As earlier predicted, the delegation of
Cameroonian diplomats who were on a fact finding mission in the Middle East have
returned to the country early today March 4 2016 without visiting Kuwait and
the government shelter, where more that 60 Cameroonian girls, suspected Victims
of Human trafficking (VoT) have been awaiting voluntary repatriation, some
for almost 9 months now.
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| ADOUM GARGOUM: WHAT WENT ON? |
The delegation headed by the Minister Delegate at
the Ministry of External Relations,MINREX,
in charge of the Islamic Affairs, Adoum Gargoum and his team,
were in Lebanon, Quarter
and the United Arab Emirates where they are expected to have strengthened bilateral
relationship with those countries.
One of the diplomats who was among the officials,
made a series of statements without necessarily touching on the issues which are at stake : measures taken to regulate traveling to the Middle East countries
and
what is being done to repatriate
trapped compatriots from the government shelter in Kuwait and other
repatriation facilities in the Middle East. It was also expected that the
delegation investigate under what circumstances a Cameroonian lady identified
as Beneditta Vuyufambon died barley two weeks after arriving Kuwait to pick up a servant job otherwise known in Arabic as "Kadama".
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| DIED UNDER STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES |
Her death
certificate dated July 6 2015 indicated that she died of 'respiratory problems,' with her family back home denying she was sick before leaving Cameroon for the Middle
East.
The deceased friend’s had accused her suspected trafficker, a certain Pulcherine
Oweri, of having a hand in her death with unconfirmed reports indicating that the lady was
beaten to death.
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| CONTROVERSIAL DEATH CERTIFICATE |
With no palpable updates on the Middle
East trip, an official we contacted spent time praising the Head of State in
response to the issues raised.
The official wrote : “Informe par l'Ambassade de la situation de
plus en plus dramatique des Camerounaises au Koweit, le chef de l'Etat a
demande au Minrex qui abrite la direction en charge de la diaspora
camerounaises de reflechie sur les solutions devant permettre
d'apporter toute l'assistance
et la protection necessaires a nos compatriotes. Des reunions interminiterielles ont permis de
mettre en place une strategie que Le chef de l'Etat a instruit de mettre en
oeuvre de toute urgence.”
La presence de cette
important mission su Liban en est Le debut et tous les pays du Golfe sont
programmed pour recevoir cette mission. La strategie arretee qui beneficie déjà
de l'entiere collaboration de nos partenaires concernes,
demontrera de facon
ineluctable l'interet constant du Chef de l'Etat pour la diaspora camerounaise
dont Le role pourrait etre determinant dans Le developpement de notre pays dans
la perspective de l'emergence.”
Loosely translated and
summarized., the official said the
department of Cameroonians in diaspora in MINREX was asked to propose
solutions, assistance and protection to the suffering Cameroonians in the
Middle East without giving an iota of what was really transpiring. The official boasted that inter-ministerial meetings have taken
place and an unknown strategy put in place.
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| IYA TIDJANI: CMR AMBASSADOR TO SAUDI ARABIA |
The source said the strategy has received the blessings of different
partners and that the President of the Republic has the interest of
Cameroonians in diaspora at heart.
It remained difficult to decipher what concretely has been
done or is being done since the delegation made what is been considered by critics as a safari trip to the Middle East.
We gathered from other sources at MINREX that
the delegation may be back in Kuwait within an unprecised period and that there
are up to 477 Cameroonians in Kuwait alone.
Meanwhile there is
still anger and frustration at the Kuwaiti government shelter with most of the
ladies there threatening to leave and roam the streets.
Go back to your country.
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