Tchad: Communique du Gouvernement (13.12.2020)

Eswatini: Their Majesties announce the sad passing of His Excellency the Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo (13.12.2020)

Uganda: Omah Lay arrested in Katwe, but the ones allowing the concert should be investigated!

UPDATE: Nigerian artiste Omah Lay, has been arrested by Katwe Police alongside the manager of the venue one Ivan Ddungu and the events manager Prim Kasana, Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson Luke Oweyesigyire says” (Daily Monitor, 13.12.2020).

Last night Nigerian artist Omah Lay and others held a Concert in Kampala, Uganda. For some strange reasons this went under the radar and was able to perform without any hurdles or issues. All day yesterday social media was furious that a foreigner and his team could perform while Ugandan artists cannot perform at all.

The Presidential Guidelines, the SOPs and COVID-19 regulations have stopped concerts all year. This seemed like hypocrisy and a stunt. What is more striking that the day after the events. The authorities are going after the culprits and the ones arranging it. Instead of looking into the people who made it happen.

The Nigerian artist and his team needed a go sign, the venue needed to register and get a “yes”. These two have to work in tandem. The artists and the team around them worked with the local venue, authorities and whatnot to make it happened. As he has travelled from Nigeria to perform in Uganda.

That is why its dumb to arrest Omah Lay and the ones surrounding him. The investigation should go into the ones who approved it and who profited from the event. Not go after the main artist. Yes, I understand the arrest of Ivan and Prim. They have some handling of the events that transpired. However, these two also got a thumbs up and acted accordingly.

This here is foolishness at best. The Police should investigate who made it happen and then charge with evidence. To prove the possible breaches of guidelines and regulations in concern of the spread of COVID-19. Not just take a clean sweep and think this is it.

This will only cause heartache and outrage. As Omah Lay is only an artist who is booked to a cleared venue and performed. His not the guy to blame here. Yes, he shouldn’t have been there and performed. As any local artists cannot do it and it’s illegal at the moment. However, it is not his fault. This is the lack of control or safeguards, as someone has made it possible and that is not the venue’s fault either. They have most likely gotten a yes and that’s why it all happened in peace. That’s why there was no tear-gas, no disruptive police interference or havoc at the concert. No, it was all cool 24 hours ago.

Well, this is foolish. It is not the right act. They are pinning the wrong people and not looking into the indifference of the ones sanctioning it and profiting from it. There was someone who allowed it and made it happen. These are not behind bars or answering for the concert. That is what is needed. Peace.

Tchad: Haute Autorite des Media et de l’Audiovisuel (HAMA) – Communique de Presse No. 11 (30.11.2020)

Tchad: Union des Syndicats du Tchad (U.S.T) – Communique de Presse (28.11.2020)

Tchad: Procureur Général lettre de SYNAPGREF – Objet: Lettre d’excuses (26.11.2020)

60 Seconds of Trump’s “Closing Bell”

Today, the 24th November 2020, as President Donald J. Trump is becoming the incumbent who lost and will not become the President in the next term. Held one of the weirdest Press Conferences. As he only gave the White House Press-pool 10 minutes in advance. That he would give a statement.

The briefest statement and the weirdest. Not the first or the last time he comes out praising the numbers of Wall Street. That the man is obsessed with the numbers of Dow Jones and NASDAQ is well known. The lame duck have loved those and shown to them as his achievements.

Alas, he is still keen on having this as one of the things he did in office. However, the one minutes remarks are saying a lot. His not helping the transition of Biden. He has been reckless in office, nearly only gone golfing of late and stifled the process of the finalization of the elections. That is the sort of behaviour his been up to. That is why the Transition of Power only started officially yesterday after days of knowledge that Trump had lost. He has still not officially concede and most likely he never will.

Trump might think the numbers-game of Wall Street will help him. However, his abysmal approach to the pandemic. As the numbers are soaring. The Thanksgiving travels will not make it less and cause more spread. The lack of Federal guidelines and regulations has made it more evident that this man doesn’t concern with the spread of COVID-19. His own White House has been hit too and himself have had it at one point.

The President is reckless and acting beyond ordinary measure. That he needed 60 seconds of praising the Wall Street out of nowhere is on brand. That his trying to look successful, even when most of the things his done is a failure. The man want to look great, but isn’t at all.

Trump uses the Presidency to enrich himself and not serve. That is why these publicity stunts happens and its serves no purpose. The Wall Street doesn’t need this. They are not served with the erratic behaviour of the President. The President isn’t delivering market stability or securing the financial stability in the long-run. His run the country possibly into another recession and possibly depression, because of the aftermath of the COVID-19.

The industries, the imports and the whole trade-wars combined with a pandemic will not only deplete, but make fiscal policy more relevant. As the markets are crashing, the lack of investment and the lack of buying is going away. The foreign investments are going down, as the foreigners has enough to keep their businesses alive at home. That is why this pandemic is hurting across the board and unemployment is growing world-wide. Not only in the United States.

The President and his team haven’t configured or delivered anything substantial to the devastating effects of the pandemic. So, even if the Wall Street is booming today. The quick rise might be a fluke and sudden start falling. As the realities of the lack of money in the markets, the prices will sour and the future isn’t that bright.

Yes, Trump is soon “Gone In 60 Seconds” and the Wall Street will anticipate the moves of the Biden Administration. What they will do and how they will secure the bull-market. As it has been bullish, but who knows when its crowding out or even becoming bearish. Nothing last forever… especially not in a cruel market as the Wall Street.

So, for Trump to praise a record doesn’t say much. It is only striking that he used 60 seconds and went away. That’s just depressing and weak. His ready to cheat on the golf course and not be in office.

President Trump praising the numbers is a useless expedition. Showing that his neither serving nor working for anything useful. He could work to ensure the stop of the spread. Instead, his doing this and it won’t amount to anything.

He only used a minute, which will go down as mockery of himself. Praising the traders and bull-market, but not being there for the Average Joe when they needed him the most. During the worst pandemic in living memory. He rather praise the returns on the stock-market, than actually do anything whole heartedly while still being in office. Peace.

Opinion: NRM lacks 336 billion shillings for Village Radios

The government plan for long-distance learning through the provision of the 9 million radios sets is on course, the money is available and those radios will be provided” Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (20.09.2020).

In the upcoming Budget Supplementary No. 3 of the Financial Year of 2020/2021. In the 19th edition of the COVID-19 Speeches this year on the 20th September 2020. In the supplementary budget however, they are stating the troubles with both the procurement and the timeline of offering the village radios to the general public.

First of Orion Transformers & Electrics, the producer doesn’t even make radios of yet. They are making electrical transformers. The company needs a lot of training to shift their production. It will take up to 6 months before starting the production at OTE. The planning from Ministry of Education is already have an impossible timeline. As the state is supposed to be able to give 2 million radios in January 2021 and February 2021. So, that the radio learning program can start in March 2021. However, that is impossible, as we are in November 2020 and with the timeline of 6 months means OTE could earliest start production in May 2021. Which means the whole project is futile.

The other things is that this would cost 336.8 billion shillings to make the radios locally. The Ministry have also found no funds to make it possible to procure the radios. This means, the whole thing is impossible. Just like everyone of us said in September after the promise was made by the President.

A big big promise, but no execution or idea on how to actually do it. The only way the Government of Uganda could have made it happen. Was if they we’re able to get some of the United Nations Organizations hooked on the idea and they are covering the funds for the procurement. After that their logistics and such are able to transfer the radios across the Republic. That would be imported goods or radios. Not Build Uganda Buy Ugandan (BUBU). Still, it would benefit the general public and the needs for long distance learning. Which was the idea in the first place.

Just that the Supplementary Budget had the post in the paper shows how much work they put into this foolish enterprise. As everyone knew it wouldn’t stick. The government wouldn’t have the funds or capabilities to handle this. They are still lacking funds to keep old promises and funds to cover those as well.

The GoU with the NRM at the helm isn’t ready for this sort of affair. It is just to much work and needs a team who knows logistics, electronics and has the capability to use funds wisely. Not just handpick one company and hope they can solve the whole issue.

It is easily to see that this was bound to fail. The whole promise was empty hubris with no sort of idea how to implement it. The President wanted to talk big-game, but have no cards on his hands to win. Therefore, he hope the bluff would work. However, we all should see how his failing and how his government is pathetic.

Instead of promising within its means and acting fiscal responsible. The Presidential idea of greatness isn’t working. That is why this was bound to fail… Village radios won’t happen on the government dime. They will not invest and neither act upon it. These folk cannot manage it or have the funds to pay the engineers and technicians to fix it. Peace.

Eswatini: Government – Media Update (20.11.2020)

Eswatini: Government Press Statement – Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini tests positive for COVID-19 (15.11.2020)