Dr. Kizza Besigye: “We live in a country that is controlled by guns since independence no leader has ever handed over power to another peacefully” (03.10.2017)

Fellow Ugandans we are approaching 55 years of Independence, 55 years of Independence for Uganda has found us with the greatest majority people unemployed, poverty, poor health, poor education, people dying of hunger and insecurity increasing.

Why is this?

We live in a country that is controlled by guns since independence no leader has ever handed over power to another peacefully. So we are hostages of those who have guns. Mr. Museveni came to power 32 years old using guns, he has kept power largely using those guns. Now he is in the process of changing our 1995 Constitution, to remove the last check which is the age limit, having removed term limits in 2005. If the age limit is removed then he becomes a life president and this process continues.

What should we do?

Please understand our country is not divided into parties, don’t be confused yellow, blue, FDC, NRM, DP no! Our country is divided into hostage takers and hostages. And then, there are those who help the hostage takers to keep us, hostages, what we need to do now is to start the process of retaking our country, regaining control of the country.

Let us isolate the hostage takers and those who help them. Anytime you have a gathering whatever it is, whether it is the church, school, sports functions, let us identify together and let us isolate those who are helping the system to keep us in this situation.

Demonstrate your support for change, oppose what is going on in trying to change to our Constitution. Clearly, tell whoever is attempting amidst you DON’T TRY, TOGIKWATAKO not this time again.

  1. Starting this Tuesday 3 October 2017, I invite you if you identify with the people of Uganda that have been kept hostage all this time use the colour RED to show that we are together. Tie a ribbon on your body or use RED colour anyway on that day to show that you are with the people.
  2. Secondly, you have been traveling in private means, in your own car, in my car, it is time on Tuesday starting with 3rd October to leave your private means at home, identify with the public by traveling public means. Use a bus, use a taxi, use a boda, use a bicycle.

Again we will try and see who is with us and who is not with us, those who will be in their private vehicles, we will start identifying they are not with us and it is the beginning of isolation of those who are not with us, we shall not cooperate with those hostage takers and the people who help them. We shall not go to their business and help them get richer. We shall not go their meetings when they call meetings, let us isolate the hostage takers and those who help them to keep us hostages.

The struggle is on it starts now, show where you fall starting this Tuesday

AON Kenya: “RE: NPS/KSNational Police Service/Kenya Prisons Service (NPS/KPS) – Termination of Scheme” (28.09.2017)

RDC: LICOF – “Concerne: L’Embrasement du Kivu Holding par Joseph Kabila” (28.09.2017)

ULS Position on the Unfortunate Development in Parliament Regarding the Age Limit Motion (28.09.2017)

RDC: La MONUSCO Deploie des Troupes pour Proteger les Civils a UVIRA (28.09.2017)

The day that Special Forces Command took commando of the Parliament Chambers!

The Special Forces Command, some call the Presidential Guards, but their mission is: “to develop and operate a powerful and versatile special operations force that is situated within the unique Ugandan way of war and is responsive to the requirements of the UPDF and the nation”. This is taken from their web-page that introduce them. SFC, the group that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni son Maj. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerubaga was running and leading. Clearly, this one SFC is specialized and well-trained group that been known for their brutal and direct attacks on targets.

So that the SFC today we’re inside the Parliament Chamber should worry anyone. That the soldiers we’re on the gates of Parliament and barricading in town. Also that the Police Officers was on targets, barricading places and making sure that the motion would got through. No one would think the state would go this far. That the President would send his favorite armed group and the most loyal to his cause. To make sure the National Resistance Movement, the Speaker Kagada and Deputy Speaker Oulanyah got the message. That this motion where the age-limit should be lifted today and not prolong this any longer.

Special Forces Command where wearing plain-clothes and was ready from the moment they entered the chamber. There wasn’t any question. They had gotten the order and was on the go. The SFC knew when Kadaga announced and told the chamber at the start of the plenary session that the opposition and independent Members of Parliaments was suspended from taking part. Then they came an assaulted MPs and used violence. The hostile takeover happen. Nothing else. There wasn’t anything poetic, anything wonderful to say. Any speech or any words that covers the breach of trust. The breach of law and the massive hostile takeover of the Parliament.

It will be sad if the NRM defenders today will use the ‘Parliament (Powers and Privileges) Act 1955’, which is still in-force. And will use: “27. Power of arrest.

An officer of Parliament may arrest without warrant—

any person who commits in his or her presence any offence contrary to section 17 or 18;

any person within the precincts of Parliament whom he or she reasonably suspects of having committed, or being about to commit, an offence contrary to either of those sections” (Parliament (Powers and Privileges) Act 1955).

This law gives the Speaker the right after the suspension to do so. But if you look into Section 17 and 18 of the law. You can question if singing the National Anthem is the reason for the arrest inside the chambers. This law says officers, these officers are usually in uniform and displayed for safety. Not there for being ready – set and go!

Therefore parts of Section says this: “attends any sitting of Parliament as the representative of any journal after the general permission granted under any order made under this Act or under the standing orders to the representative or representatives of that journal has been revoked,

commits an offence and is liable on conviction before a court to a fine not exceeding five hundred shillings or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment” (Parliament (Powers and Privileges) Act 1955).

This proves that the Parliament has the rights, but still, most of the section is about if a stranger, someone who wasn’t there on business. The MPs today are elected into Parliament and where there doing their duty. There was no justification for their removal. Unless, they sing badly and should pick another trade, but Bobi Wine already did that. I am sure his voice is gentle in the ears of Kadaga. Even put a smile on that grim face she showed the world today.

From a part of Section 18: “assaults, obstructs, molests or insults any member coming to, being within, or going from the precincts of Parliament, or endeavours to compel any member by force, insult or menace to declare himself or herself in favour of or against any proposition or matter pending or expected to be brought before Parliament or a committee; assaults, interferes with, molests, resists or obstructs any officer of Parliament while in the execution of his or her duty or while proceeding to or from Parliament; creates or joins in any disturbance which interrupts or is likely to interrupt the proceedings of Parliament or a committee while Parliament or the committee is sitting” (Parliament (Power and Privileges) Act 1955).

Here the Speaker Kadaga is within law to suspend them, but the assaults was not done by the men and woman who we’re assaulted by the SFC. Who came in and was ready to get them out by force. It wasn’t a peaceful suspension. Yes, they have disturbed the proceedings of the Plenary Sitting, but that gives no reason for the Specialized Operations from the Special Forces Command to breach the chambers of Parliament. The assaults was not done first, the SFC was ready to attack and get rid of the problem within the chambers.

If the SFC had been officers as a part of the Parliament they could have arrested fellow MPs. They are allowed to do so without warrants, but as long as they have done what was pointed out in Section 17 and 18.

The Speaker Kadaga actually let in strangers into the chambers, to clear the court and let it go. So she could follow procedure and make sure the motion got into force. That the sponsor of the motion can work on it, before he comes back to Parliament with a text for the first reading. Therefore, the SFC Strangers, who isn’t officers who has rights of the Parliament to arrest, did so. This is a breach of law! That is illegal to make ready for strangers within the Parliament and a sitting. Proves the contempt of the Parliament. If you thought the Opposition and their antics was bad enough, even as the provisions give the Speaker rights to do so. The Speaker has no rights in the laws to bring in strangers there. That is what she did and she accepted their violence and their arbitrary arrests. It proves that the strangers and the military has now gotten power from within. There is nowhere the army and SFC cannot intervene. Even if its breaching the laws themselves.

That should be a warning about the extent of the NRM these day, they don’t care about the laws that are in-force, they can breach them, but use the same against opposition. That is striking and worrying, but not surprising. Now that the military and soldiers can do operations from within, nothing can be left untouched, until the will of the President is done. Peace.

The Parliament is at it again, still at Gunpoint and it’s Third Time the Charm for the Age Limit!

Hon. Nabilah Naggayi: “200 SFC officers brought into parliament in 4 vans to manhandle MPs opposed to deleting or amending” (Nabilah Naggayi, 27.09.2017)

Today is the third time in a row, this time the Plenary Paper has two motions considering the Constitutional Amendment, one from Hon. Raphael Magyezi, who is getting support from Hon. Moses Balyeku, Hon. Jackson Karubaga Kafuuzi and Hon. Doreen Amule. Clearly, all of these people wants to tarnish their reputation over a few extra coins of silver. At least the Parliament and the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga is not trying to submit it in the last minute, but being upfront about it. The fifth minute on the paper is the other Constitutional Amendment Motion made by Hon. Sam Lyomoki and seconded by Patrick Oshabe Nsamba. All of this to secure the age limit is lifted in favor of the President.

As all of this is happening the Opposition MPs has been followed by the Police, even tried to house arrest several of them. Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been ordered from up-high to be arrested. Surely the same has to be said about Dr. Kizza Besigye. Because they are followed. Ingrid Turinawe was arrested today as well. Moses Byamugisha, the Besigye aide has been arrested in Mbarara earlier this week and was released today. Clearly, the Police is working overtime, like they did during the elections to silence the opposition ahead of the Plenary Session today.

Uganda Communication Commission, if you did not it was biased before, it shows it now. Even if they did in the same month close down a radio station (Freedom FM) for hosting Besigye. When they have sealed of the premises of the Plenary Session and stopped the footage of the discussion of the Age Limit within the Parliament. It is something strange when without being called for or having to discuss security with the, which Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura walked around like a proud man in the Parliament. I am sure he is giddy with the knowledge of the trouble of the demonstrators and the opposition. That is what gives him energy to wake up in the mornings. Just like not solving the murders in Entebbe. He is such a pride to the force!

They say it is less police and army around the Parliament, but clearly, it is enough Security Officers there to beat one of the MPs, who are disagreeing with the lifting of the Age-Limit. To continue the charade, the Speaker Kadaga has banned all red ribbons, so they are all wearing red hats. To prove their discontent with the motion that is coming to the Parliament. We can just wait if the rumor of yesterday is true. That the Speaker will also ban and stop certain individuals at the Plenary Session after their actions this week. So expect a dozens of MPs suspended, as the Plenary Session will start!

AS this happens, as the republics guards are all out, all over the country and the man who earn everything it is abroad. It proves that he do not have the genuine support, he needs the guns and ammunition to get his will through. There is nothing positive in this process. As the motion are put at gun-point, the countless arrests and barricades. The militarism of Museveni has gone full circle, as he went in with guns, he will leave the earth with the guns. He will not free himself from the guns or the people from it either. Because he needs the guns, because he has no real support and he knows it. That is why the Parliament been a militarized zone in Kampala, as the opposition been house-arrested or 24 hours detained without charges.

If you believe in this bill at this point, he has put you into submission. There are not anything good. There are arrests and there is intimidation, nothing poetic.

We just have to wait and see if this end in something at all. If the rumors are happening or not. If the police brutality will continue in favor of the President and his cronies. We just have to wait and see. Who knows, but the ones who do is the ones who is ordering it. Peace.

TopGuy360 Kenya: Demonstrations in Nairobi, Roads Close, Raila Odinga Supporters (Youtube-Clip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsKMmQ4x9Hs

Government of the Sudan, the African Union and the United Nations 24th Tripartite Coordination Mechanism Meeting on the African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (26.09.2017)

Agreed Outcome.

NEW YORK, United States of America, September 26, 2017 – On 22 September 2017, representatives of the Government of the Sudan (GoS), the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN) and the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) met in New York for the 24th meeting of the Tripartite Coordination Mechanism (TCM) on UNAMID.

The GoS delegation was led by H.E. Ambassador Elghani Elnaim Awad Elkarim, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan. The AU delegation was led by H.E. Ambassador Smaïl Chergui, the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security. The UN delegation was led by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Assistant Secretary-General for Field Support, Ms Lisa Buttenheim, and the UNAMID delegation was led by the Joint Special Representative, H.E. Ambassador Jeremiah Nyamane Kingsley Mamabolo.

In their remarks GoS, AU and UN welcomed the progress made in the implementation of Phase one of the UNAMID’s reconfiguration plan, and committed to work in the same spirit of mutual cooperation and support towards the implementation of Phase two and beyond. In this context, the Government of Sudan requested details on the establishment of the temporary operating base in Golo, to which UNAMID committed to reply.

While welcoming the remarkable progress to date on the release of shipments, the issuance of visas and the facilitation of movements of UNAMID in Darfur, the Tripartite undertook to resolve the outstanding issues pertaining to the effective implementation of UNAMID mandate.

The representatives of GoS, the AU and the UN look forward to continuing their work in the same constructive atmosphere towards the successful completion of UNAMID’s mandate.

MONUSCO is gravely concerned by the use of lethal weapons by Congolese defense and security forces in a crowd control operation in Bukavu (26.09.2017)

Congolese defense and security forces reportedly fired warning shots to disperse demonstrators protesting against rampant insecurity and repeated cases of armed robbery in the locality.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 26, 2017 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO, Maman Sidikou, is gravely concerned by the use of lethal force by Congolese defense and security forces in response to public protests in Bukavu, South Kivu province, leading to civilian casualties including children.

This morning, in the Panzi neighborhood of Bukavu, Congolese defense and security forces reportedly fired warning shots to disperse demonstrators protesting against rampant insecurity and repeated cases of armed robbery in the locality. An 8-year girl, on her way to school, was reportedly hit by a stray bullet and subsequently died. According to credible reports received by MONUSCO, there are additional casualties and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office is investigating to collect more detailed information.

“Defense and security forces have an obligation to use force only as the last resort, in compliance with the principles of necessity, proportionality and legality, pursuant to the international standards. Alleged violence perpetrated by protestors should never be an excuse for the use of lethal force”, said Maman Sidikou, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO.

“Furthermore, I urge Congolese authorities to ensure that law enforcement personnel is adequately equipped and trained to engage in crowd-control operations, and call on the authorities to urgently carry out prompt, credible and independent investigations into this incident, as a mean to prevent loss of civilian lives during future protests”, Sidikou concluded.