South Sudan: JMEC – Progress Report No. 2: Status of Implementation of R-ARCSS 2018, October 12 2018

 

The Pharmaceutical Society of Zimbabwe: Statement on the Medicine Shortages and Price Distortions (12.10.2018)

Cameroon: Yesterday, the dream of a coup d’état that never happen!

It seems like people where dreaming of military coup d’état Zimbabwe style of last year in Yaoundé and in Douala, yesterday. Seemingly, these dreams can be shattered. The rumours and speculations has been established as false flag.

That there been a forged and rigged election going on this last week is evident, as the result is yet to be announced. The continued prosecution of the Ambazonia leadership of the Anglophone region and the continued uncertainty of the whole situation.

The lack of transparency in connections with the misuse of power, is the reasons that the Republic is ready for a political change, as the opposition has even claimed to be the winner of this rigged election. This being Maurice Kamto for instance.

While the people have really dreamed of this coup, as people have been writing on social media hoping for it, but seemingly with every hour it isn’t true. As there is no indication, no statement, no communique and broadcast of the supposed coup d’état. There been no radio broadcast or anything else showing the enforced change power through a military coup.

There is apparently, dreams of it, but instead the nightmare of Paul Biya and his decrees lingers on. There is no other prospect or change on the horizon. The application to the Courts to annulled, but who at this moment. Thinks that the Courts will order against Biya?

Therefore, be rested and assured. There haven’t been a coup, that was just a mere dream for plenty who posted of it yesterday and wanted it to be true. I don’t blame them, as they want to see a tyrant, a dictator deposed and liberty of people from both the French and Anglophone Cameroon. As they are living on the mercy of the President.

Because of the lack of mercy, transparency and the lack of information, as the volatile situation persist, people will wish this to go this direction and also see the final day of Biya, as he is the ghost they want to get rid off. Peace.

DPP’s Statement – Re: Investigation into the Fatal Accident at Fort Ternan within Kericho County (11.10.2018)

Rumors: A possible military coup d’etat in Cameroon!

This is not yet verified. There are speculations going-on, but it is really in darkness. There are plenty of Nigerians who has written on Facebook about the Coup d’etat going on in Yaounde. However, this is not yet verified. There are no decree, no official statement and no broadcast saying so.

Therefore, there is hard to take this in, as the hectic elections, the insecurity in the anglophone regions and the ghost President, who was visiting his Republic again for the need of doing so. We don’t know if the military or any of the armed forces has done the Coup d’etat today.

There is only the likes of sources like Afrivelli: The military has seized power in Cameroon through a coup d’etat. Paul Biya, the incumbent President has been in power since 1982” (Afrivelli, 11.10.2018).

That is why there is little news or reports. There are nothing substantial yet. We don’t know if there is internet black-out and also closed the telephone lines. Because that is something this government does to public, when they want to do something vicious to their own population. Who knows if that is happening now.

So, as per now, we do not know. But this will followed, as the uncertainty of the recent elections, the lack of progress and the lack transparency is steady issue. As the President of 36 years Paul Biya have kept that all to himself. Peace.

Hon. Francis Zaake Returns: To be Arrested at the Airport and taken home!

Today, one of the tortured Members of Parliament (MP), who was a part of the Arua 33 of this August 2018 arrived back from treatment in India. This is Hon Francis Butebi Zaake MP of Mityana Municipality. He arrived back after being gone since 4th September 2018 and coming back on the 11th October 2018. That shows how dire the health condition of the MP has been and still is. As he has still not all recovered after the treatment he had in captivity.

They even blocked him once in August and ones from leaving for treatment in earlier in September this year, as well as dropping him off at Rubaga Referral Hospital before he was able to leave for medical treatment abroad.

Now as he has returned, the day before the Uganda Police Force had to tell the public, that no one was allowed to wish him welcome or greet him. Only family and friends at the Entebbe International Airport. But just like with Robert Kygulanyi aka Bobi Wine, when he came back from the United States, he was taken on the airport. There was no road-blocks and military presence like with Bobi Wine. However, the Police and Military had to ensure that he knew who runs the Republic and arrest him as he arrived back.

From there, they took him directly to his home. So he couldn’t visit anyone or see anybody. He was directly taken away, even if Hon. Zaake was on Bond awaiting trial and for the state to find evidence for his crimes. However, that has to wait, as the state haven’t produced anything yet.

Bobi Wine wrote this to him:Welcome back home Hon. Francis Zaake. I saw how you were manhandled and mistreated upon arrival, but man, these things give us more reason to struggle on and ensure that no citizen is treated like an outcast in his or her country. As I continue to wish you a full and quick recovery, I am very glad that your spirit is even more resolved. That is what matters. We shall overcome!” (Bobi Wine, 11.10.2018).

Also Dr. Kizza Besigye who visited him today: “I have visited Mityana Municipality MP Hon. Francis Zaake at his home in Mityana. He has today returned from Manipal Hospital in India for treatment. On arrival at Entebbe Internal Airport, he was grabbed by security operatives from the airport and transported to Mityana town without his consent- obviously a gross violation of his right” (Kizza Besigye, 11.10.2018).

We can see how the state treats their MPs and the ones who are defying the state are targets and the ones who will feel the state authorities. They will not rest on them and make sure their lives are in jeopardy, as the Leopard is attacking them. To teach them a lesson and silence them. Not accepting People Power or Defiance. He wants all control and therefore, he acts like this.

Zaake is a victim to the impunity and the devious power play done by President Museveni. If the government cared, they wouldn’t charge him, but heals his wounds. Instead, they have used all methods to make it worse and lie about his state. Peace.

Cameroon: The Ministry of Defense is hiring 200 Musicians for the Music Company of the Army (CMPA) – (10.10.2018)

RDC: Declaration Politique e l’Opposition (11.10.2018)

The Police Force enforcing a colonial law when they are: “allowed to kill”

Some days you wonder, you wonder why the authorities is doing what they are doing. When the stakeholders were in shock yesterday. The truth is by law to quell to riots and demonstrations are they lawfully allowed to quell by brutal means, as these laws was installed while still being a protectorate and no one has seemed to wanted to amend or repeal this part of the Penal Code Act, which by all means gives the Uganda Police Force. Possibilities beyond usual measures of arrests without warrants or even imposing the Public Order Management Act of 2010. This is an inherited law that the National Resistance Movement and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has no issues with keeping alive.

Statement UPF Statement with stakeholders:

“We have engagement rules, where we are supposed to use excessive force,” Mugenyi said. “That is why we have these. That is why I am armed and you are not. The state is allowed to kill.” “We can kill you and even compensate you,” Mugenyi went on as the stakeholders looked on in shock” (Joshua Nahamya – ‘The State Is Allowed to Kill – AIGP Mugenyi’ 10.10.2018 link: https://chimpreports.com/the-state-is-allowed-to-kill-aigp-mugenyi/).

As you see yesterday, the AIGP is sadly right, they have the rights to do so. This is shows the possible legal ramifications and the costs can easily be pushed on the private person attending the rally and resisting the law-enforcement. I wish it wasn’t like this, but they are allowed to do so, when they are quelling riots and demonstrations, as these laws was made to stop protests against the King and Commonwealth. These laws was not made to ensure civic rules or democratic values in the Republic. That is why they sound like this!

Penal Code Act of 1950 Chapter VII subsection 69:

“If upon the expiration of a reasonable time after the proclamation is made, or after the making of the proclamation has been prevented by force, twelve or more persons continue riotously assembled together, any person authorised to make the proclamation, or any police officer or any other person acting in aid of that person or police officer, may do all things necessary for dispersing the persons so continuing assembled or for apprehending them or any of them, and if any person makes resistance, may use all such force as is reasonably necessary for overcoming such resistance and shall not be liable in any criminal or civil proceeding for having, by the use of such force, caused harm or death to any person” (Penal Code of 1950).

Nevertheless, the brutality and the legality should still be in question, as this should be the last resort, not the first, not the second, but the final straw. When it is boiling over and no-control, before anarchy, however, the Uganda Police Force and Uganda People’s Defence Force are using these measures to easily and haven’t exhausted the different approaches even. As the person isn’t only supposed to be on the streets, but resist arrest to a certain degree, at which point the law-enforcement is not legally liable for the harm or death. That shows the brutality of the measure, which was enacted in 1950 and lingers until this day.

The NRM have surely not tried to discuss or even given a fig about the justification or reverse this law. AS that hasn’t been in their interests, as they wanted the same possibilities to silence the opposition and their demonstrations. That is clearly been the outcome. The NRM didn’t change this, because of their will-power to control and silence opposition. If they had democratic values, they would have amended this or repealed this sub-section of the Penal Code. However, they prefer being colonial masters to their citizens, than treating them as fellow citizens, but subjects underneath their demi-god Museveni. Peace.

South Sudan: CTSAMVM Technical Committee Second Meeting Report, Khartoum, Sudan October 10, 2018 (10.10.2018)