South Sudan: United People’s Alliance (UPA) – Press Statement (26.02.2025)

South Africa: Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) – EFF Statement on Afriforum and Solidarity’s Memorandum Submitted to Trump’s Administration to Interfere in the Domestic Affairs of South Africa (27.02.2025)

Ethiopia: ONLF, FEDP, UDFP and WSDP – Joint Statement – Upholding Constitutional Integrity and Peaceful Coexistence in Ethiopia (25.02.2025)

Opinion: Will Baba seek another handshake?

ODM leader Raila Odinga is poised to secure more Cabinet secretaries, Principal Secretaries, and ambassadors as he formalises his political partnership with President William Ruto. The two leaders are expected to announce their collaboration between the Kenya Kwanza coalition and ODM in the coming weeks, just before Ruto reveals a Cabinet reshuffle aimed at integrating more members from Raila’s party. This anticipated collaboration follows extensive consultations across the country and comes on the heels of the Monday high-level meeting between Raila and Ruto” (Mambo Mseto X, 26.02.2025).

The loss in Addis Ababa for Raila Odinga has now left the juggernaut in a quagmire of a position. As he was the candidate of the state and parts of his trusted leaders are already appointed into cabinet secretary positions in the “broad-based” government together with the Kenya Kwanza government of President William Ruto.

Odinga doesn’t have a foreign mission now or will be out of the haywire of Nairobi. No, he has returned home after a loss. His mission for the African Union was yet another electoral loss in the long career of Baba. The man who isn’t able or capable of winning, but coming in as a second. That happened again…

Raila and his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) are already connected with the government. Neither if he has a direct agreement or a memorandum of understanding. The ODM is a part of the government, because of the Cabinet Secretaries coming from his party. They are there and are working for the joint-cause already.

Now we should just anticipate a handshake. The 2025 BBI or whatnot. The sort of making him Prime Minister or a semi-formulated role of reformist and game-changer in or partly inside the government. That’s what we should soon see, as that gives Ruto peace and Raila enough leverage to get his coins for his labour too.

Ruto was supportive and did give his blessing to the AUC candidature. That would give him less headaches at home. Now it has returned and something has to be done with Odinga. He needs to be busy and kept happy. Ruto and Odinga knows each other. They will make a backroom agreement or pact, which benefits them both without humiliating anyone. That’s what is coming…

Odinga has already sacrificed the Gen-Z and their start of a revolution. He stopped their tracks. Azimio haven’t come to their aide either. No one has listened or really tried to act on the needs of the ones on the streets. No, they was just able to stifle it and stop it from enlarging itself. That’s why we are here… Ruto and Odinga won’t act on their requests. No, these two are there to eat and it shows. Peace.

Kawempe North By-Election: First Nomination Day turns violent…

 “Three candidates have, so far, been nominated to contest for Kawempe Division North Constituency Parliamentary seat: (Day 1).

-Hanifa Karadi Murerwa (independent)

-Luwemba Lusswa Muhammed (Independent)

-Luyimbazi Elias Nalukoola (NUP)” (97.8 Kazo FM Omushomesa, 26.02.2025).

“Mukiibi Sadat of FDC is the fourth candidate on Day 1 to be nominated by the Returning Officer to contest for Member of Parliament, Kawempe North Constituency” (The Electoral Commission, 26.02.2025).

“Kawempe North by-election: Nsereko Moses has been sent back by Electoral Commission officials after failing to provide a professional portrait for use on his campaign poster during the election period” (NTV Uganda, 26.02.2025).

“There was tension as security forces quickly arrested NUP member and Counsel Elias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola, shortly after he was nominated to contest for the Kawempe North MP seat” (Rest TV, 26.02.2025).

“NUP candidate for Kawempe North MP by-election, Elias Nalukoola has reportedly been arrested by security operatives moments after his nomination. Hours to his nomination, Mr Nalukoola told journalists that one of his agents had been abducted and his official nomination documents stolen. He’s reportedly detained at Kawempe Police Station on yet to be known charges” (Daily Monitor, 26.02.2025).

“The Speaker of Nansana Municipal Council Hamza Kasozi was brutally abducted by JATT as he attended the nomination of NUP candidate Luyimbaazi Nalukoola in the Kawempe North byelection” (Kampala Updates, 26.02.2025).

The ones believing the Kawempe North By-Election will bring any positivity and be a game changer are naïve. There isn’t any report from the Constituency or how the authorities are handling the elections. Giving me any doubts or trust in the process. This By-Election has already become a warzone. That’s on the first day of nominations and not even close to the polls.

The regime is just showing its vicious force and what it is willing to do. Just imagine that someone is arrested for becoming a candidate. The state is clearly invested in this By-Election. It is important for the state to conquer and control the narratives. That’s why they fired live bullets at journalists and brought in the guns to the start of the By-Election. The citizens and the Electoral Commission need the authorities to come with viciousness and blind violence. That’s what the state is serving them…

Just imagine someone was shot for reporting about the nominations of candidates coming to the Electoral Commission today. An agent of an candidate was arrested with the paperwork of the candidate ahead of meeting and coming to present the candidate to the Electoral Commission. That is the sort of democratic values the regime has. This is who they are and what is important is the guns, and not the people who are stepping up to represent the constituency.

This here is just showing how the NRM tends to the arms and bullets, instead of policies and caring or concern of the population. The NRM holy grail is the army and the law enforcement, as that keeps it in power. That’s why the NRM must use violence, intimidation and misuse of force towards unarmed civilians. This is the only way it can show its power and its dominance. Because it cannot show any soft power or capabilities to be an honest actor in a constituency like this.

The ones believing this By-Election will be any good. You are wrong and the first day of nominations just shows this. We are now seeing the brutality and the merciless actions of the state. That should show the bleak reality and why you cannot trust the authorities. As they are busy supressing people and silencing the ones who dares to challenge it. Therefore, we will see more violence and desperate acts of brutality, as they cannot act within reason or be sincere in their actions. This is who they are, and they are just repeating their sins. Peace.

Opinion: A Mass Exodus of FDC MPs to the NRM

This is the start of election season and preparations for the 2026 General Elections. That’s why a year in advance people and leaders are positioning themselves ahead of the polls. This is clearly what is happening with several Members of Parliament (MPs) who are now shifting allegiance.

We are seeing the likes of Anthony Akol (Kilak North), Emmanuel Ongiertho (Jonam County), former FDC MP (now independent, ) Martin Ojara Mapenduzi (Gulu West –  Bardege-Layibi Division), Abdu Kantuntu (Bugweri County) and Moses Okot P’Bitek (Kioga County).

This is 5 former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) MPs who has now chosen to be part of the National Resistance Movement (NRM). They are going from being in opposition to be part of the ruling regime. These MPs are directly selling their party affiliation to be another yellow one.

The Northern part of the FDC is in shambles, the FDC Najjanakumbi should feel the pinch here. As the leverage of the party and the lack of chief whip keeping people behind the banner. They are losing their leaders and known MPs who has represented the party. This will marginalize and weaken the FDC ahead of the 2026. In addition, with all who are leaving because of Besigye and his allies in the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF). Therefore, the FDC is getting even weaker now.

The FDC itself isn’t recognisable anymore, but regardless of that… they are falling even further and the FDC leaders are so easily poached by the NRM. Maybe there isn’t much difference between the current day FDC and the NRM. That’s why they shift parties and get it easier to get re-elected in 2026. Because they know the shambles the FDC is in and how the party has navigated itself. Therefore, for their own benefits and futures are more sealed elsewhere.

This got to hurt the leadership of the FDC. The FDC MPs of the Greater North is fleeing the party and seeking shelter under the banner of the ruling regime. Other stalwarts and such are picking it too. They see greener and better pastures in the NRM. That is compelling and telling of the losses of the FDC.

The leaders of the FDC should be worried, as their strength and numbers are dwindling. They aren’t getting into a better place ahead of the 2026. This party is losing a little by little. This story is far from over. There will be more tales ahead of the General Elections. Peace.

RDC: Alliance Feuve Congo (AFC) – Communique Officiel (25.02.2025)

The NRM has shown who they are [!!!]

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) have already proven who they are and what they do. There is nothing more for them to produce, deliver or even prove for that matter. The NRM is already established and a force of nature. There is nothing new under the sun and there will be no redemption of the NRM in the near forseeable future. No, there is no way that is happening.

The ones that decides to side with NRM and be candidates of the NRM. That is a choice of willing and for whatever reasons the person deems fit. However, that comes with a cost and price too. You might win an election and get into office. Nevertheless, you are running on the banner of a tyrant and therefore is a voice of the tyranny. That’s it and there is nowhere to hide that in 2025.

There is no way you can be so naive and in a bubble in 2025 that you aren’t seeing the results of the NRM. That you aren’t seeing the lack of government service and basic government policies to help the daily life of the citizens. There is so much lacking and little concern for the well being of the citizens. If it is hospitals lacking qualified personnel, medicines or working equipment. Schools that are failing and a steady rate of high drop-outs before high-school. Also, so many other issues that is causing in agony for the citizens of the state.

That is just the basics and the NRM cannot run away from it. It cannot blame the former or the predecessors for it. As it has had decades to fix it, but has deliberately neglected it in a heist and haste of quick bucks of the top. The top of the food chain and in the inner-circle are looking for the next scheme and way of earning a fortune on the behest of the population. Meanwhile, most of the population is living hand to mouth and just getting by. There is no sign of any changes and the NRM prefers the citizens to be idle and easily bought by a little bread in every campaign season. They are easy to control when their tummies are hurting and cheap to buy in the “hour of need”. Therefore, these tokens are a small costs for years of thieving, looting and depleting the state coffers for personal gratitude.

Alas, that’s the problem of NRM. Their greed and the nature of thieving. It is so common practice, that they are not even conceiting it anymore. No, they rather say it out loud and build huge mansions. Mansions that are paraded and their “donations” which should have been carried over the taxes. We know, we know, but these people rather give tokens of spoils to government services. Than actually secure government services and proper institutions, because they know they wouldn’t be eligible for office… if there was proper institutions and checks-and-balances on their operations. They would be in trouble and so would the inner-circle too.

This NRM rather wants to bury its enemies. They wants to silence them and shut them out. This NRM rather uses the security forces and law enforcement to trap, stop and annihilate the ones who dares to challenge it. That doesn’t have to be done through legal measures, but use of fear, intimidation and even up right injustice. An injustice of extra judicial killings, torture, detained without trial, unlawful arrests and detentions, abductions and prolonged prison time without due process. That’s what the NRM gives the citizens who dares to speak out or even represent the wrong party. This is their “democratic values” and their “anti-sectarian” message to the masses. If you dare to say something… someone can knock on your door.

The ones believing and supporting the NRM in 2025 are accepting these realities. As much as they are accepting the brutality and dishonesty of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU). These two are siblings or the same kin. They just have different heads, but still the same family tree. There is no difference and only their outfits leadership. The rest they could just be part of the same and be a part of the NRM-O. As PLU are running its candidates on the banner of the NRM anyway.

This is just a mere fact. An honest fact and just proven what the state does. This is their legacy and what the NRM have done. The reality is grim and the 2026 election is already upon us. As the state apparatus is going after the opposition and sending a message. That’s what his happening and we can see it all coming.

The ones trusting and allying itself with NRM. It is all on your own accord. Don’t expect to get all love and cheers. The NRM has proven who they are and what they are capable of doing. You shouldn’t expect people to be happy or cheerful. The ones siding with the NRM. They are siding with the ones who steal, deal and corrupt society. The ones siding with the NRM are accepting and allowing the violence, retribution and the complete merciless state that takes away the freedom, liberty and even for some the ability to breathe. That’s why everyone isn’t saluting or celebrating your cause. This is because so many are hurt, damaged and drained by the acts of the state. A state that should be there for them, but instead has left them behind. Meanwhile, the NRM will promise salvation, the high heavens and the bounty of eternity in the coming campaigns. They always do, but they won’t do any of it. Peace.

RDC: Lamuka – Declaration Politique de la Plateforme Lamuka (25.02.2025)

RDC: Cadre de Concertation des Forces Politiques & Sociales – Governement d’union nationale – Declaration (24.02.2025)