“Deputy President William Ruto gave his former ‘chama cha mama na baba’ KANU a public dressing down at Gideon Moi’s Baringo backyard over the weekend. He said he would campaign not to have KANU divide the votes coming out of Rift Valley in the 2017 General Election. He said KANU had proved itself rudderless following the 2013 General Polls at which the former political giant performed poorly” (Capital FM Kenya, 2016)
Tag: East Africa
In Kenya 4 Police Officers charged with the murders of Human Rights lawyers: Willie Kimani,Josphat Mwenda & joseph Muiruri (18.07.2016)



Readout of Secretary-General’s meeting with H. E. Yoweri Kabuta Museveni, President of Uganda (18.07.2016)

NEW YORK, United States of America, July 18, 2016 – The Secretary-General met today with H. E. Yoweri Kabuta Museveni, President of Uganda, on the margins of the African Union Summit in Kigali. The Secretary-General and the President exchanged in-depth on the situation in South Sudan.
The Secretary-General and the President expressed grave concern about the situation in South Sudan, and exchanged views on practical measures that could be taken to address it. In this respect, the Secretary-General recalled his briefing to the Security Council on 13 July in which he proposed the imposition of an arms embargo, targeted sanctions against violators of human rights and international humanitarian law and the strengthening of UNMISS, in order to protect civilians.
The Secretary-General also referred to the demilitarization of Juba as a way of sustainably restoring security in the capital and facilitating the functioning of the Transitional Government of National Unity and the implementation of the agreement on the resolution of the conflict in South Sudan. President Museveni stressed the need to strengthen national ownership to ensure that any gain made towards peace and security is irreversible.
The Secretary-General commended the IGAD leaders for their untiring engagement in South Sudan, and said he was looking forward to the personal leadership of President Museveni and that of the other Heads of State and Government of the region. He also acknowledged Uganda’s contribution to AMISOM and the sacrifices made in this respect.
The Secretary-General and the President discussed the follow-up to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, which Uganda is planning to ratify soon.
Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Alpha Oumar Konare, African Union High Representative for South Sudan, and H.E. Mr. Festus Mogae, Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (18.07.2016)

NEW YORK, United States of America, July 18, 2016 – The Secretary-General met today with former President Alpha Oumar Konare, African Union High Representative for South Sudan, and former President Festus Mogae, Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission.
Former Presidents Konare and Mogae updated the Secretary-General on their efforts, including recent consultations in Juba with South Sudanese leaders. The Secretary-General commended them for their efforts, and encouraged to remain steadfast. He recalled the recommendations he made to the Security Council in favour of an arms embargo, the imposition of targeted sanctions against individuals involved in violence and blocking the implementation of the peace agreement, and the reinforcement of the UN Mission in South Sudan.
Acknowledging the seriousness of the situation and the risk of relapse into conflict and that of further and widespread atrocities against the civilian population, the Secretary-General and the two former Presidents agreed on the urgency of concerted regional and international action to address the current challenges and bring about lasting peace and security in South Sudan. They emphasized in this respect the role of IGAD and of African leaders.
Juba Crisis continues as Editor of South Sudan Tribune get detained for an article

There are certainly a crisis in Juba, as the escalated to old-days in the Capital of South Sudan. As the President Salva Kiir and VP Dr. Riek Machar have started to fight each other, as their trust level is beyond the reasonable level. There been dialogue and even negotiations between the old Generals; who has had different subject and loyalties to different tribes. Still the surge for power and generate it all. Is the reason why the President was offended by what the Editor-In-Chief Alfred Taban of South Sudan Tribune wrote on the 16th July 2016, as I have the copy of the article that he wrote and published! That apparently hurt the Executive who have been vigilant against the SPLM-IO Riek Machar and his loyal soldiers, as the Government forces have attacked the Opposition on their bases.
Still the newly fresh cease-fire, while the Government has even detained SPLM-IO MPs who was living in Hotels in Juba into jails after the recent skirmishes and attacks, proves the unstable situation and the little peace. This together with UNMISS staff leaving the capital, International Red Cross, Embassies and other foreign dignitaries, as well as Indian Army and Ugandan Army coming into Juba to clear the town.
We can expect in this unfree and unstable situation that the free press and liberty seems to also be under fire, but when you acting on the terms of State of Emergency. So that with even government forces go into the UN World Food Program warehouse and looted it. As there been reports over the last year of the lacking levels of food and fleeing from violence. The insecurity together with the now the proof of lacking freedoms, shows that the Troika’s faith in the newly formed Transitional Government of National Unity (TGNU) after the Peace Agreement of 2015, where the new National Assembly and Government should mend the wounds of the newest conflict between the leaders. That proven again when the President cannot handle being questioned by the media and their men with the pencil and thoughts into paper; this should be a worry as the soldiers are fighting and the disarray of society that are for grabs, by men more used to the battlefield then building the state. That should be reminder of the fragile state and the quest to build the newest African Nation, that the South Sudanese people deserves, with leaders who works continuously to achieve progress for the citizens; instead they are fighting for their own plate and not for the people, that should be a warning sign for the international community who supporters the development and continuation of the Kiir Government.
Take a look at the Article that made a fellow human-being detained as he wrote critically about the leadership of South Sudan:

PS: Peace.
Gen. Katumba: We are not in South Sudan to support Kiir (Youtube-Clip)
Message from the Governor of Mityana to Mr Longo (Youtube-Clip)
IGP Kayihura vows for violence against citizens; while blaming media for portraying it!

There are some ironies, there are some sad days, and then there Deja-vu moments like these. When certain leaders and Commanders put upon themselves to justify their wrong doings and blaming anybody else; something a Certain Police Chief entitle himself all the time and especially in another part of the Election Road Map. Now that it is business as usual, the drive for violence is different, as the regime tries to legitimize their stay.
Though the Police violence that occurred happen after the Opposition leader got released on bail and was driving through Kampala out to Wakiso and his home in Kasangati. The Opposition leader in question was the FDC Presidential Candidate and the man who the State have charged with Treason. After two months incarcerated without any big evidence or affidavit, the man was released, as he was driving the Police and their Men was beating on the people cheering for the passing by of Opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye.
While that is not a new situation for Besigye or the Police Force in question, as they tend to use violence when the Opposition are coming with higher numbers and movement than the Movement actually running the country under the current leadership; it hurt their pride when the People crowds around the Opposition and not the actual President. Therefore to save face the Police who works for the Ruling Regime and defend the Ruling Executive, they are using their force to occupy the land, instead of securing the land, therefore they have to tend to violence to show their power. As IGP Kayihura so brilliantly states in his own words yesterday!

IGP Kayihura said this yesterday:
“The use of teargas, rubber bullets and of course bullets has been eliminated. The only options remaining for the commander at scene is use of water cannons or baton charge,” (…) “The images that were shown on television and social media were selective. They did not show the whole incident where crowds threw stones at the police. That is not journalism,” (…) “We have foiled many crime incidents with help of ordinary citizens. We also have overt and covert operations. I think what matters is how it has been done. Covert officers should not be involved in the beating” (Kato, 2016).
IGP Kayihura uses any sort of excuse at this point, into the oblivion, and his partial media has been a narrative since the crashing of FDC nominal meetings before the Election Road map when they destroyed several cars in the West of Uganda. So his partial policing for the Ruling Regime is and is only in the state of sufficiently dislodges any character of faith in the people supporting the Opposition.
That he is also saying it is biased and that the people we’re creating problem, well in the mind of Kayihura the citizens are the issue and in his way. Instead of being community policing, they are more creating a distance between the Police Force and the Citizens. He could be a Police Commander who respected and worked with the citizens, but that is not his way. What he is doing is making the citizens his enemies and the ones becoming criminals, by association and not by actions. They are civilians who just happen to appear and cheer when a politician pass-by, instead of securing the citizens from occasional criminals, instead the Police are making them criminals! The IGP should be so proud of his progress making by-standers and men on the sidewalk into vermin and so-called Mafioso. They are guilty apparently before honoured by society before the Police are making them innocent. The Innocence of citizens is only if the IGP see them silent in Lira or Mbarara, but the rest are possible villains. This is the view of the current Police Chief, not only in action, but also in words.
This is just one out of many where he has addressed and blamed the citizens as the Police Force gotten away with violence. The Violence blamed on all kind of actions, instead the Police who used brutality against the citizens, as well as live-bullets, tear-gas and beating them with sticks. So the IGP Kayihura, should be more careful and also forget his image. He should not care at this point with the continued force against the opposition and detaining citizens for their affiliation and not their crimes. While the Police Officers can beat on citizens without getting any questions… that should worry and should be an enquiry in Parliament, not to talk about get the Ombudsman to look into the lost files of oppressive behaviour from the Police Commander and his men. Peace.
Reference:
Kato, Joseph – ‘Police okayed beating of citizens, says Kayihura’ (15.07.2016) link: http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Police-okayed-beating-of-citizens–says-Kayihura/-/688334/3295338/-/8werarz/-/index.html
U.S. Director of Press Relations Trudeau on Situation in South Sudan (Youtube-Clip)
Kenya: Rising Cases of Extra-Judicial Killings by Police Officers (13.07.2016)



