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Opinion: Besigye, you cannot revive the dead…

“We are not starting a new party. We have a party and it’s FDC where I am a member and no one can take that away from me. We the members of FDC have a problem and the problem is that our leadership has been bought. We are moving around the country to tell people about what’s happening at the party and remind them to align with the cause” – Dr. Kizza Besigye (13.05.2024).

The dirty money and the fall-out has created two deep fractions within the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). The FDC Najjanankumbi and FDC Katonga Fractions, which Besigye is well aware off. As the FDC HQ has disassociated itself with Katonga and everything it does. Therefore, his answers to the NBS Television is disappointing.

Dr. Kizza Besigye is a maverick, a seasoned politician and a renegade. His a fighter and a resound leader. His not a random bloke or someone you should disregard. He is smart and has wits. A man who is capable of building structures, even in the midst of turmoil and trouble.

Now he says his not building a new party or new structures. When we know the FDC HQ is smearing his name and his work. The leaders of FDC HQ like Amuriat and Nandala-Mafabi won’t recognize or accept this stake. To disconnect itself from Besigye is weakening the party and taking away huge load of support. That’s something Besigye knows, but formally the FDC HQ are now not in the same organization.

Besigye can mobilize and speak in gatherings, but he cannot do that under the banner of the FDC. He isn’t one of them, as the leaders there have sold their souls and traded the party away. That’s something he knows… and we all know it too.

The good doctor cannot save the dying party. It is on its deathbed and his remedies are not welcomed. Besigye will not win this fight over the soul of the FDC. That is already taken from him and his associates. Therefore, Besigye should focus away from the FDC and fight the cause under another banner. He should do so with a new entity and with his fellow cadres…

No one is as powerful and been a voice of reason as Besigye. Nevertheless, at this very time and knowledge of how things transpire. The FDC is a lost cause. It is outsold and lost its purpose. Besigye can fight the same battle for liberation elsewhere. Just like he could incorporate Reform Agenda in the FDC. Therefore, Besigye should move on.

There is no way of saving Besigye… he can speak of wisdom and be sincere in his wishes to save it. However, it is pointless and a lost cause. Especially, when the likes of Amuriat and Nandala-Mafabi are in-charge of the FDC HQ. Peace.

Kenya: Law Society of Kenya (LSK) – Statement on the Government Response to the Flooding Disaster in the Country (13.05.2024)

Opinion: Mwijukye MP stoned over a church land dispute in Buhweju district…

“Christians from Rwanyamabare Catholic Church in Buhweju District were shocked after a group of goons attacked them after prayers and injured a number of individuals including the area MP Mwijukye Francis. It is said that the land where the church is located is being contested for by a lawyer called Edwin Burimbare and it is alleged that the suspected attackers were hired by him to attack the Christians. The LCV Chairman for Buhweju District Deo Atuhaire has condemned the incident” (Capital FM Uganda, 13.05.2024).

“Hon. Francis Mwijukye, MP Buhweju County, has been attacked by a group of suspected land grabbers, and injured by stones pelted at him in Rwanyamabare Nyakishana subcounty, Buhweju County West. Police evacuated him. He is admitted and receiving treatment” (98.7 Kazo FM Omushomesa, 12.05.2024).

It is really shocking that a group of goons or land grabbers could attack a person inside the Rwanyamabare Catholic Church in Buhweju District. That person happens to be a Member of Parliament and being Francis Mwijukye who represents the area in Parliament.

That Mwijukye MP are now a victim of a horrific attack as there are a case of ownership of the land and a dispute over the location of the Catholic Church. That should be dealt by the Courts and by Petition the Authorities to ensure the righteous owner. Not attack the High Ranking Official and the Representative of the district.

If the ones who used goons or a group of people to stone the MP within the realm of the Church had a case. They wouldn’t need to go to this step. They uses violence to gain territory and take land. Instead of getting the documents and the titles through proper procedure, which questions the legitimacy of the dispute in this regard.

If the Lawyer who is alleged behind the attack of the MP. He should know how these things plays out in the Courts and how land is changing hands. Not just order a hit and use violence to gain it. That’s a barbaric means and direct injustice served on people who isn’t part of dispute.

We can just hope the wounds and the incident doesn’t stop Mwijukye MP from doing good work in Parliament and as a part of the FDC Katonga Fraction. As he is aligned with Besigye and is a known opposition leader for years now. Therefore, it is a worry how easily they could attack him and how he had no security to defend him there. Peace.

Burundi: The Grenade Attacks of Bujumbura needs proper investigations…

“An evening of tears in the city of Bujumbura!

In the evening of 10-05-2024, grenades were thrown in the city of Bujumbura. The information we obtained indicates that two grenades were thrown at 7:30 p.m., where many people were queuing for transport buses, in front of the location of the old main market in Bujumbura. Some of those at the scene reported that 13 people were injured, all were taken to hospital. Another grenade was reportedly thrown near a police camp responsible for institutional security (formerly called API). Here, no details of the damage are yet known” (FOCODE, 11.05.2024).

In Bujumbura and Gitega there is a will to propagandize the tragedy that happened on the 10^th May 2024. There are several innocent people who has lost their lives and people scorned who are suffering as a consequence. That is the deep tragedy in this… as lives are taken and people are hurt for life after the grenade attacks in Bujumbura.

There are reports that the authorities has cracked down with arbitrary arrests in the Chiboke neighbourhood of Bujumbura. That’s youths and young people who are rounded up as suspects of the grenade attacks. Even when there are speculations that the CNDD-FDD has used their own Youth Group the “Imbonerakure” or the SNR to spread fear in the metropolitan area.

If the authorities and the security organizations themselves are behind these attacks as a “propaganda” victory or using it for their cause. It is really disturbing that the innocent lives are taken so the CNDD-FDD can blame Rwanda (Kigali) or the Red Tabara rebels for that matter. Therefore, there is a need for an independent investigation. Which is credible and tells the whole story of the culprits and who ordered or initiated the grenade attacks.

Because this story in itself and the usage of a false flag isn’t new. That the Burundian government wants to vilify Kigali makes sense. As the CNDD-FDD are enemies of the Kagame regime in Rwanda. They are not talking and having diplomatic disputes as is at the moment. So, the idea that the authorities would blame Kigali is within the realm of Modus Operandi of the State.

This is why there is a need for proper independent investigation, as it claims the RED TABARA on behalf of Rwanda attacked Burundi on the 10^th May 2024. That’s a loud allegation, which needs more meat to the bones. Yes, RPF and Kagame has had proxy-wars and conflicts for personal gain in the region for decades. However, to say so and claim so… you need reports and proof. Not just “hot-air” and “say so”. That’s not enough. Especially not for the victims and the innocent people’s who was hurt by the grenades.

This is just sad, but hopefully some sincere information will come out. Though the authorities rather spin the news than telling the facts. Peace.