Transparency Maldives: Press statement on the closing polls for the 2019 Parliamentary Election (07.04.2019)

Opinion: If you can silence Museveni’s Guns, then you have a shot for succession!

There is a very obvious reason, why President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is going on a Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) Tour of late. That is to show his force, his power and his army. As long as the President has his army, has his security organizations like ISO, CMI, Flying Squad and the Special Force Command. Now even the LDUs and possible Crime Preventers. The President has so many outfits fighting his battles and defending him. He don’t have to care about the ballot or the will of the people. He has soldiers, spies and police officers fighting his battles anyway.

So, for the ones believing in the ballot, believing that the man of 1986 coup d’etat and never leaving the office. Will leave peaceful, because he suddenly overnight lost to Bobi Wine or Kizza Besigye. Better be smoking or drinking hard, it must be liquid courage, because it is not bloody brilliant. More mere ignorance of who they are fighting.

The President uses all means to stay in power. The ones he cannot compromise or pay-off, he challenge and intimidate, the ones he cannot sensitize and the ones he cannot convert. He kills off and silence. The ones that knows to much and been in to close relations will be kept on payroll, even if they got nothing in government to do. The same with former comrades who needs a pay-check even if their time is over. That is just the way it is.

The President will do whatever to stay in power. Making insults against him criminal, making staging rallies in the same area as him as crime. Making posters on top his a crime. Everything at opposes him is a felony and you will pay for doing so. It is just a matter of time, before you get apprehended and taken care off.

Therefore, the ones believing that the President are playing democracy and would initiate a transition. Is believing in their own juices and the own air their breathing. Because, that is far from reality.

The only way to get rid of Museveni is either by natural death. May, the almighty answer the prayers of plenty who has been suffering during his three decades and leave them be. Alas, it is up to God to know when he is soul is leaving his body. The only other way, except natural death is to do something as special as silencing his GUNS.

That is why he is so militarized. This is the only thing he got, that he does well. The only thing that he can command and actually follows every single word. The President control of the army, the security organizations and the intelligence operations. Are the reason for his steady control of the Republic. So, if someone takes that away from him. Then there is hope. Either a Popular Uprising, at levels where the whole state stagnates and stops functioning. Because, the public is demonstrating so heavy, barricading roads and closing the civil service. That the President and his administration have to step down.

The other way, which is in similar fashion. Is to get the Police, Army and other Security Outfits to do a mutiny, to lay down the weapons or decide to not follow his orders. That they are standing down. They are rebelling and becoming mutineers. That they are standing up for the public and helping to topple and control the government, by using the manners and techniques learned while being part of army, police and other security outfits.

Therefore, the need to SILENCE the GUNS. By any means. That is where the power of Museveni are and has been. Ever since he went to the Bush. His safe-guard, his partner and friend in crime and passion. Has been the gun, the rifle, the ammunition and the guerrilla warfare. That is what has been his staple, been his meal-ticket and his way of getting the Republic under his spell. Using enough of the weapons to silence them all. Fear and respect him, because he got the weapons and if you don’t follow him. You will be dealt with.

So, for you who believes in the ballot, trust me the bullet is his friend. He only ushered in the ballot, to get funding and loans, legitimacy and get great alliances with foreign forces, which could strengthen his grip. Something it has with training of the military, the ones assigned in foreign missions and even imports of army equipment. All, because of the steady need for ballots. Even, if all along, the only measure needed and his loyal weapon.

The GUNS would be there to save the day. The GUNS would there to save tomorrow and beyond. Peace.

Opinion: Theresa May’s Statement undermines her own leadership…

The vision we had of Brexit is fading away – and we are running out of time to save it” – Theresa May on the 7th April 2019

On the 14th July 2016, Theresa May became Prime Minister after the Brexit Referendum. However, her Government triggered the Article 50 in March 2017 and had final date of leaving in the European Union on the 29th March 2019. On this date, the European Commission accepted that the Brexit final leaving date got to 12th April 2019. However, if that is the final is yet not sure. Even if it just mere days ahead.

What Prime Minister Theresa May have proven with her statement to the public. As she held her plea to the public and sat on the coach. She shown the world, what an utter mess she has created, what sort of weak government, which has had over 30 Ministers to resign in her time in office. In retrospect’s to have that many leaving you for various isn’t a sign of strength, but a sign of weakness. This government on average have “lost” an Minister or anyone appointed by the PM, every single month since its inception. That is a unique feature of someone promising to be strong and stable.

However, the Brexit dynamics is shown in this lax approach to governing. As the negotiations and diplomatic efforts, been more a begging and pledging to get confidence, than actually serving the Kingdom. This is shown in the Declarations and the Withdrawal Agreement, which by all means can be said to catastrophic documents of missing the mark as a sovereign and as a future trading partner. Where the Department for Exiting the European Union (DEXEU) have really fled the scene and most likely just enjoyed spoils of foreign trips away from London. Because, it doesn’t look like they were meaning serious business. All the beneficial for the EU.

So, with all that mind, as the Tories have been wondering in oblivion, as they have kept the public in the dark for so long. They didn’t release possible damage of the various outcomes and now that its getting close to a closure. The reactions, the response and the possible visible costs of the process will come. The narrow and depriving “No-Deal”, which will cost a lot, make the business jump hurdles and even hurt the Good Friday Agreement. However, in the mix and scheme of things, this seems forgotten.

As the Prime Minister has promised for long, that she will honour the will of the people. That businesses, the stakeholders and everyone involved will be taken care off. While, the Brexit will be determined and ended with an Agreement. However, she has made an agreement, that no one likes. Surely, not even Brussels like it, because they have planned for a “No-Deal” and the consequences of that for a while. While the Parliament, cannot manage to agree on anything, except for postponing it and sending the PM on begging mission across Dover.

What are seeing, a PM whose lost, begging for time. A time that she doesn’t have, a visions she never shown and a determination, that this Tories government never had. Because if it did, it would have made a grandeur effort and shown finesse since her takeover and also, since she sent the letter to European Commission notifying them of leaving. We have not seen any progression, anything significant, that been promising of a peaceful journey. Instead, it has been muffled, played the facade and been jeering the crowds at the PMQ at the House of Commons. This sort of show has to stop.

The PM should know this. That her statement and her ultimatum is a bit late. Londinium is already burning. There is no fireworks and no festival of this enterprise, only hope for redemption and salvage whatever that is left. Which is not much, because this Brexit has been played out all wrong.

The Tories are losing, the public is losing and the EU is loosing too. Everyone is paying the price because of the British confidence, but lack of hard work from career politicians. They are safeguarded anyway-

What we will see in the coming days are the self-inflicted pain, that many foresaw, but the Tories never wanted to spell out. The Tories and the PM never accepted the brutal reality of the price of leaving the Union at this point. They are more into their own pride and longing for being sovereign without thinking, what it would do to them. However, the British and the United Kingdom is a lost cause. Unless, the public are going again on the streets. Showing in the final moment, that they want to revoke article 50 and have a second referendum. Not that the PM wants that.

She is betting everything on a bankrupt enterprise and just want to ensure, that all the bridges are burned and there is no way to cross. Since, she wants to at least have delivered a Brexit. Even if it means self destruction and also hurting the economy. Peace.

Coalition Burundaise pour la Cour Penale Internationale: Declaration (05.04.2019)

Burundi: OLUCOME – Communique de Presse – Portant sur le vol Organise des Contributions Anti Constitutionnelles de la Populations Burundaise aux Elections de 2020 (05.04.2019)

Opinion: The Police Force shows Democracy the “Ugandan Way” in Mbarara!

Now, today on the 5th April 2019 in Mbarara, as the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) was holding a meeting with the leaders of the FDC in Kiruhura, Ibanda, Isingiro, Ntungamo and Mbarara.

The Police Force again shown no mercy in the streets of town in Uganda. As Dr. Kizza Besigye and his team entered Mbarara. They used enough water-cannon to make the streets look like it been raining earlier in the day. This was done to get the people away from the convoy of FDC. The Police Force used also live-bullets and threw tear-gas at the public too.

In Kabale, Besigye was yesterday scheduled for a Talk Show on Hope FM. However, the Security Agents cut of the signal and switched off the radio. So, that the FDC leader couldn’t attend the radio show as scheduled. Besigye was meet by the public in Kabale, even as the radio show didn’t go as it was supposed too.

Besigye continued from Kabale to Mbarara today. Where the state continued to follow him and his party, they continue to use violence and methods of oppression against them. Just for showing up and waving hands to a leader like Besigye. Because, the same machinery wouldn’t do this if Bosco or any of his kind stepping up without authorization in Mbarara. We just know that.

Therefore, as the FDC and Besigye was entering Mbarara, the whole chaos, which is very common in the Republic. This together with the rest of the central leadership, who was there to meet the leaders of Greater Mbarara Districts.

Because of the hardships of just holding these meetings. Shows there is a double standard and misgivings. As there never an issue, if the President or his party are holding party functions, alas, if the FDC are doing the same. The tear-gas, water-canons and mambas are directly in the close proximity of the opposition leaders.

This is the democracy, the Ugandan Way, in the image, which the President has set forth over the years in power. Where the other political parties are lucky to hold a meeting, consultation meetings, party work or opening party offices without meeting police officers or security agents of the state. That is how they are and operating. Peace.

RDC: Sud-Kivu – FCC-CACH – Declaration Commune (04.04.2019)

Brexit: Chris Heaton-Harris MP resignation letter to Prime Minister Theresa May (03.04.2019)

EFF Condemns the Violent Disruption of SABC Debate by its Members (05.04.2019)

Brexit: Prime Minister Theresa May letter to President Donald Tusk (05.04.2019)