Mali: Front de Liberation de l’Azawad (F.L.A) – Communique No. 005 (17.02.2025)

Sudan: Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Press Statement (18.02.2025)

Opinion: Gen. David Sejusa is this really you? – A look into yesterdays twitter thread

As far as Free Uganda is aware, the High Court of Uganda ordered the so-called General Court Martial to cease hearing the Sejusa case. Museveni and Levi Karuhanga were forced to officially abandon the case, and this was formally communicated by Levi Karuhanga at a recent court sitting. Noteworthy, however, Museveni ordered the military court to deny general Sejusa his freedom, sending him instead back to Luzira for no known legal reason whatsoever. General David Sejusa is today in Luzira prison at the pleasure of Despot Yoweri Museveni, and for nothing other than pure political expedience” (Press Statement: General David Sejusa’s fate cannot be hinged on the situation of his persecutors. That a military court martial chairman is ill in hospital cannot be reason to illegal and criminally keep General Sejusa in Luzira prison. (26.03.2016).

I have had a keen eye on Gen. David Sejusa aka Tinye aka Tinyefuza. A man of his words and a army commander that was entrusted with huge responsibilities for a reason. That man went on his quest and went on a side-mission, which deferred from the government standpoint. A sort of tangent that ended his high profiled lifestyle and put him on a crash-course with the people who had given him titles and responsibilities. Therefore, you should suggest that this sort of fellow has some understanding of the surrounding troubles of Dr. Kizza Besigye.

At one time he stood tall against Muhoozi Kainerubaga. At one time his own people and supporters followed his foot-steps, as fled into exile and was a walking felon in the eyes of the law. He was not only walking away from the post as a UPDF Member of Parliament, but also of other dignitary roles. Which gave him intelligence to expose the inner-works and endangered his life. That’s why to create the Free Uganda/Freedom and Unity Front (FUF) was active and a voice of reason. After he fled and where he challenged the state. That isn’t forgotten in the eyes of me.

So reading this… after knowing what happened a decade ago. Seriously, man, are you the same fellow? Or has someone changed of heart?

THE BESIGYE POLITICAL QUAGMIRE;all getting entangled like in a Mare’s Nest: When there were celebrations after SC judgment, I warned that the battle was far from over. I warned that Trashing Army Courts(GCM)was a diversion(check posts).I warned then, as I do now, that this FIGHT is beyond Law; Courts; Judges; and even Rights. Underneath all the high-sounding words of Freedom, Rights, etc,lies a FIGHT FOR POLITICAL POWER! That’s what makes this fight lethal,&even EXSISTENTIAL for some People. That means it can not be won by posting coffins& photos of Besigye! The present contestation becomes even more complex&dangerous bse it seeks to Restructure the MILITARY, as an Institution of State. UPDF took blood to build, it can safely be Restructured by Consensus, NOT recklessly running RUGHSHOD over anyone with different views! If cool heads on’t come foward to help, it may lead to spilling more Blood. And this is a real possibility! The current standoff is therefore beyond LEGALITIES; IT’S POLITICS, STUPID; IT’S POWER, STUPID! So this is a fundamental fight which, it seems, few are even capable of comprehending!” (David Sejusa, 17.02.2025).

This is the same man under the banner of FUF or Free Uganda called it a “Kangeroo Court” and wasn’t sweet talking the authorities. Neither was FUF anytime his case was pending speaking diligently about the proceedings either. They were bashing it like crazy back in the day. Are we supposed to act differently than you did back then? Why are you entitled and others are supposed to act respectfully?

Is it because you knew power and had allies, it is cool to bash it and crack at it? Speaking of spilling blood. Didn’t you write this about the struggle back in the day…

Therefore, to all those who advocate that we fold our hands and do nothing, I ask of you – how can we do nothing, while the president of Uganda is abrogating the constitution for which millions sacrificed their lives to put it in place? How can we do nothing, when a president is looting the country and, in effect, enslaving all our children and grandchildren to the yoke of debt repayment, when a president is destroying all the systems and structures of the state which will inevitably lead to instability and loss of life, when a president commits a country to endless wars with no accountability whatsoever to lives of the soldiers being killed and the money being spent on these megalomaniacal enterprises, when poverty and hunger overwhelm an over taxed population, when a president turns a country into a family enterprise, when a president starts using a national army as herdsmen on his numerous cattle farms, when a president orders the introduction of “pass laws”, like was in apartheid South Africa, for political leaders who are peaceful citizens, when extrajudicial killings become rampant? (Note for example, that Mr. Kalungi was found innocent and released. So who killed Hon. Nebanda? Similar?) Then doing nothing is not only “morally treasonable but is criminally culpable”” (David Sejusa – ‘Letter: LOOMING WAR AND GOVERNMENT COVER UP: Government agents target civilians to scare population’ 07.07.2014).

Why I am posting this… because you wrote this now…

“IGNORANCE& INDISCIPLINE OF”KEYBOARD WARRIORS”:INSULTS AND BLACKMAIL DON’T WIN WARS; NUMBERS, IDEAS AND CONVICTION DO! At the end of the day, Political Fights, whether for FREEDON, Rights, or even LIFE, like in case of Besigye, becomes a Game of NUMBERS&IDEAS. NOT BUYAAYE! The approach of “YOU MUST JOIN US, OR YOU ARE DAMNED” is Childish and Stupid,&is for CLOWNS not equipped with knowledge of how to win political struggles. It narrows the Political Base&Support& Alienates People who would join you out of Conviction, so you are left with KWALA-KWALAS! People who join the Struggle don’t have to love Besigye, or even be his friend; the majority owe him nothing! They too have their own struggles& trials. So Stop being PRESUMPTUOUS& ARROGANT! It is these you alienate who form the CRITICAL MASS, without which u are just clowning!” (David Sejusa, 17.02.2025).

Dear General,

I hate to be that guy. But can you read what you wrote in 2014 and posted as an open letter to the masses and then read you own part of the threads on Twitter in 2025. Because, these two things doesn’t add up and is inconsistent. Unless, you as a General has given up activism and is fatigued. Unless, you now think people are beyond power and doesn’t recognize the state affairs, which you were entangled in at one point. Alas, you could address it more thoroughly and precise, instead of being condescending.

Dear General,

You should see how the texts of old are reflecting a mirror on you. As if everything was different when your career and life was on the line. Now we are supposed to bow to the system and accept defaults. However, when it was your case. We were supposed to be on the barricades. That doesn’t add up. This is an equation that isn’t fair. It isn’t fair to Besigye and isn’t fair in concern to you. Just as we should be loud and obnoxious about you back in the day. We should be similar in regard to Besigye now. It wasn’t clowning when we addressed the concerns of your case and your trials, but we are doing it now for Besigye. That’s where you lost me.

The problem for people like me. I remember to much. That’s why I could go into archives and find this stuff from back then. I shouldn’t have too, but it was necessary.

General David Sejusa, you have done your piece and I commend you for it. However, in this case. I thought you would have more care and be more reflected, as you went to the same courts as Besigye is doing right now. The one that experienced and been through tribulations should have more compassion. Alas, maybe that was to much to ask. Peace.

A look into Museveni’s Besigye statement

I have seen the concern by some Ugandans regarding the remanding of Dr. Besigye for the very serious offences, he is alleged to have been planning. If you want a stable country, the more correct question, should be: “Naye Dr.Besigye bamukwatila ki? Why was Dr.Besigye arrested?” The answer to that is a quick trial so that facts come out. Otherwise, you are promoting insecurity which is very dangerous for the country. Nobody in the world can easily give us lectures on reconciliation and forgiveness because that is part of our doctrine right from the 1960s” (Museveni, 18.02.2025).

You would think someone who branded themselves as a “Freedom Fighter” and a “Liberator” would have a clearer mind and not be jaded. Nevertheless, power corrupts and it shows. The years of endless power and lack of accountability takes it tolls. A man who every whims is the law and everyone is his subjects. That shows with his wordings and how he defend this impunity towards a fellow civilian.

Dr. Kizza Besigye is a civilian, a citizen and an prominent opposition leader. A well known man who has stood tall. A man who has faced the law and continues to face it on a regular basis. Because, the authorities are authorized and is following his every move. They are on his tail and are ready to throw the book at it. That is well known and isn’t a secret. Heck, Besigye is the most arrested and charged man by any means, but no proper sentencing or even prosecution has come his way.

The same can be said about the current case and the reasons for having him behind bars now. The system is rigged against him and the charges are fiction. There are better spy-novels in a book shop near you, which are more resounding and more believable than the stories the authorities are trying to pin on Besigye at the moment.

We are not for vengeance but the danger of the killers must be removed. Therefore, the correct answer in the matter of Dr. Besigye is a quick trial” (Museveni, 18.02.2025).

A lie is a lie. This is a naked lie. We know it is vengeance and nothing else. They only does it because of what Besigye represents and what he has become. They wouldn’t do it to any other man. It is exactly that and they cannot mask it any differently. The President can lie, but it doesn’t make it the truth. Honestly, it is disgusting and should be rebuked. We all know this is lies and he is just proving to the world what he really thinks.

If the President believed in quick trials, why are he behind bars for over 90 days and no proof, witness or evidence been presented in the General Court Martial? You see the lie and it isn’t clever. If the state prosecution had a case and had proof. They would have presented it and proven the crimes that Besigye is alleged or conspired to do. Alas, wherein the problem lays, as the President knows it is a ll a figment of imagination and they can only toy around with him for a set amount of time.

Lastly: “The concerned People are, therefore, working on two fronts. Transfer the files to the Civilian Courts from the Military Courts and the Government and the legislators to close the gaps in the Military Courts. If you are innocent, why do you not demand for a quick trial so that you can prove your innocence and expose those who are “persecuting” you instead of demanding bail, forgiveness, as if serious crime is also entitled to holidays?” (…) “On the issue of sickness, there is, first of all, a Government hospital in the Prison. Besides, Dr. Besigye’s personal doctors have been visiting him and even taking him to private clinics. If there was need for any additional medical care, the Government would be advised” (Museveni, 18.02.2025).

If Museveni himself had been treated in any similar fashion or endangered as Besigye. You know he would have blamed Obote, Amin or anyone else who is dead by now. Heck, he would have addressed Lule or anyone else who was in office. Because, we know he goes against anyone and can act as an opposition whenever he feels like it. That’s just Yoweri for you…

This sort of bureaucratic hogwash is only defending the speed-blocks and the turns of a case that is manufactured from the on-set. They are deliberately making it harder and stopping Besigye from getting released. There isn’t a care or concern about his well-being. Neither is there any sort of action made, which wasn’t done to slow the process. They are planning to produce the case in the High Courts tomorrow, but that is after weeks of deliberately keeping it stalling at the GCM. So, the President knows fully well the damage and couldn’t care less. The hospital at the prison isn’t that great. We all seen how the Prison Service is keeping people captive and isn’t treating people well.

The President knows how the system is rigged, as he created this system and is the oil in the machinery. That’s what he does and he cannot step away from that.

Dr. Kizza Besigye deserves much better than this. It just shows the heart of the President or the lack thereof. Peace.

Burundi: Ministere de l’Interieur du Developpement Communautaire et de la Securite Publique – Communique relatif aux Presonnes Fuyant vers le Burundi en Provenance de la Republique Democratique du Congo (17.02.2025)

Burundi: Mouvement pour la Solidarite et la Democratie (MSD) – Communique (17.02.2025)

RDC: Denonciation des Actes d’Asservissement du Katanga et des Katangais (16.02.2025)

Uganda Law Society (ULS): Judge Dr. Douglas Singiza is responsible for Dr. Kizza Besigye’s situation (17.02.2025)

The Silent War: The M23 have occupied Bukavu

The Congolese government has confirmed the occupation of the city of Bukavu by the M23 rebellion. In a statement published on Sunday, February 16 on the X account of the Minister of Communication and Media, the Government of the DRC said that “the Rwandan army and its auxiliaries (M23) entered this morning” in the capital of South Kivu province” (Radio Okapi – ‘Occupation of Bukavu by the Rwandan army and the M23 confirmed by the Government’ 16.02.2025).

The Government is doing everything possible to restore order, security and territorial integrity. It calls on the population of Bukavu to stay at home and not expose themselves to avoid being targeted by the occupying forces. Bukavu, Goma and all the other occupied corners in North Kivu and South Kivu are the symbol of our resistance. Let us all remain standing, vigilant, resilient and united in the face of this ordeal behind our armed forces and the President of the Republic, Supreme Commander” (RDC – Ministère de la Communication et Médias, 16.02.2025).

Now the March 23 Movement or M23 have now taken the second largest city in Eastern Congo. They have now within 16 days or three weeks taken both Goma and now Bukavu. They are now cementing itself in the Kivu Provinces. The M23 and the logistical supporters are supplying it enough fire-power to takeover such vast territories.

The M23/AFC now has the cities of Goma of North Kivu and Bukavu of South Kivu. They are now aligned in both provinces and has a long established itself. The FARDC and Wazalendo is losing out. They are ambushed and tactically outmanoeuvred. This is happening after there was reports of more Burundian brigades sent to reinforce the defence of Bukavu and the South Kivu province. However, those soldiers and such wasn’t prepared for the might of M23 at the moment. The momentum is in the hands of M23 and it shows.

The reason why M23 is succeeding in the battles against FARDC/Wazalendo is that the M23 is having aerial advantage. The M23 uses drones and satellites, which gives them an edge to surveillance the enemy and wherever they move. That’s why the M23 knows which pockets to attack and where the enemy is weak. This is really unique and that’s known after leaked orders of General Sultani Makenga has been released online. Which shows the difference between the digital battlefield commando and the navigation of the blind-sided FARDC/Wazalendo.

This war is worsening for the state. The Kinshasa government is inept and needs more logistical support for its army. The FARDC needs a quick fix and needs more tactical supervision, as the M23/AFC is able to outplay it and destroy its front-lines with ease. That’s why it has moved so fast from Goma to Bukavu. I called it on the 31st January that M23/AFC would go for Bukavo and even Beni. Now they went for Bukavu. So, they have consolidated the power and control of the Kivu Provinces by doing this. Therefore, Kinshasa has to act and swiftly. The integrity of the state is failing and the M23/AFC is only solidifying itself. That’s a victory for Kigali and we all know it.

This here is worrying and shows a serious weakness in the FARDC/Wazalendo military commando. The advances are so quickly and we can wonder where the M23/AFC wants to strike next. However, this war is far from over and now its all about establishing itself. They are now getting rid of enemies and such. We have seen that with the murders of activists in association with LUCHA in Goma. Therefore, expect more of that, as the M23/AFC will get rid of the ones who dares to challenge it. We will see more of it… Peace.

RDC: Mouvement Citoyen pour l’Amour du Congo (PADUC) – Communique (16.02.2025)