Opinion: Lukwago is ceremonial, blame others for the chaos of Kampala please…

“The Bill shifts power from Lord Mayor’s office to an executive director who will be appointed by the President. This means Kampala’s next mayor will be a ceremonial figurehead and the person actually wielding power will be the executive director” (Martin Olupot – ‘Kampala gets executive director’ 14.03.2011, New Vision).

In 2023, Erias Lukwago is on his third term as Lord Mayor of Kampala. The potholes and other issues aren’t getting any better. The exhibitions of government works isn’t doing the Lord Mayor any wonders. However, his not the one to blame for all of this and certainly there are other factors at play.

The whole KCCA act was made as a blunt instrument to take away power from the elected officials of the City. While it did make the former Town Clerk more powerful and ensured a Council of Technocrats. It certainly haven’t developed the city or made significant progress.

The Executive Director of the KCCA was supposed to take charge. The ED was the head and the Lord Mayor was a Master of Ceremonies. That’s how the President wanted it and he appointed Minister(s) to have an oversight of the Executive Director too. Just to add more weight and pressure on the Lord Mayor.

If you think the three terms of Lukwago has been easy. You are terribly wrong. The whole game has been rigged against him. Not only has he been house-arrested and impeached. No, the Executive Director has gone after him and the Minister of Kampala too. They have all turned on him and made temporarily loose everything. When that happens to someone… you know there was other outside actors put into play. That doesn’t happen by a coincidence. No, that happens because someone wants it to happen.

Lukwago’s steady victories and local councillors being represented by the opposition has caused issues for the President. He don’t want the Opposition to have power or influence. That’s why he created the KCCA. It is made in writing for a better structure and better governance, but the reality it is a play for Museveni to get his whims implemented. That’s all he wants and he fears an opposition Lord Mayor will destroy just that.

There is easy reasons to pin Lukwago or the Opposition Councillors or heck the Division Mayors. However, the technocrats and the appointed leadership at the helm of the KCCA are the ones who you should look closely at. The ones that are bestowed and anointed to be there by the President. These are the ones that has the power and the abilities. They are the ones who can and decide the final decisions. The same people are monitored and followed up another appointee of the President, the Minister or State Minister of Kampala. They are all there to ensure the government vision and policies are implemented on the behalf of the President. Therefore, looking at the Lord Mayor or Deputy Lord Mayor in this instance is futile. Unless, you want to blame Vice President Ssekandi for all the ills of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in the recent years… you wouldn’t, would you? No, you know he visited burials and ceremonies, but had no power. The same can be said about Lukwago and Nyanjura too.

I have no trouble to have a debate, discuss or even pound on things. However, the KCCA Act and the implementation of it. Makes it clear and obvious where to look. Yes, Lukwago is an easy scapegoat and what Museveni would like you to believe to be at fault. He wants him blamed and get Ragga Dee or another pawn in his stead. That’s what he really wants and he hates that the Opposition has such support in Kampala. It is why he does what he can to undermine and ensure the city lacks proper function or even a workable solution to deliver anything substantial. We can all see that he has sufficiently achieved that over the years. It is evident that was something he wanted to achieve and he got the results he wanted. We can all see it and its depressing. Peace.

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa’s new heist is revealed…

“In yet another controversial move, President Mnangagwa has published an Extraordinary Government Gazette exempting the newly renamed sovereign wealth fund from complying with the Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act. Public procurement is a major arena of corruption. This brings into question the government’s accountability over the Mutapa Investment Fund and how public money will be protected from looters. Ownership of 20 state-owned companies has already been transferred to Mutapa. They include National Railways, AirZim, NetOne, TelOne. The Procurement Act is important in safeguarding public finances and assets from abuse. It is meant to ensure that public procurement and the disposal of public assets are effected in a manner that is transparent, fair, honest, cost-effective and competitive” (The News Hawks, 29.09.2023).

If you thought the trash-collecting scheme in Harare was wild or the Command Agriculture Scam during the previous term of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Well, think again, because things will get hectic.

The previous scams was within one tender and one field. Now the President and the ZANU-PF has a massive load and opportunities to siphon funds. This exemption from the PDPA Act is perfect for the State Owned Enterprises and whoever else whose in-charge of the Mutapa Investment Fund. They are now off the hook and won’t need to be held accountable either. That is the authority and stamp of approval they needed from the President.

It is just striking how quickly he seemed to do this. The plot is already think and there is little wiggle room to see it differently. The exemption is clearly a devise to undermine the law and whoever the Mutapa Investment Fund are supposed to answer for. The Sovereign Wealth Fund is now an entity that can be run as “they” see “fit”.

That is bound to be a heist. A daylight robbery and the public get to watch. The gold will be stolen. The diamonds will be gone. The monies for the transport and the gigs are gone too. Whatever needed for other enterprises will suddenly go missing. It is just a blatant disregard of the people and honest service delivery.

The President by issuing this is sending the signal that now is the time to make his bank-account pregnant. It is time to get dollars baby and sing the money dance. That is what his up too and his confident about it too.

This shows what the ZANU-PF is up too and no one should be shocked. The ZANU-PF have gotten away with it for years and they are not stopping anytime soon. The reason for them to govern is to eat and not to serve. They are there to serve own interest and not the people. That’s why laws can be bended these ways and the high ranking officials can collect.

Trust me… money will flow and the ones who is anointed will get a pay-off. The ones that whistle-blow or dares to speak out will be shunned or silenced completely. Because, this is the patriotic mission of ZANU-PF. The regime of Mnangagwa is only there to continue yesterdays agony and not change for the better. Peace.

Opinion: Why are someone arrested for Tupac’s Murder (07.09.1996) in 2023?

“Interesting twist in the arrest and indictment of Duane Davis for the murder of Tupac Shakur. Davis didn’t pull the trigger (believed to have been Orlando Anderson), but under Nevada law, if someone aids and abets, they’re equally guilty of the crime, hence the murder charge” (Vital Vegas, 29.09.2023).

“We have been through decades of pain. They have known about this guy, who been running his mouth, for years. So why now? For us, this is not over. We want to know why, and if there were any accomplices” – Mopreme Shakur (Tupac’s Stepbrother reacting to the arrest, 29.09.2023).

Nah… shish… I am speechless. This is one of those cases that has caused agony for years. One of those unresolved murders, which went cold. It is a cold case and now suddenly Keefe D is the one arrested over it. After all these years.

Tupac Shakur was shot on the 7^th September 1996. That’s 27 years since the murder and now they suddenly did something. Even when there been tapes of Keefe D speculating and claiming he knew about the murder. That he was there and he even had Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs as the one offering a bounty of a million dollars to the ones that killed Marion “Suge” Knight and Tupac Shakur. Therefore, it isn’t news that Keefe D is implicated in all of this.

Just weird that the Police did intervene and arrest the man in 2023 of all the years after. It is suspect and a confusing time. This is case was cold for a reason and there is missing pieces. If there was solid evidence and witnesses. Then this case would have legs. If not the Police suddenly have found the use of technology or gotten proof of his direct involvement.

There been a tape from a confession from Keefe D to the ex-Detective Greg Kading of the LAPD. Which implicates him and where the stories are told of how it went down. As of motive, money and the reasons behind the murder. That was being discussed there and one piece was written about this back in 2011. Therefore, it is mysterious that it happens today and now.

We know Keefe D has been talking to DJ Vlad and others who has been “investigating” it. There been DVDs and Documentaries about this killing. However, nothing has helped the case and the Police have looked like it even cared.

I have a hard time believing this, but if there is proof and evidence backing this up. I am fine with it. Regardless of anything… the murder(s) or accomplices in the crime should be punished. It was a murder and no one has answered for it. That’s justice denied for the family and friends of Tupac. They have never known who really did what and only heard hearsay for years. Therefore, today can be a resolve, but we don’t know if that is true.

Keefe D, the gangster now have to answer for himself. His now arrested and state property.

Right now I want to see court documents and the filings, as long as they are not under seal. The Grand Jury and the Police better come correct on this one. Not only for the sake of Keefe D, but for the family of Tupac. They are the ones that lost someone and has never gotten to know who was really behind it.

If it is Keefe D than the family of Tupac can get some closure. However, it is late and too damn late to be believable. It just seems so far fetched and out of order. The longer a case stays cold the harder it is solve it. This is why I am hesitant and doesn’t understand what is going on. Peace.

Mali: Coordination des Mouvements Associations et Sympathisants de l’Imam Mahmoud DICKO (C.M.A.S) – Communique No. 027 (28.09.2023)

Niger: Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Partie – Cellule Communication et Relations Publiques (28.09.2023)

Burkina Faso: Captain Traoré is facing serious “mutiny”…

“Burkina Faso: The arrest of Colonel-Major Célestin Simporé, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, leader of the attempted coup proven yesterday evening September 26, 2023…officers arrested, others on the run” (Moctar Ould Cheine, 28.09.2023).

“Coup attempt: here are the faces of the unworthy sons of Africa (from left to right)

– Lieutenant-Colonel Cheick Hamza OUATTARA, commander of the Special Gendarmerie Legion, arrested.

– Captain Christophe Maïga, second in command of the Special Intervention Unit, arrested

– Lieutenant Boubacar Keita, director general of the Higher Institute of Civil Protection Studies (ISEPC), arrested.

– Sekou Ouedraogo, former DGA of ISEPC, on the run (photo not received).

– Abdoul Aziz Aouoba, the commander of the Burkinabè Special Forces, arrested (photo not received)” (LeaderNewsCI, 28.09.2023).

Captain Ibrahim Traoré and the Mouvement patriotique pour la sauvegarde et la restauration (MPSR) is meeting hostile responses from the Army. That’s why the news of a tentative coup d’etat against him.

The current Interim President has only been in power since September 2022, which means his MSPR is ticking 1 years in office. Lieutenant Colonel Damiba who was deposed by Traoré only ruled the nation from January to September in 2022. Therefore, the current one has had longer longevity than him.

However, I wouldn’t dance of joy over that. The current junta government are having serious trouble. Especially, when you see who they are arresting and who is on the run. This is high ranking officers within the army. A government run by the army and not by civilian technocrats. Meaning these titles and offices means a lot more. These are the ones that are supposed to follow ranks and command. The chain of command has been violated and a mutiny was brewing.

A mutiny that would lead up to a coup d’etat. These got caught in the scheme and with plans. As they had ambition like Damiba did and Traoré himself did. They wanted to copy and become the statesmen too. However, they are now seen as treasonous. Even if the current interim President should be careful with that sentiment. Because, it wasn’t that long ago he thought and did the same. In all practicality his one of them, but the difference is …. he succeeded and overcame Damiba…

Clearly everyone aren’t believing in his vision or his interim government. That’s why others are seeking to replicate what he did. This shows that the current leadership have to handle things with caution and be alert. Since they can easily be targeted by an intervention from within. Which means the story of Damiba could be the future of Traoré.

One coup opens grounds for another coup. When someone is able to do it. Then the next one wants to try as well. The pay-off is so grand and the perks of office is so bountiful. That’s why I don’t blame these people. They saw and see how Traoré is living these days. The putschist wants the same and knew this was the way to do it.

This is a ghost and method that will haunt Traoré. Theses sorts of acts and schemes can make him paranoid and go crazy. That’s the worry that he looses focus and becomes self-centred about keeping power. If that happens… then the whole mission of his coup is lost. We never know… but time will tell. Peace.

Opinion: It’s now time for Speaker Among to beg Zaake MP for forgiveness…

“Update: The Constitutional Court has quashed a resolution by Parliament to suspend Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, from the position of parliamentary commissioner. This decision comes after the court ruled that several parliamentary rules of procedure were illegally suspended. These suspensions included amending the order paper to include a resolution to expel Zaake from the commission” (NTV Uganda, 28.09.2023).

“UPDATE: Court has rejected Speaker Anita Among’s decision to remove Mityana municipality MP, Francis Zaake as a commissioner on grounds that she offended the rules of natural justice and had no quorum in Parliament.” (UBC Uganda, 28.09.2023).

In March last year the Speaker and the Parliament itself removed Francis Zaake MP as the Parliamentary Commissioner. That was done in a vendetta against the opposition MP whose a staunch ally of Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. It isn’t the first time his targeted and won’t be his last, as long as his an elected official in the National Assembly.

I’m not shocked to hear today that the Parliament and the Speaker didn’t follow protocol in concern to the removal of Zaake MP. That was done out of spite and with haste. Just to send a message and show the Opposition who was boss. It wasn’t done out of righteousness or within the rules of the Parliament. No, just a public disregard of the rules of engagement, which is ironic… when the Speaker is supposed to adhere to those and ensure the plenary session are going down accordingly. Alas, that wasn’t the case.

So, 17 months after the act and Zaake MP is vindicated. His not re-instated or gotten back his office. No, his still in the dark and without a way to turn. The Constitutional Court has taken his side and his argument won the court case. However, the Parliament and Speaker will take this slow. They will digest this one and I don’t expect them to rectify their mistake.

Even if the Speaker should send him a letter and have a session where she asks for his forgiveness. That would have been in order after how it went down. She should humble herself and beg for mercy. Because she wronged this man and didn’t act like she should. That’s why he was kicked out and it just shows how tarnished the 11^th Parliament is. When someone can act like this and get away with it.

The Speaker has a job to do and especially if she wants to be honourable. Not only in her title, but in her actions. That’s all up to her. We know the verdict and I don’t expect the gentlemen of the House or the Speakers to re-instate him. Yes, on paper he should be there, but knowing how things are. Well, I wouldn’t put it past the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker to let this one slide. They will put forward other business and hope nobody notice. That’s how they roll and they are not people who can take it on the chin. It is beneath them and only others are to comply with their reasoning.

That’s why even in victory Zaake MP haven’t won. Yes, he did it in Court, but the Parliament is still the same. The same people who impeached him and took is office is still there. The Speaker who was vindictive and who acted out spite is there. She will not relent and doesn’t have the moral backbone to reconfigure things. Even when she’s in the wrong. That is not in her character or her modus operandi.

Speaker Among will act like the Supreme Leader and the Wise One. Even when it is not true. She will act like the most powerful one, but she’s not. That’s just how she acts and how she operates as Speaker. Instead of serving, she’s is ordering people around expecting them to obey. However, she will not comply to this Court Order. No, that’s not happening….

She should go to the Office of Zaake MP and ask for forgiveness too. Nevertheless, we know that will never happen in a million years. There will be earthquakes, Biblical plagues and other misgivings before that happens. Peace.

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