Alright, a very interesting piece of information you shared with me. This demographic that is prone to these bandits, it's a very important demographic to the economy of the country. Please explain this to them. These are the youth which is going out, right? Who are the ones who are going out? These are the ones who actually want a better life. These are not the ones who are saying, oh we don't have a job so let's go and have some weed or have some alcohol and forget about it. These are the ones who are trying to live, who are trying to bring them to work. Yes, looking for ways of work to bring back happiness to themselves and to their families. And these are the ones going and getting affected in the most miserable ways. Youth is a very powerful part of any population. Look at Europe today, that's the biggest problem they had, they don't have youth. And today we have so much of youth here and we are actually not able to manage their lives better. But that's one side of it. But the main thing which I am trying to do is to create awareness in them, create self-worth in them that they are worth much more than subjugating themselves to this kind of a scenario where they don't know where they are going, why they are going, they are just pursuing some blind dream ambition. So my message is do homework properly before you just jump into a ship because your country protects you at the end of the day. There is no place like that. We take country, we forget, we live in secure countries, we forget how much the borders protect us. And we are blessed to have these borders, many people don't have borders, right? We have well protected proper bordered country. And this we have to understand. The moment we cross, we make ourselves vulnerable. So yes, we all have ambition, we all look for new pastures. If we are doing that, if we are leaving the protection of this country, we have to be very sure what we are stepping into. Therefore, information is very important. I am not just saying don't look at opportunities overseas. Don't look at new job options. No, I am just saying, my message to everyone is please do proper homework. Please just don't trust like, yes. It's look before you leap, yes. What happens when you get into trouble? It's a wasted life. And what is happening is genius. It's like it's unacceptable what CNN reported in 2015. It was I think whoever actually read it or saw the footage reacted the same way. Yes, it's just that it did not get the amount of publicity it should have because it is an issue which touches the world. It's nothing to do with just one particular race. Today Africans are affected. Tomorrow this is not acceptable by any standards. Yes, we've seen sex slaves in Europe. We've seen sex slaves in Asia. Yes, this is going on. This is such a Frankenstein using sex slaves. You take people promising them jobs and then you put them on to something which they are not capable of. That's not only affecting Africa in this opinion. And this is so big. It's become almost like a Frankenstein. You don't know where to stop it. So this is the reason my body belongs to me. This project is all about creating awareness. We're trying to educate that please understand what you're doing, where you're going before you take steps. And you know of course there are more steps to this. We have to give them access to information. Hashtag my body belongs to me. Hashtag is my body belongs to me. Our social media handles are white 5, 4 channel on Twitter, white 5, 4 underscore channel on Instagram and white 5, 4 on Facebook. Don't forget the hashtag my body belongs to me. Don't forget the hashtag why in the morning and don't forget that Saturday is wild, sleepy having something special. But before we talk about Saturday, many times you can watch something in the news and be like alright this is sad but what can I do? So many people are watching this. They'll be watching this in the news and say what can you tell that person who's living a normal life who earns a salary somewhere in Nairobi or Eldoritz or Mbassa or anywhere in Kenya right now and I do have an idea. What are some of the things that normal women can do to help in this case? I want to follow. You want to follow? Nice one. My body belongs to me. On Facebook, on Twitter and Instagram. I love to have more info. I want to play Pat Ghani. At the same time, I want to get more informed. Apart from the fact that I live in Bangladesh, I love this area. I do a lot of things. Sometimes I go out in one way or another. So I want to get more informed. Through that, I want to get more informed. Information is the first step? Yes, it's the first step. I see your body with a lot of information. I would like to put a yes for all the viewers today. If you sit and think what can we do? You can do a lot. That's why we are talking. First and foremost, information that you are getting from us, share. Talk about it, share it with your friends. Tell your friends to share it with your friends. Word of mouth is a very, very powerful tool. We think we've forgotten about it today, but it works. That itself, it's talk to your communities, your groups. You must be having so many networks. Please, and if you're an artist, express it through your art. If you're a poet, express it through your poetry. If you're a writer, write about it. Create the awareness that, look, here we all have ambitions. We all want to do veteran life. But that just doesn't mean that, you know, just jump into the first ship that comes and leave my country. First do the homework of where I'm going. If I'm leaving my country, I'm leaving a very safe haven. So where am I going and what is it there for me? Once you leave the protection of a country, it becomes all the more difficult. So all I'm trying to say is to the youth, to the youngsters who have dreams or ambitions, please do your homework properly before you take up jobs, sign up with agents, put all your savings and give it to him and say that give us a job. I mean, you're doing it with a fantastic vision in mind, but you're probably pursuing your own dream. That's the only awareness I'm trying to create. Get informed. Migration without information is dangerous. All right. Saturday, this Saturday, you have something special from the Saudi center to the UN headquarters. You know, this Saturday, 25th May has been declared a pan-African day of celebration of Africa and highlighting issues. The issue this time has been to discuss human trafficking and slave trade. So pan-Africa, we are all celebrating this day. So on this day, we've planned a march, a costume party, a costume parade where everybody's invited to come to the village market in African costume and walk with us. Why African costume? To celebrate Africa. We feel proud of the country and the continent we live in. So while we celebrate and we pride ourselves of the heritage, we also take cognizance of the fact of the problems that are happening in this continent. Slavery, human trafficking. Therefore, the walk begins with the backward walk. We walk backwards for the first, literally backwards for the first 20 minutes to create an impact on everybody and on ourselves that we are doing this because in terms of humanity we look like we are regressing back. If we are accepting slavery in today's world, if we are condoning human trafficking in this way, then where is the progress of mankind? So just to instill this in all of us and to the world and to the viewers, we are doing this walk backwards. So we say walk back and then walk back for what is right. Then we walk forward because you have to end with progress. Everybody's invited. So please join us for the walk. It's a short walk from village market till the UN point. We are not entering UN. It's just before at the petrol pump where you have that road from village market, that junction, that roundabout. And then we are back and then we are inside the market complex. There are a lot of events happening that create awareness. And that's where we are. And please follow us on MyBodyBelongsToMe page. MyBodyBelongsToMe is a page. MyBodyBelongsToMe is an hashtag. And MyBodyBelongsToMe is a message you're preaching today. As an artist, talk to the artist because a lot of artists watch white in the morning and a lot of artists are interested on this particular show just to share their music and just create a career for themselves. But talk to them in terms of giving back to the community and using that influence the right way. When I was trying to join, I was able to do it. I was a program mob. I was an artist. I was able to see you handle. At the same time, apart from... I was able to take message back to where they are. I was able to have power. I was able to share my music. I was able to come around, I was able to do a lot of recordings. I had a lot of topics. I had a lot of social issues. So I was able to reach out. I was able to share my music now. I was able to come to my platform and I was able to share my music. For example, this show is a village market with a lot of artists. See what is my big name actually. Through my boys and girls I want to do a lot of different kind of arts. I want to paint, I want to dance, I want to wear a rapper. Just different kind of artists. Alright. So artists can come and join and use their art and use their influence to impact. Alright. Thank you very much for coming through. I have to give you a chance to say your last remarks. 30 seconds each as we wrap up. Well, as we said, artists can create a lot of change. Colours are very powerful. Words are very powerful. The poets, writers, they can spread the message to the message of art. And that is what we are doing. We are using these tools for these workshops. So please come forward. Join us in this whole process of creating awareness. We just want to inform people and make people aware of what's happening in the world and how they should protect themselves. My body belongs to me. My body belongs to me. My body belongs to me. 30 seconds. Last remarks. Malizia. I would say that if something happens, we will get too informed. Signed rights will get informed by the way. Signed rights actually, there are a lot of events. If something happens, we will be captured. What is your name? My name is Sanna. And at the same time, we will get too involved in any kind of social things that will happen to us. It will help us. It will open up our brains. We will get to know each other. We will get to know each other. Saffika Bessavi, DJ Raji's face. My name is Sura Sanna. Are you sad? I'm just listening to us. Alright. I guess I said it wrong. Let's see. Yeah, they have said it wrong. Yeah. Have you ever heard of any incidents of somebody being trafficked? I'm not used to it. I'm not used to it. Anyway, you will be listening to the sounds of DJ Raji himself in the studio. But please remember, my body belongs to me. You can find them on my body. It belongs to me on social media. You can show up at Village Market on Saturday. What time is it again? 11.45. 11.45. They'll be walking backwards towards the UN headquarters and then walking forward just to mark something on this wild slave day. And yes, do something, man. Don't just be about yourself. Don't just be about take, take, take, take. Sometimes you can give. I go by the name of Barry Moses or it's Barry Mo on every social media platform. Don't touch that. I always still have a lot lined up for you.