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The inhabitants of Keur Yarakh, impacted by the crossing of the Ter, claim full payment of their compensation and a period of five months before leaving the premises. They are supported in this fight by the Raddho.
The impact of the Regional Express Train (Ter) Keur Yarakh city, threatened with eviction for a few months, have decided to remain on the spot. They do not intend to move, until they have received all of their compensation from the National Agency for the promotion of investment and major works (Apix). Yesterday, they demonstrated their anger at a press conference held at the headquarters of the African Meeting for the Defense of Human Rights (Raddho).
Their spokesperson, Mamadou Mbaye, laid down the conditions required by the owners of the ten houses before leaving the premises. According to him, there will be no move without compensation of the victims. "We demand the full payment of the amount owed to us by the Apix, a delay of 5 months, moving expenses and the assumption of months of rent". These inhabitants of the city Keur Yarakh also claim the granting of land, as the other impacted Ter de Thiaroye and Pikine. "They can not start the work of the Ter without paying the money they owe to the impacted. The authorities of the Apix say they have fully compensated us, while this is not true. They simply gave us 38% of the amount due. That's why we claim the remaining 62%.
The Apix granted these occupants two months to leave the site to cross the Ter, but technicians came on July 5 to install fences in front of their homes and close the entrance. from the city.
The group also demands the release of two young people arrested last Friday, during a demonstration organized in the city. They plan to expose their grievances to the President of the Republic, on the occasion of the visit of the building sites that he will carry out on July 23, 2018. The impacted of the Ter Keur Yarakh city can count on the support of the (Raddho) . Frédéric Philippe Diouf, in charge of education, training and research for this human rights organization, promises to accompany the victims. "The state has not yet fulfilled the commitments it made to the impact of the Ter. This is why the Raddho has decided to support them to allow them to regain their rights. There is a psychological and moral dimension that is related to that. They accepted, as responsible citizens, to leave these places for reasons of public utility '', says the member of the Executive Secretariat of Raddho
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