NRM MPs Get 5M to Buy Suits (Youtube-clip)

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The ruling NRM legislators in the 10th Parliament have each received sh5 million from President Yoweri Museveni to help them buy suits and organize small parties for their supporters after swearing in. Also from Parliament, legislators are expected to meet tomorrow to elect a new Speaker and Deputy Speaker to steer the country’s 10thHouse. Whereas the incumbent Speaker Rebecca Kadaga is poised to retain her seat, the race for the Deputy Speaker is wide open, with two of the three candidates all having equal chances” (NTV Uganda, 2016)

Sand painting on fighting corruption goes viral in China (Youtube-clip)

“Chinese local authorities are using sand painting to illustrate anti-corruption campaign. This video, promoted by the commission for discipline inspection in north China’s Hebei province, includes an image about holding wrongdoers accountable and eight images about behaviors or practices that should be banned or punished” (New China TV, 2016)

Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya (18.05.2016)

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NEW YORK, United States of America, May 18, 2016The Secretary-General spoke today by telephone with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya following the Kenyan Government’s decision of 6 May 2016 to close the Dadaab refugee camps. He expressed deep appreciation to President Kenyatta and the people of Kenya for decades of generous hospitality to significant populations of asylum-seekers and refugees. The Secretary-General assured President Kenyatta that he appreciated the enormous task and responsibility involved in hosting large numbers of refugees, amidst daunting security challenges.

Uhuru Phone

The Secretary-General urged President Kenyatta to continue to use the Tripartite Agreement, signed in November 2013 with the Federal Government of Somalia and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), as a basis for the voluntary return of Somali refugees in safety and dignity. He expressed the United Nations support to Kenya, including the proposal by the High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, that a high-level bilateral review on the refugee situation in Kenya be conducted by the Government of Kenya and UNHCR.

The Secretary-General mentioned that the Deputy Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Refugees would visit Kenya at the end of May. They look forward to discussing this issue forward with the Government of Kenya, and will underline the readiness of the United Nations to garner the support of the international community in addressing Kenya’s refugee challenges, with consideration for the host communities in Kenya as well as the sub-regional security concerns.

Press Statement: NAADS, WFP to build grain stores to benefit 4,000 farming families in 10 districts of Uganda (17.05.2016)

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NEW YORK, United States of America, May 17, 2016The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have signed an agreement to construct 10 community-level grain stores in 10 districts of Uganda over the next four months in an effort to address grain storage challenges nationally while enhancing small-scale farmers’ access to quality produce markets.

Under the agreement, NAADS will provide US$1 million for WFP to construct and equip the warehouses in the districts of Adjumani, Hoima, Kibaale, Kiboga, Kiryandongo, Kyenjojo, Masindi, Mubende, Nakaseke and Napak.  Each unit will have a storage capacity of between 200 and 300 metric tons and is expected to support up to 400 farming households.

“NAADS has been focusing on providing seeds, and this has helped to increase production country-wide,” the NAADS Executive Director, Dr. Samuel Mugasi said today. “However, this partnership with WFP will take us a step higher in the value chain. It will enable NAADS to achieve its purpose of assisting farmers to reduce post-harvest food losses – including through modern storage – benefit from group marketing and improve their household incomes and livelihoods.”

Mugasi said there was no better choice of partner than WFP. He said, “WFP has built a good reputation in grain handling, mobilizing farmers for production and supporting agriculture value chains. It has a good model in place, and we are excited to be part of it. Under the MoU, WFP and NAADS will also jointly support small-scale farmer groups with soft skills and other capacity building for group marketing.”

WFP’s Country Director, Michael Dunford, said WFP’s role in Uganda primarily is to support the vision of the government, working with capable entities such as NAADS and Operation Wealth Creation in building agricultural capacity.

“Good infrastructure empowers farmers to access markets, gives them control over when they get to sell their grain and, as such, protects them from hunger,” Dunford said.

NAADS and WFP plan to work together to build another 10 stores next year. WFP has already established 60 storage facilities countrywide – using mainly funding from the United States — and farmers trading through them have been selling their grain more profitably.

KRA Public Notice: Motor Vehicles under Investigation with Outstanding Tax Issues!

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#SafaricomKPMGScandal: My 2 cents and a chapatti of wandering through the actions of the company who tries to silence the Scandal and the leaked information to the Public!

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There we’re a KPMG Audit leak of the Safaricom Telecom Company in Kenya, which was released through a blogger called Cyprian.  He found and released article relating to a Draft Report, that he in the latest twist released on Twitter. Why I comment on it, after even releasing it. It is to brighten the days of the corruption hunters and pundits. To prove that not all writers can be bought. You feel me right? Why I say that because money talks, everybody knows that right?

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While this report circulated and even some findings came to the limelight, CEO Bob Collymore we’re able to dodge the release as the blogger had to take down his article and later even send the Blogger direct text message. The blogger got now after this text messages from Red Cross and Inter Religious Council of Kenya. And he have nothing to do with this organizations before, so there are something up with the Safaricom model of the moment.

The Safaricom CEO continues with suspect behavior as even reports of entering Kenyan Media-houses with Police Officers following his tail. When he, the CEO of Safaricom Bob Collymore where he initially threaten them. If they did exposes the maladministration of the company into the society and into the public sphere through the media.

The marked interest for this company is the structure and its importance in Kenya. The Government of Kenya owns 60% of it and the rest is owned by Vodafone, which means 40% of it is in the private interest. The Markie exposure of the company is not only how much having been squash the Audit that we’re unfortunately released, but by what extent the leadership have gone to silence it.

And when a business, a company and their leaders get orders from the “mother-company” to shut the noise, when they order media-houses and threaten them with the Police Officers holding the hands of the CEO; then you know that there are shady people eating the cakes that was not intended to. The Safariacom have even ordered an advertisement operation with ScanGroup for Ksh. 2.1bn and that proves to what extent they goes to bury the legality of the KPMG audit.

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The Public Petition of Michael Ngugi that states this:

“That it is unfortunate though that Safaricom is in itself a corrupt institution and as evidenced by the forensic audit report from KPGM which examines the period of September 2013 to August 2015. Copy Enclosed. In this report many instances of malpractices have been cited in regards to tender processes, award and general shortcomings of ethical practice and governance as far as supplier selection and management are concerned” (…)”THAT, Safaricom in contravention of their own Procurement  policy as enshrined in their Policies and Procedure manual and use it only selectively to suit selfish interests of some senior staff who collude to defraud the company and deny well deserving Kenyan companies a chance to offer services even after satisfying all the necessary requirements in a tender and emerging victorious. This is an act of impunity and no one in Kenya is above the law, justice must therefore be pursued for the victims for this scheme” (..,)”That I confirm that I am aware that it is not possible to raise any issue regarding Safaricom with any organ, institution or media because Safaricom has corruptly infiltrated all segments of society and used its corporate advising might and huge financial resources to oppress any dissent or complaints”.

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There even been more implications between the Media Houses and the Bob Collymore scandal of the KPMG reports as central men in the media have been bribed to silence or not talk about the company in an unfavorable way, these men are for instance Tom Mshindi (Nation Media Group) and Linus Kaiaki (NTV Kenya). So there are many big fishes who are being fried and more to come as the information getting leaked. These men are not alone, as Safaricom even bribed Citizen TV Kenya, who got Ksh. 50m to not highlight the report on the TV screen on the 9th May of 2016.

As an example of the leaked information that Safaricom wants to silence is the M-Pesa Second Generation agreement we’re the report stated this:

“Safaricom partnered with Huawei to upgrade its M-Pesa mobile money payments system, a decision which we were driven by Michael Joseph (Joseph) the previous Chief Executive Officer. We were informed by Donald Twesiga, the former Head of IT Service Operations (Twesiga) that a procurement process had been initiated which included major international vendors, but Joseph singlehandedly settled on Huawei. We were further informed that although the cost of this project was borne largely by Safaricom, it does not retain exclusive use of intellectual property on the project and similar mobile money projects can be rolled out in other territories without any benefits to Safaricom. We were also informed that there was no evidence of negotiation of prices on this project between Safaricom and Huawei”.

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When you have agreements like this and there are nobody earning on it, directly the Safaricom company doesn’t earn on an upgrade, but still does it, without even negotiation of prices or have followed procedure of procurement process, it sends signals of direct corruption between the men who has been behind the agreement between Safaricom and Huwei, that can be the case as the levels of transparent procurement for the company and their rules for doing so. That should be even more important by a significant company of this size; the level of government ownership and the state of importance the M-Pesa mobile money have in Kenya alone. Just when you thought M-Pesa was dirty enough, even Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) have reported in recent days that the profits made through M-Pesa mobile money have gone direct to a Tax-Haven so that the Kenyan Government can’t earn the direct tax money on the revenue. Another way of securing higher yields of profits for the CEO and the board, also second owner of the Company Vodafone!

That the CEO of Safaricom Bob Collymore have denied and claimed that the reports is lies, is expected; a man who is earning so much and have such treasures would not jump on the sword, as he is used to tool with government entities and media as they are waiting for the money and for the services rendered by the Safaricom. With the knowledge of the monies that Safaricom can bring Media-Houses and needed Ad-Revenue, Aga Khan of the Nation Media Group (NMG) would easily be corrupt; that has been showed in the Ugandan General Election period where he was donated land to publish a positive poll in the same manner as the one was delivered towards the 2011 election there. So if Safaricom can come with good money than they surely can silence the media for their cause.

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And as there was a blogger who got the hunch of the report and dropped certain knowledge of what it did say, the Safaricom could use the media they are paying high salaries to and gives lots of advertisement revenue.  

Just to give you an indication on the value of money there earned inside the board of Safaricom, CEO Bob Collymore earned in the last 12 months, the net amount of Ksh. 109.5. So it’s a well-paid position and he has earned a living salary and surely could afford to pay of somebody just with his salary alone. Though I am sure the company coffers have enough to do and to silence the ones that need to be.

As much it is not only the Huawei and Safricom deal that is questionable when comes to Procurement procedure, you have also this one.

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“In relation to the Fibre Space partnership dated 10th April 2015, the following documents were not provided;

  1. Invoices and payments to card manufacturers in relation to Safaricom purchased cards and purchase orders.
  2. Actual payment patterns with supporting payment documentation.
  3. A documented breakdown of the aggregate revenues to date Safaricom has earned from the partnership and;
  4. Information on the distribution count and location of all the points of sale and cards by Safaricom in relation to the partnership.
  5. A velocity report from the CMS indicating the time taken at each stage of contract drafting was not provided for review.
  6. The CBS reconciliations done by the Credit Control together with the resulting payable refunds for the month of July 2015 provided for review was no approved by HOD credit control” (thaVibe.com, 12.05.2016).

So again you see shade agreement between the Safaricom and co-partnership with Fibre Space. This again shows the agreement done without due diligence or even a review, henceforth done directly instead of through the procurement agreement. This does not say who did what, but certainly something suspicious.

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That Bob Collymore have to enter a Media House with Police Officers to silence them and think that this can go away, pay for Blogger Awards while the Report is circulating, even I got the papers, and I am miles away from shores and streets of Nairobi. I know the boats are in Mombasa, still the point is that I, far away can get them and paste them on my blog. So the old fashion fear driven policy of Collymore doesn’t work in the digital age. The exposed stays exposed. That is why Wikileaks and Panamapapers can do as they please.

So Safaricom has showed its face is not accountable, transparent or just in their actions as their procurement and agreements are made for the beneficiaries and not after procedure. This is just the ones that have surfaced through the reported pages from the draft report. What more that are under surface is something only Collymore and the rest of Board of Safaricom knows. The Company and owners of Vodafone only knows the whole picture, as the Government also is connected and the ability to silence the media as the Ad Revenue counter the Integrity of the set amount of journalist or editors ethical behavior. Peace.

#SafaricomKPMGScandal: Pages from the Draft report in question of 18th February 2016

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Press Statement: Rumours of Finance Minister’s arrest are a disaster for SA (15.05.2016)

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The arrest of the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, would be a disaster for South Africa. It would cause an economic earthquake and make “9/12” look like a minor economic tremor.

Rumours reported today suggest that the Minister may be arrested, together with eight other officials, to face charges relating to the SARS “rogue unit”.

However, spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority, Luvuyo Mfaku, reportedly claimed no decision has been made to prosecute and that the matter remained under investigation.

The timing of the rumours could not be worse and will not only cause further turmoil in the markets, but also compromise efforts to avoid a ratings downgrade in South Africa.

What is worrying is that authorities are reportedly waiting for the “political go ahead”before ordering the arrest of the Minister, and eight other officials, to face charges relating to the SARS “rogue unit”.

This suggests that the investigation is politically motivated and part of President Jacob Zuma’s fight back campaign and attempt to neuter National Treasury.

The only option, with any hope of avoiding mutually assured destruction, is to appoint a judicial commission of inquiry, in terms of Section 84 of the Constitution, to investigate all the allegations surrounding the so-called SARS “rogue unit”.

Opinion: Why Donald Trump won’t release the IRS Tax Returns? It is because of his Vanity!

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“Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief” – Jane Austen

I am writing this today, because I am tired of the nonsense from the baboon in the disguise of Donald Trump. When listening to him about the IRS Tax Returns it’s like lots of noise that doesn’t make sense, it is bad when I wish Phillip DeFranco of Youtube we’re a leading Politician, than the front runner of Republican Party. Both of talk all day and earn money on talking, why can’t Phillip DeFranco run next time?

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Well, I am not writing about directly about the noise, just the biased uncensored nonsense that claims that he can’t release the Tax Audit, even if he criss-crossed Mitt Romney when he was late dropping his returns and said it hurt him. So why do the same, because he think he is Teflon as his supporters are White Supremacist and White-Angry men who doesn’t care about financial state, though a reason for why these people support him, is because of his economic position and richness. Trump, the Wealthy Man, the Man who can’t be bought and will run-on their own money. Well, that is not true anymore, as the money will fuelled through Republic Party and own Super PAC; so he will do the same as Hillary Clinton and try to fundraise a Billion.

But I will not speak about the inaccuracies in the whole campaign that all of pledges will change to fit the paradigm of the national thoughts as the “Minimum Wage” wavering over the recent weeks proves the values of his words, from the man with best “words”. Still, I will discuss why he doesn’t release the IRS Tax Returns and just the ‘Public Financial Disclosure Report’ that was made on 22nd July 2015.

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He will not release the Tax Returns for ONE SIMPLE REASON: Vanity. It isn’t only middle-ages Kings who has the deadly sin of vanity and would go to war to save face after a wrong tone from neighbour King on the visit, and in the next month the King who was offended would attack the Kingdom of them King who recently offended him. Like England and France or anywhere else in Europe, as kings have had a constant fight over Vanity.

Trump got the level of Vanity that is equally big as King Kong and the New Yorker State of Liberty combined. Therefore when he was the one to be roasted; we’re the Famous People Roast they could joke about his family, his hair, but not his Wealth.

The Donald, the Trump, Trump is based on that he is Wealthy, a Billionaire; he cannot have less than a billion in value. That is why he has to sustain a level with Forbes Magazine every year to secure that they get the “right value” of his businesses. Still, he has a history of failing in business, and soon all details of the failed Trump University will come up. Like he said in the deposition 03.03.2016 as he was deeply questioned about the only 25% refund of deposit to the University and here is answer to this question:  ·But did you know — hold on, Mr. Trump· Did you know it was over 25 percent? His answer: “I didn’t know what the percentage, but I know we gave them. By the way, most people wouldn’t give them. There was no reason to give them.· We could have let you sue for the rest of our lives”.

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So with his vanity and losing he would rather Poor Students suing him for the rest of his life, than repaying them for not delivering them the education or the learning they we’re marketed the University and how he doesn’t think they have the rights to get the money back. Such a Nobel character, The Donald!

Oh yeah, his vanity. His financial shows all the Businesses and the places where he runs it or is in charge; while other ones are really running it, because he can’t be fixated with 500 businesses. The Special thing about the values on the different business is usually like this:

North Canon LLC, Beverly Hills, California, residential real estate, estimated $5,000,001-$25,000,000.

The business of Trump is having a set value it’s either valued down to USD $5m or up to USD $25m. It can’t be both and it is fixed, if he was selling the North Canon LLC he would have a fixed price; as he couldn’t be as vague as he is here on the value of that company in question. Something he is on all the businesses.

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If Coca-Cola International LLC, Atlanta, Georgia State was to drop their Tax Returns you would know actually the breweries and the subsidiaries of the Company was worth in last Fiscal Tax Year. Something the Trump Organization and all of the small and bigger estates, together with its subsidiaries should be able to cough up!

And why didn’t anybody say anything about his “Speaking Engagement” on the 4th March 2015 for IMSMFL Incorporated for Samsung Electronics America for $150,000. Can he still ask for the Hillary Clinton speeches when he did the same for Samsung?

So why is this Vanity so important, his priority is to be RICH, to be the epitome of Wealth and therefore he Hustle the Forbes every year. We can mock his words, his speeches, his racist slurs, but the things that hurts is the levels of wealth!

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Wealth and richness, his own image is built on big golden letters on a Trump Towers while the rest is buying foreclosed properties and selling them when the magical value rises. Its vulture business, but Trump is a vulture who not only eats on fear, but also on the losses of middle-classes and bankruptcies, therefore the letter from Lawyers of Morgan Lewis on 7th March 2016 stated this:

“As disclosure in your Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e), filed on the July 15, 2016, you hold interest as the sole and principal owner in approximately 500 separate entities. These entities are collectively referred to and do business as the Trump Organization. These entities engage in hundreds of transactions, deals, and new enterprises every year. Because you operate these businesses almost exclusively through sole proprietorship and/or closely held partnership, your personal federal income tax returns are inordinately large and complex for an individual” (…)”Examination of your tax returns for the years 2002 through 2008 have been closed administratively by agreement with the 2009 year and forward are ongoing. Your returns for these years report items that are attributable to continuing transactions and activities that were also reported on returns in 2008 and earlier. In that sense, the pending examinations are continuations of prior, close examination” (Morgan Lewis, 07.03.2016).

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This is his hired lawyers trying to deflect it and make it harder then what it is, because Trump Organization, the Donald Trump and the rest of the close allies knows that the Vanity might be lost if they release it. The Audits happens because of the character of the business portfolio and the renegade attitude in the market field.

That is why it must be hurtful to know that many of books is nearly none of value or royalties as the ‘Think Like a Billionaire’ (Published on Random House – 2004) and also ‘The Art of a Comeback’ (Published on Random House – 1997) both of them earn the royalties in the amount of USD $201 or less. Means that he is not earning money on certain book-projects and just have the titles to show-off.

Donald Trump’s vanity is the reason for non-release of the Tax Returns; he uses the Audit to save his baboon face that is steering into the abyss of lies. Not that he cares if he lies, because he does that constantly and believes it is truth. And the sadness is so many people buy into the lies he is selling. That the Forbes are estimating USD $4.5 billion his fortune, but if it is with vague financial than the Forbes Magazine, can widely estimate any values of his monies and estates. Therefore the true value of Trump Organization can only be shown through the Tax Returns. This financial report that was delivered is filled with inaccuracies and vague statements of values that can be open and with more holes then some of the Golf Courses that Trump owns.

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The Audit claims are just hogwash as he doesn’t want to show the reality of his wealth. He doesn’t have the heart or being the Nobel to the truth, because that is not in him. His Vanity has also been heart of his business, as he has loved the spotlight and Manhattan, New York estate market instead of building low-market or middle-class buildings in Brooklyn and outer boroughs of New York. Donald Trump wanted the glamour and fame, not only like his father builds houses with mortar and bricks.

The Vanity of his wealth is why he won’t release his Tax Returns and show the true value of his wealth. That will hurt him more than anything not his political stance or any of his own words. Because he will never stand by his words or promises that is why he will not release this.

I would be shocked if he would have the arrogance and stay behind the Tax Returns and release it, as it would show his true value, because any soul who is a bit analytical can and would question like me the Financial Report of July 2015. The Tax Returns are vital as the IRS would verify the fortune, the estates and all other of hard earned currency the populist racist Republic Presidential Nominee would own, his truly overbearing Donald Trump.

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Never let a person with such a Vanity not get away with it, this is where the Candidates from the Democratic Party should address him, especially Bernie Sanders since the paperwork says even Trump have earned money for speaking engagement. But that is just my two cents and advice, but don’t expect it have an effect.

Just remember, his wealth is his Vanity, nothing else matters, all else is “Fair Game” and he can play around with as “Tin Soldiers”. So if he should be really challenged he should be pushed to release and show his real value, not his believed value, not the value he believes he is worth. Peace.

“SA’s jobs supercrisis demands a bold new strategy” – Bokamoso by Mmusi Maimane

There are now 8.9 million jobless people in South Africa, according to the latest StatsSA quarterly labour force report, released this week. This is the highest jobless number ever recorded in our country It is easy to regard these just as numbers – but we can’t forget that this number represents people – fathers, mothers, young people – all without work, and fast losing hope in a shrinking economy. SA’s jobs crisis is not just the aggregation of 8.9 million individual lives in crisis. It puts our whole country critically at risk – socially, economically and politically, impacting the fate of all South Africans for generations to come” (Democratic Alliance, 2016).