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Kenyan-born Australian Senator Lucy Gichuhi captured the hearts of a section of Australians on social media following her stunning speech at the Senate.
Gichuhi passionately addressed the controversial issue of racism and immigration. The liberal Senator wondered why questions about her citizenship and race continued to crop up even when she was legally elected to office and when the country's systems supported cultural pluralism.
She said her Kenyan roots, even if supposedly "third-world" prepared her to serve in the Australian Senate.
"At what point are we going to say you are Australian? Full stop. Period. Finished...I happen to be Briton, I happen to be Kenyan, I happen to be Australian, that's my history," Gichuhi asserted.
Ms Gichuhi challenged her colleagues to drop extreme partisan stands and examine their own prejudices. She added that leaders should instead address serious issues on diversity.
"I don't have to be asked where I came from, I know," she stated.
"At what point are we going to say you are Australian? Full stop. Period. Finished."
If you only watch one speech about racism in Australia today, watch this from Liberal @senatorlucy (who was born in Kenya). pic.twitter.com/rO23lbBbJm— Alice Workman (@workmanalice) August 15, 2018
Australians took to social media to express their support for Ms Gichuhi while admitting the country is still struggling with racial discrimination.
"It was one heck of a powerful and impressive speech. Sure had me sitting up straight and listening...and thinking!!!" wrote one Dorian H.
"Good stuff Lucy I'm sick of the term 'Australian' being used in an exclusionary pejorative way by too many nowadays," stated another user by the name The cattery.
"If you only watch one speech about racism in Australia today, watch this from Liberal @senatorlucy," wrote Alice Workman.
Kenyans online too hailed the Senator for her powerful speech. Zacharia Mbuga said: "Hey..she reminds me of Prof. Wangare Maathai....Kudos Senator Lucy Gichuhi."
Kenyan Les Les noted: " Tell them,one of our own has made it to the presidency of the most powerful country in the world (USA/OBAMA )just in case they don't know although out of ignorance .Let them shut up.Australia belongs to the Aborigines. The other lot are immigrants as Trump would call them."
Evaristus Kalolelo stated: " Racism is not there per se, but it is a clique of very powerfull people who tend to use it for selfish gains."
Henry Charles said: "Great words full of wisdom senetor.keep up."
Manson Omollo noted: "Tell them. Kenyans have proved they can. Thumbs up sister."
Video; https://twitter.com/workmanalice/status/1029524815336493056
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Nice work Lucy. You have nine lives. Few months ago you spent their(Australians) money for your birthday and you had to pay back. Now you come roaring back like a true Mathira woman, now they can't stop talking about you. Kudos to you, wewe si kidogo. Watakiona.:)
Australia belongs to only aboriginals who were killed molested given sugar given bad alcohol by the idiots arrogant evil white rapist then when they were shipped to Australia from Britain.To be specific thugs rapist munderers were shipped as convicts n they were bin given land if they bring more heads of aboriginal.Thats the dammm sick story.Thats why I get sad when I see our black pple worshipping n praising the white man.So anybody who is in australia is not Australian.Only aboriginals period.The Same with USA the owners r redindians go to France the first owners were black pple.The history never lies.So I concure with Mrs Lucy for reminding this colonist the pure truth.
Dada Gichuhi, asante sana kwa kuwaelemisha ndugu na dada zetu kuhusu historia ya nchi ya Australia.
Christopher Columbus alipofika Marekani, alianzisha mfumo wa Wanayuropa kuhamia katika nchi za wenyewe na kuzifanya nchi zao.
Hebu tazama ramani (map) ya dunia, utaona vile Wanayuropa walivyonyakua karibu dunia nzima huku wakitumia "bunduki na bibilia." Canada, Marekani, Mexico, nchi zote za marekani ya Kati na ya Kusini na visiwa vyote vya Caribbean vilinyakuliwa na wenyeji kuawa kwa mamilioni na Wakristo hawa kutoka Yuropa.
Wanayuropa pia walihamia nchi ya Australia na kuifanya nchi yao. Mwishowe, walihamia bara la Afrika na kufanya waliyofanya dunia nzima.
Kila mahali walipohamia, waliondoa mila, lugha, na pia dini za kiasili za wenyenchi. Ndiyo sababu sasa ukikutaka na wafrika, utaona ya kwamba zaidi ya asili mia tisini na tisa (99%) wana majina ya kiutumwa, wanatumia lugha ya kiutumwa nyumbani, na pia wanaabudu dini waliyoletewa na wezi, wauaji, na pia waongo kutoka Yuropa.
Pia, popote hawa wezi wa kutoka Yuropa walipohamia walileta mambo ya ubaguzi wa rangi. Ningependa kuwaomba Wafrika wasijifikirie kuwa duni (inferior) kwa sababu ya rangi waliyonayo. Sisi sote ni matunda ya "MWUMBAJI."
Mmarekani mmoja wa asili ya Yuropa aliniambia nirudi Afrika. Nami, bila kusita (hesitate), nilimwambia naye arudi Yuropa ambako mababu zake walikotoka.
Hongera sana Dada Gichuhi kwa kunguruma huko Australia ulikohamia na pia kuwakumbusha Wanayuropa wa Australia ukweli wa historia ya nchi yao.
Kenyans have no shame barking Racism in other countries yet no Gikuyu can lent a one night room in Kisumu/Luo Nyanza leave alone owning property there.Can you imangine any Gikuyu vehicle spotted in Kitui is burnt?As i write now,Mt.Kenya Store in Kitui owned by a Kamba lady has been closed on orders of Ngilu because the her association with parent company,Mt.Kenya Wholesalers owned by a Gikuyu businessman?Why pretend not to know about five years of tribal crashes circle?Ongeeni ya Kenya.
Give it to them sister