Thank you Karim,
With regards to the Manneh Kunda vs.Jammeh & Taf construction, I am not too
sure really what the outcome is. Some of my brothers/cousins I liase with to
this regard told me that during Jammeh's election campaign he stopped by in
Brufut and promised my family that as the land belongs to them, he will make
sure that it remains thus, but knowing the man's track record, I won't be
holding my breathe. As it stands now the land has been shared up amongst
the "sons" and as yet no one has been forced away from it, neither has Taf
forcefully started the construction work. Some brothers have already built
houses on theirs and have since moved into them.

I am hoping that our resolve to fight for this land till kingdom come is taken
seriously by the "wheeler-dealers" of the whole Gambian business community, for
Jammeh won't be in power forever and whatever laws are written in the statute
books now, can be overwritten by another regime, a regime that I hope and pray
will see the interest of the whole country over that of an individual or a
group of individuals.

I have written to Taf construction on several occasions making them aware of
our resolve. I am yet to get a reply from them, but that is to be expected.
(And by the way they are subscribed on the L, so perhaps this will be an
opportune moment for them to let us know where they stand on this issue). I
have also taken it upon myself to write to a business/charity here in the UK,
Gambia Tourist Support, GTS,
http://website.lineone.net/~gambiagts/GTSBrufut.htm, as they had contracts with
Taf construction in building some complexes for them, where my family/clan's
stance is on the issue.

I got a reply from one Francis who  promised me that they will be seriously
looking into their dealings with the firm. I wrote back that there was no need
to sever business relations as Taf employs Gambians (something to that extent
anyway), but that the honourable and wise thing for them to do is to make sure
that they are not sold compounds that are built on disputed land, like ours. I
hope they took heed of my advice (for they are doing a great service to my
community and it will be such a shame if  that image  and good work should be
tarnished by an ill advised and bad business deal), but again I won't be overly
surprised if they haven't, knowing how corruptible we all are as humans.
Francis was no stranger to the bad "business" etiquettes in the Gambia as he
wrote to me consequently that their so-called business partner, one Foday or
whatever his name was has in fact robbed them of hundreds of thousands of
pounds worth of goods etc, and that they are taking him to court etc. He was
totally devastated that a people as friendly and kind as Gambians can be so
corrupt, but I pointed out to him that is just not an exclusive Gambian
ailment, but one that equally affects the whole human race. I think that have
opened their eyes too, and hopefully they will be much careful in their dealing
in The Gambia and with Gambians.

Regards
Manneh

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