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Suleyman Irfaan Saney

A SAD,REAL LIFE STORY

By Msingi Sas.

Nairobi,Kenya

Ever since I was arrested as a 'terrorism suspect' one year ago my life has been shut down and I have become practically jobless.

It has become near impossible for me sell any art or get any meaningful work as almost no one, both individuals and organisations, are willing to do a financial transaction or even be involved with a 'terror suspect'.

A 'terror suspect' is what my life has been in the past one year.

Being a 'terror suspect' means I have not been able earn a living at all. Not being able to earn a living has ment I that I have fallen into and have been accumulating multiple debts.

I have suffered this silently and alone, until this point. I have to tell everyone who found any insight and inspiration in my work goodbye.

This week auctioneers siezed everything in my studio. Every valuable thing they placed their hands on. All my cameras, computers, printers, other equipment, and anything that can quickly be sold including hard drives that had every work I have ever created. It's all gone.

I have also defaulted on my rent for many months now and have been issued with an eviction notice which has already expired. What ever was left by the auctioneers in the form of clothing, furniture, and other personal items will be detained by the owner of the property and their agent to recover defaulted rent.

In the next few hours I will be homeless.

I am also shutting down Nairobi Noir.

Now to find a place where I can sleep on these street I have come to know.

Hope for me that somewhere along the way I will get on my feet again.

This is the life of an artist as a 'terrorism suspect'.

The writer is a young Kenyan Artist whose life was turned upside down by the Kenyan Security System due to “allegations” that turned out false in the end. He is alive and free but his life and reputation has been snatched away from him. For now he is a “terror suspect” for all and no one wants to be associated with him, his life is falling apart and this is his story he shared and i had the opportunity to share with the World to highlight the plight of many more who go unoticed.