CitizenGO battles Kenya first lady on abortion

Margaret Kenyatta

The international human rights non-governmental organization, CitizenGO, has presently taken on the First Lady of Kenya, Margaret Kenyatta, over her alleged abortion stance.

According to an email circular by the highly respected NGO: “The ‘Beyond Zero Campaign,’ an Initiative by the First Lady of Kenya claims to ensure policy prioritization, resource allocation and improved service delivery for mothers and children in Kenya. To achieve this, the office of the first lady has organized marathons and distributed mobile clinics to counties in a bid to reduce maternal deaths and empower mothers in the country.

“While the campaign is well meant, what happened a few weeks ago is very shocking. The office of the first lady had put together a side event inside the United Nations Headquarters in New York in a bid to educate other countries on achievements she has achieved with her campaign. What really was appalling is that the only panelist available in her event was the head of Ford Foundation, a leading pro-abortion crusader in the United States.

“It goes unsaid what happens at the United Nations during the Commission on the Status of Women, many pro-abortion feminists gather in New York to advocate for abortion and among others contraception as a way to empower women in the grassroots.

“While it’s not shocking for Ford Foundation to be at the Commission, it begs many questions for Ford Foundation to be present at the first lady's event in an event that claims to promote maternal health.

“Later after the event, First Lady Kenyatta had a follow up meeting with the pro-abortion advocates Ford Foundation at their offices and had this to tweet:

I am grateful to the @FordFoundation for its continued support which has greatly contributed to the success of the @BeyondZeroKenya initiative @darrenwalker @MMakoloo | #CSW63

“Ford Foundation frequently collaborated with the Rockerfeller Foundation both in funding population-control programs and in lobbying for more money on population control after these programs were taken over by national and international agencies from 1965 onwards. In its website, Ford Foundation takes pride of partnering with organisations worldwide to fund abortions.

“In the United States, Ford Foundation is known for their pro-abortion activism, recently they funded activists to rally outside the USA supreme court to support abortion rights.

“This begs the question, while the First Lady claims to promote maternal health for Kenyans, is it right for her to dine with the same people who fund baby massacres across the globe? Does she have to partner with abortion groups to fund her campaign and really, what is her stance on abortion?

“Sign this petition, http://www.citizengo.org/en-af/lf/169904-ask-beyond-zero-campaign-stop-partnering-abortionists, asking Margaret Kenyatta to cut ties with abortionists, failure to which Kenyans will boycott her campaign.”

Kind regards.

Ann Kioko and the CitizenGO team

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