Press Release: Ugandan minister warns media not to cover opposition protests (10.05.2016)

Jim Muhwezi Press Conference 05052016

NEW YORK, United States of America, May 10, 2016 –  Ugandan authorities should cease attempting to intimidate journalists in an effort to keep them from covering protests, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Ugandan Minister for Information and National Guidance Jim Muhwezi on May 5 warned journalists that any news outlet that reports on opposition protests over the conduct of February’s presidential elections could face closure, according to press reports. Uganda’s political opposition has called for nationwide protests to mark the inauguration ceremony for President Yoweri Museveni’s fifth term, scheduled to take place in Kampala on May 12.
“All live broadcast of defiance activities should stop. Any media house that continues to cover them risks having their license revoked,” Muhwezi, a retired military officer, told reporters, according to Kampala’s daily Monitor. Those who cover the protests on social media could also be punished, the head of Uganda’s Communications Commission said, according to the BBC.
“The Ugandan government must stop trying to bully the media into silence,” CPJ Deputy Executive Director Robert Mahoney said. “Political protests are news and the press has a duty to the public to report on them.”
Uganda’s opposition Forum for Democratic Change, citing local and international observers, alleges that the elections were marked by irregularities and should be held again, according to press reports. Ugandan authorities say the poll was fair, and in late April obtained a court order declaring the protests illegal.
CPJ research has found that attacks against reporters covering the election have produced a climate of fear among Ugandan journalists.

Lord Mayor Lukwago on the Sixth Day of his house arrest: ” Another day and another Police officer who makes sure that the Opposition is behind bars in their own homes”

Lukwago 10.05.2016

Another day and another Police officer who makes sure that the Opposition is behind bars in their own homes. Just as there are men blocking all enterance to Kasangati, the same is happening at the home of Lord Mayor Lukwago. So now the men are continuing to block his road and his house. The House-Arrest is real and the Opposition figure is not allowed to have the liberty of normal movement. Here is what he was saying about the state of affair on the road at the gate of his home.

Lukwago’s Statement on the Sixth Day: 

“DAY 6 OF HOUSE ARREST. We have a Luganda proverb that; ‘‘agamyuka akasolo gegamyuka n’omutezi”(a hunter suffers the same way as the prey ). After enduring a chilly breeze of the night, the poor policemen(am glad there isn’t a single policewoman) get drenched in the heavy early morning down pour. Their misery evokes sympathy but I can’t help much. But all this for what? ???” (Lukwago, 10.05.2016).

The Late-Night Situation on the Outside of Lord Mayor Lukwago Gates on the 5th Night of the House-Arrest!

Lukwago 09.05.2016 Night

Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago Statement: 

“The situation at the entrance to my residence right now. Why subject these poor policemen to such horrendous, inhuman and degrading treatment!!??” (Lukwago, 09.05.2016).

Here we see how the State treats the loyal Police officers as they guard the “criminal” Lord Mayor Luwago on the 5th evening of the House-arrest. They have just the car and have no place to-go to their needed duties and have places to eat. So the Police Officer’s that are doing the duty that IGP Kayihura on orders from “above high” as they all are “honouring” the Interim order of  29th April  2016.

So when a government can first take a man illegally detained in his own home over the time of the laws in the country, then it by all means should also care for the caretakers that are put in place to secure the facilitation of the ruler in the land. They wouldn’t be sitting there for hour upon hour if it wasn’t for the President. The President want to silence the Opposition and therefore house-arrest the Opposition or detain them. Peace.

My Letter to President Museveni: “On the Opposition which is silenced days before the Swearing-In on 12th May 2016; and you have become the same as the ones you Rebelled against in the Past!”

Museveni UN 25092015 P1

Oslo, 9th May 2016.

Dear His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni!

I write to you again as the Uganda Police Force is busy with rounding up and detaining all of these men and woman who are either parts of the leadership in the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) or members of this Opposition Party. I am sure you heard words on the men and women who are detained on your word, after a loyal judge Stephen Kavuma written-up an interim order of the ban of Defiance in the land.

I know you are preoccupied with making the best and controlled Swearing-In ceremony as possible, while your henchmen and made-men are making their effort to silence all other opposition that can make you look foolish through international press. There are rumours of shutting down social media and banning Facebook and Twitter totally on 12th May 2016. Just as you did in on the Election Day in February in 2016; so you can have the control and send the message that you want the world and your citizens to hear, not some words like mine.

I know I have written hard about you and your regime, and it is been justified. The Justification is now clear as the Opposition are being detained in their homes and even charged with terrorism and getting objectionable charges to spread fear and control the rest of the population; as nobody want to be taken away without their family members knowledge or being detained without warrants or reasons for their custody in the hands of the men of the law.

There are reasons for those actions, you are worried Mzee, you are worried for how these opposition members and leaders can spread the news and views on how society should be. I am talking about this, Mee, a Ugandan society where you doesn’t detail control or usher in the leadership as you do now. Just as you did with the Swearing-In of High Court judges on the Entebbe State House steps earlier today and later in the day had meeting with Kampala NRM Councillors who we’re asking for guidance and their roles under you.

Mbabazi M7 Besigye

As you are the president, the people are yours and they are supposed to follow you blindly. You are the men with vision and they don’t have the vision as you. At that point your right Mzee, they don’t have the vision as you anymore. You have deflected and neglected them and forgotten what the State does and what a Statesmen are supposed to do. A leader is supposed to groom succession and people who are taking over and have the ability to make better result than him. That is succession you have forgotten as the power have totally eaten your soul up and your family up.

The legacy you leaves is not that you ushered Uganda out of dictatorship, you will be remembered for trying to liberate the Ugandans and ending up being the same as before, only difference you got 30 years of rule, while they got one or lucky two terms in power. Dr. Milton Obote and you is much of the same. Idi Amin Dada and you are much of the same as you use Spies and Safe-houses to keep the opposition silent. You use the army to hold the people intimidated and you have rigged the elections. You’re much of the same of the men you took down. Now you are the same as the man you got rid of together with President Nyerere and Obote to Coup D’état the Amin regime. You are now the same as him and Obote, you may not have the absolute killings of Amin, but you have and left many men in shadow and gotten rid of your enemies. Mzee you have done silently and over time, as they had shorter time and fewer morals. Because you started doing it in bush as guerrilla and being a liberation movement gives you an edge; a momentum to give you space to do as you like.

Andrew Kayira P2

There are many dead who is not accounted for and many who has never been on trial for, not only men and woman of the guerrillas that have been created to bring you down, but the men and woman who has become your enemies and suddenly fallen of poison or other special “accidents”, even hit-men hired by not-known persons in due time for the murders of these persons. They are not forgotten Mzee, as all men and woman are equal under God, though you feel extra special and with a magnificent vision, Mr. President.

There are one thing though, you might are able to charge, house-arrest, preventative-arrest and detain opposition. Silence them for a hot-minute, but the legacy and the name you have will not be a name remember for liberation. As you are alike the masters before you or worse, because you knew better and you condemn the actions you are doing now. The man with knowledge, but did not act upon it. You are the leader who knew the contemplated scenario, but never decided not to do anything about it. So certainly the pain and horror of the men and woman who have their life’s in the mercy of police and army, as your orders to silence them, you know exactly how it feels to be a powerless citizen under this type of regime. Still, you do the same without mercy and without questioning.

Cars to RDCs Nambole 05.02.2016

Your Army leaders and your Inspector General of Police follows you decrees and orders to word and execute them with brutal perfection as the Courts are diving into the lawful behaviour you have built up. As the economic malpractices you accept as you can skim the top and make giant funds for the generations of Museveni’s to come. Instead of these funds used to build government institutions as you we’re supposed to do. A forgotten practise and forgotten procedure from your chambers as the embezzlement and the cleaning the coffers so that the men and woman working closest to you can get “free Toyata LandCruiser Prado” to they want to follow your orders. That is why the Regional District Commanders gotten new cars days before the Election and the same with other men who you wanted to silence.

But the money for the Cars and other gifts to get loyalty have to come somewhere… they happen to come from the government funds that was supposed to keep the upkeep of schools and hospitals, but they doesn’t give you loyalty as much as the Police Commanders and Army Leaders who sufficiently keeps the civilians and citizens under tight control. Therefore they have to be paid first and the other can scatter. Mzee, the gig is up and your mind should have been preoccupied by baby-sitting grand-children and not detaining Forum for Democratic Change leadership and activist around the country for phony charges. You should be busy serving matooki to fellow family members not finding new ways of thieving money from the budget of 2016/2017 fiscal year.

Mzee, there is time to step back and give way to new leadership. I know it is not easy as you are making ready to swear yourself in to 7th Term, to run the country in the 30 years to the 35 years in Power and Control the State, the Republic and the Kingdoms of Uganda. You have had your hour.

Hon Ssemogerere in Northern Uganda campaigning

You have had the ability to sell the vision of liberation, but now you’re following the steps of leaders you left behind and beaten with either force or tricks. And you know this as Dr. Paul Ssemongerere could have told the effects of your leadership and what it did to his opportunities to topple you in a peaceful manner… But that train has gone as so many former leaders and men fallen in your time, therefore the President that was new breed with you are either gone or become totalitarian as you. You know Mzee and feel the sting as you are not as respected and honoured as you we’re. That is your own making Mzee and the actions of latest years proves the control and the state of affairs you delivered. Not the ones promised, but the ones you found feasible as it gives you Power and let you keep that.

You can imagine the tales and stories you could have told if you had already left office to somebody else and left in peace. Instead you’re clinging onto Power without question and without impunity. Leaving scourged earth and detained citizens for their political affiliation and not for killings or thieving as the normal prison population have. Mzee the tales are told and your name is now synonymous with dictatorship, dictator, totalitarian, Police State and Oppression of Opposition. Your name does not cling anymore more with liberation, freedom, liberty, freedom of speech, democratic values, progress or industrialization. That must be downer, I know your YES-MEN and LOYAL Cronies would say this to you, but I will, because I don’t fear being thrown into jail or being beaten by your Police Force while trying to get a pass from the Police Officer to be allowed to walk to work. That is something I don’t need as I live in a free society.

12.04.2016 Kampala P3

Mzee, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, I know you would never read this, but hope some of your Citizens does and that it makes them think a second. As the FDC Leader/Activists/Members are detained because of the word “Defiance” and their campaign as a viable Political Party in the country, Mzee, that was not expected of you and your regime.

That your battle against Defiance comes from the man who have proclaimed Resistance, is just mind boggling and feels like mockery of a dictionary. And you know that Mr. President as you are former student at a Tanzanian University in the 1970s. That is why you went from Patriotic Movement to Resistance Movement over time. You did it with a reason back-in-day. You Mr. President have might forget this and the value of the state of affairs you’re in charge of. So the end-game is now that you are in charge of a state apparatus that have a ‘Modus Operandi’ to detain fellow citizens with impunity and take them from their homes in the name of “Defiance” and shut down a Political Party as the Swearing-In day is coming up the 12th May 2016. I never though a man would sink this low to stay in Power… but you have and scores of detained are over 200 men and woman, and that is the few I can calculate, and not the current I haven’t heard of yet. The liability and the feasibility of these actions cannot be strengthening the Nation or your Rule. You are the Commander-In-Chief and the Executive, Mr President and you are without questions arresting fellow citizens for their political place and not on direct crimes.

Uganda 1980 Election UPM UPC

You have forgotten why you came into power, or the power ate your soul and took your heart, your mind and the ethics you spoke of in the bush. You wanted to be the kingmaker, the Nyerere of your time, you wanted to be the man people remembered with nostalgia and honour like Mandela, instead you and President Mugabe will not be remembered for the liberation of the countries from tyranny, but will be remembered for the liberators who turned into the worse Tyrants then ones before them. Why? Because you knew the pain and the suffering under the men and woman before you; an you knew the heart-breaking defeat and discouraging election rigging, still your machinery does now the same to fellow citizens of the country. So President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the tale and the mercy of the land, the oppression and the dictations of orders from you to uphold the rule and control of the land have in the eaten all of the things that could have made you great. Instead you’re the cancer and the one that kills the institution and opportunity to rebuild and create a better future for the Ugandan nation. You embezzle and oppress people, get state to silence the media and stops the truth from being free, as the truth is hidden the lies that comes from the State House and is the official communique the State gives out. Peace.

Best Regards

The Writer of MinBane.

Kasangati Statehouse: Besigye is still on house-arrest as visitors are detained while trying to see the man; while also showing the reason for why Harold Kajja was detained at FDC HQ earlier in the day!

Kasangati 09.05.2016

There is now reported that around the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader Dr. Kizza Besigye have now a total shut-down of visitors again. The Police Force has decided to stop anybody from entering his home and the ones trying is detained by the Police. All journalists are dispersed from the area…

Dr. Kizza Besigye said this yesterday:

“All my visitors are being turned away by the new “owners” of our home since morning. We shall defy this impunity to the end!!!” (Besigye, 08.05.2016).

The amount of people that have been taken into custody is in the staggering amount of 50 people and the Police detain them all. So the ones who try to get to Besigye at this point is now detained. That should be warning at the signs of control that the Police wants to have. DPC Kasangati James Kawalya must have enough to do and busy days of late. Hope he get his paycheck on time, as civil servants usually get it late…

On other news, the reason for why FDC Secretary Harold Kajja was arrested at FDC Headquarter at Najjankumbi earlier today!

FDC HQ 09.05.2016

“This is what the Kampala South Regional Police Commander, Andrew Kagwa said of the arrest.

“[There’s a person we picked from there [FDC], the rest the law will take its course. As a police officer I have powers If I suspect that you are about to commit an offense, I arrest you. We have made an arrest but I really don’t know specifically, even if you ask me his name, I don’t know who is but we shall know the person who was arrested later” (Observer.co.ug, 09.05.2016).

This happens while also documents, computers and all the other material at the FDC Headquarters are been confiscated by the authorities as they are no proving what I been saying for a while. They are now officially a unlawful organizations, who are by decree an illegal entity that is not a political organization as the Interim Order abolish this party and their organization. So the Party is now totally illegal with full effect and no mercy. As the NRM only let the silent and little meager political hold-on until they speaks out against their regime or trying to go against them.

Mugisha Muntu Invitation Swearing in 2016

So the level of arrest and reason is in the wind as the charges and the Police arrests the Forum for Democratic Change, because they are affiliated with the party and want to silence the opposition in the days into the Swearing-in at Kololo. The Post-Election climate shows the level of impunity and access of liberty in the country for the citizens and the men who is not loyal NRM cronies or part of the NRM elite. The ones who work for change and for democratic values might end-up in the chambers of prisons cells, while the National Resistance Movement continues to embezzle state-funds and inviting fellow totalitarian leaders to their shores to make the best out of the coming event.

Tororo FDC 19.01.2016 School P2 Paya

Let it be known that the event that NRM throws to themselves are greedy guts who can’t even supply the people steady progress in Health Care or Universal Primary Education as the medicine, equipment, salaries or even buildings are standing as the pledges of the three decade long rule have not beard fruits. So the tree that was supposed to be good and be ready to be ripe, is dying because the government have stolen the water and the shaded the sun. I know this is a picture, but the image I am portraying is the way the government have embezzled and taken government funds for themselves, not to procurement for needed investment in institutions the government is in charge of.

That is enough for now. Peace.  

The ANCWL is Disappointed that Judge Mabel Jansen Reduces Sexual Abuse in SA to being a Black Culture (09.05.2016).

ANCWL National-day-of-prayer-1

The African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) unapologetically and strongly believes that gender-based violence has no place in South Africa (SA) and it must be fought by all in the society for women to live happily as equal citizens in the country. The crime statistics for 2014/15 has shown a significant decrease of recorded cases on sexual offenses to have decreased by 7.4%, from 46,647 to 43,195 respectively however the ANCWL does not celebrate such a decrease as the numbers still remain high.

The ANCWL is disappointed by the likes of Judge Jansen who is supposed to uphold the rule of law in an objective and unbiased manner, defining rape as a black culture. Her comments made on Facebook where she claims that the rape of young children is part of black culture, are purely racist and misrepresentation of facts about black culture. The comments are not in anyway assisting in fighting the scourge of sexual abuse in the country.

The ANCWL respects Judge Jansen’s right to participate in public debate but ANCWL has a view that her utterances on rape as being a black culture undermines the standing and integrity of the judiciary. It is the ANCWL’ s view that she violated Article 7 (a) of the Code of Judicial Conduct for South African Judges adopted in terms of section 12 of the Judicial Service Commission Act, 1994 (Act No 9 OF 1994) which requires her that at all times personally avoid and dissociate herself from comments that are racist, sexist or otherwise manifest discrimination in violation of the equality guaranteed by the Constitution.

The ANCWL has lost trust that Judge Jansen will preside over cases of rape fairly in future and therefore calls on Judicial Services Commission to decisively deal with her and relevant bodies to investigate if these utterances do not justify her being de- registered from the legal fraternity.

Whilst the ANCWL calls for gender transformation of the judiciary, the women’s league does not support views coming from any person irrespective of gender or race that reduces the violent sexual abuse of women in our country as black culture. Sexual abuse knows knows no race or social status it affects us all.

ANCWL urges all members of the society to work together in dealing with violence on women and children. All our efforts are required in redressing violence faced by women and children in SA

Issued by: ANC Women’s League

Secretary General

Cde Meokgo Matuba

Enquiries:

Toko Xasa

ANCWL, National Spokesperson

+27 (82) 6523131

Press Statement: DA Reports Judge Jansen to the Judicial Services Commmission (09.05.2016)

DA Report 09.05.2016

What she said on Facebook:

Mabel Jansen Facebook

My two-cents: 

She might ask for forgiveness for her actions.. but this is not the way a judge should speak or express their views. It’s horrific and proves the fragile faith of the system; When a person as racist as this says this about other people (and is a judge!). I am white and I am pissed as she does not have right to speak this way or address fellow brother’s and sister’s in this way, period. 

I am disgusted and disappointed to know that this one is a Judge at a well-established court; who takes stand on court cases and take decisions on official matter in court of law. She should know her place and her posistion. Secondly be a human being who respect other human being, not making anybody criminals, before their evidence and affidavit are proven in court. This here is just so wrong and spiteful.  Peace. 

Footage that shows how the Kenyan Police dispersed Demonstrators from CORD-K at the Anniversary Towers in Nairobi against the IEBC!

Footage: “Police whisked away FDC Deputy secretary Harold Kaija as deployment at the headquarters continues” (09.05.2016)

“EARLIER: Police whisked away FDC Deputy secretary Harold Kaija as deployment at the headquarters continues” (NBS TV Uganda, 2016).

Anniversary Tower of Nairobi have yet again filled with demonstrators while the Nairobi Metropolitan Police have dispersed it quickly; as the CORD Kenya demonstrated against the IEBC, yet again!

Nairobi 09.05.2016 Demonstration P1

In Nairobi today the Coalition of Reform and Democracy (CORD) have yet again decided to Demonstrate against the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). As the Kenyan National Police Force has come out with their mambas and their specialized anti-riot vehicles that the Government ordered from China recently; as well as they have prepared and shot tear-gas at fellow citizens.

CORD Leaders addressing supporters along Moi avenue Nairobi before storming IEBC Offices shortly.

Nairobi 09.05.2016 Demonstration P4

What the Police says:

“Police now say they have intelligence reports that a section of Opposition supporters intend to carry lethal weapons during Monday’s protest at Anniversary Towers against IEBC officials” (Capital FM Kenya, 09.05.2016).

Nairobi 09.05.2016 Demonstration P2

The ones present at the Demonstration:

“Cord leaders and supporters defied warnings by police and carried on with their planned protests against the IEBC on Monday. In Nairobi, hundreds of supporters marched to the commission’s Anniversary Towers offices despite warnings by police. Among leaders present were Suba MP John Mbadi (ODM national chairman), Kitutu Masaba’s Timothy Bosire and Nyando MP Fred Outa. Others were woman representatives Gladys Wanga (Homa Bay) and Florence Mutua (Busia), Nominated Senator Agnes Zani and Awendo MP Gerald K’Opiyo. GSU and regular police were deployed to the premises, which they sealed off. In Kondele, Kisumu , demonstrators waved twigs while others carried a banner reading “IEBC must go!”, but they were later dispersed by police.”

Nairobi 09.05.2016 Demonstration P3 Police

The Police have already said to the Media that the Demonstrators are drunk and cannot be taken serious. As they Police have come with full-gear and full-fledged with tear-gas and cars as the clips and pictures. Contingent of police officers deployed to maintain law and order as opposition leaders and their supporters vowed to stay put as they pile pressure on electoral body to be disbanded.

Nairobi 09.05.2016 Demonstration P5

“KENYA-Cord supporters on Monday defied government warnings and turned up for their protests seeking to kick out IEBC commissioners from office. In Nairobi, the Opposition supporters started converging outside Anniversary Towers from as early as 7am.The situation was the same in Kisumu town Police officers deployed to guard the electoral body’s premises” (Wish FM, 09.05.2016).

Nairobi 09.05.2016 Demonstration P6

“Nairobi police boss Japheth Koome claimed that some protesters had planned to cause chaos and had armed themselves with crude weapons. He said intelligence reports showed the protesters were planning to attack IEBC officials and that they will be treated as criminals. “We will not allow a few people to cause violence in the city,” Koome said.There was heavy police presence at the Anniversary Towers where IEBC is headquartered” (X News Kenya, 09.05.2016).

Nairobi 09.05.2016 Demonstration P7 Tear-gas

The way the Police dispersed the demonstrators by the police officers who used Water Canon and teargas canister to keep them at bay. So the Police officers harassed the peaceful demonstrators with violence. The tear-gas even covered upper-Nairobi after the Police decided to disperse the crowd. So 30 minutes after the Police went in, the streets around the Anniversary Tower was the same and the streets empty of demonstrators as the Police and Japheth Koome of Nairobi Police must be happy.   

Nairobi 09.05.2016 Demonstration P8 Tear-gas

This will not stop here, and the Pre-Election Violence and the amount of tear-gas spread against the opposition. Who should have the right to question the Electoral Commission whom seems to be more a close ally to the Ruling Party and the Ruling Elite instead of being truly independent as it should be and represent all parties not just the Jubilee or the ones who have control of government right now! Peace.