Canadian stranded in Kenya declared an imposter by her country's authorities

The clock is ticking for Toronto traveller Suaad Hagi Mohamud, and not in a good way. Stranded in Kenya because Canadian authorities have declared her an imposter and voided her passport, she must face charges in a Kenyan court on Friday.

Like Alice in Wonderland, Mrs. Mohamud has disappeared down a rabbit hole of shifting reality since being arrested by Kenyan police at the Nairobi airport two months ago because an official claimed she didn't resemble her passport photo. The Somali-born woman was returning to Toronto from a visit with her ailing mother. Canadian consular officials were quick to insist, on undisclosed evidence, that she was a fake.

After weeks of stalling, Canadian officials in Nairobi agreed to take Mohamud's fingerprints for definitive identification, but only after her case surfaced in the media. That was almost two weeks ago. Since then the government has not revealed the results or the reason for the delay, although there are hints that the earlier prints Mohamud had taken as a refugee may now have been deleted from Ottawa's files.

Mohamud, a Toronto resident with a 12-year-old son, now faces charges of identity fraud, in a country Amnesty International says is in need of "fundamental judicial, police and security sector reform." A fingerprint match could be the crucial evidence needed to acquit her.

Without Ottawa's help, Mohamud will likely be convicted and sentenced to time in one of Kenya's brutal jails for a crime of which she may be entirely innocent. Or she may be deported to Somalia, a failed state that is in the midst of a bloody civil war.

Meanwhile, a Toronto lawyer has filed a motion in court to demand that Ottawa hand over any evidence it has on Mohamud's identity.
To date, both Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan and Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon have remained silent on this matter, which has only served to increase speculation that they are trying to cover up for an embarrassing mistake. To clear the air, they should end their silence forthwith.

ECOTERRA Intl. has meanwhile placed one of their officers as a Guardian Angel near Mrs. Suaag H. Mohamud in order to prevent that she can be framed during her unprotected stay in the country. Meanwhile lawyers from Canada and Kenya have become active, but the Canadian High Commission in Kenya only called Mrs. Suaad H. Mohamud once now and asked her to come "to sign a paper"! - not explaining to her what and why. An official communication by ECOTERRA Intl., who has been mandated by Mrs. Suaad H. Mohamud, to the Canadian High Commission as well as to officials in Canada so far remains unanswered.

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