Kenyan Preacher Speaks After Canada's Decision to Deport Her, 2 Kids
- Rosalind Wanyeki, aka Hadassah, fled Kenya in 2020 to seek refuge in Canada after giving a sensitive reason, but now she is facing deportation, together with her two kids
- Canada has shared its reason for wanting her out of the country despite her having a huge church and allegedly helping people fleeing religious persecution
- So far, there have been spirited efforts to try and save the mother with young kids and prevent them from being deported
- Hadassah spoke about the huge issue facing her, and she offered a very serious and sad alternative to being deported to Kenya
Toronto, Canada: A Kenyan preacher, Rosalind Wanyeki aka Hadassah, who fled Kenya after alleging that she had been tortured, is set to be deported from Canada.
Source: Facebook
Rosalind Wanyeki, aka Hadassah, left Kenya in 2020 and sought refuge in Canada, but now that her asylum application has been denied, she will have to be deported to Kenya.
In most cases, Canada will revoke an asylum seeker's status if the claim is inadmissible, the claim is rejected, or the asylum seeker provided false information.
According to Wanyeki, she runs a gospel ministry and her kids, aged nine and six, are in school, but both reasons were not enough for the status quo to be changed.
Toronto City News reports that the application was on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, but it was still rejected.
"I have tried to get help from my Members of Parliament (MP), but 'I'm' getting opposition. I am getting responses that cannot help me right now and I need help," she said tearfully.
The preacher lamented that they were asking her to return to Kenya when she had an established church and businesses and was doing quite well.
What did Wanyeki say about her deportation?
"It is as good as saying if you want me to return to Kenya, honestly just kill me here," she said.
The story has touched many people, Kenyans and Canadians alike, with 2000 people signing the Change.org petition for her to remain in the country.
Additionally, 1555 people signed the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change portal.
Some of the petitioners want the deportation stopped on the basis that Wanyeki is a reliable member of the Kenyan and African communities in Canada as well as a source of hope.
Additionally, they shared that the pastor has been a pillar of the community for people fleeing religious persecution from their countries.
They also defended the children, stating that they have no connections in Kenya socially, emotionally, or culturally. They opined that removing them from Canada would not be beneficial.
The Canadian departments of Immigration and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said they have enough mechanisms to gather enough information on asylum claims.
Father of four deported after arrival in Canada
Source: UGC
In another story, a family that travelled to Canada using a visit visa was sadly sent packing immediately after they arrived at the airport.
The family that was chased away comprised of a man, his wife as well as his children, who the security officials deported on arrival
The story of the family was shared on TikTok, where it attracted many comments from people who were very sorry about the situation.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
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