Kisoro By-Election: Doing the same thing and learning nothing…

The recent Kisoro By-Election have gone down without much fanfare or excitement. Shockingly, there haven’t been a sort of move or tension, which made the regime or the National Resistance Movement (NRM) to act all out.

The ordinary acts of pre-ticked ballots, added security forces and policing in the District was as a customary act. The NRM used their teams and worked hard for their candidate. Meanwhile the opposition fielded several candidates to no avail.

That the PPP, FDC, UPC and NUP all had a candidate, but the battle was a NRM Leaning Independent versus the NRM candidate. The others was just publicity and party building exercises. The ones thinking otherwise was naive.

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) have yet again not listed to the local sentiments or who that is rightfully to elect. That’s why Rose Kabagyeni didn’t win and wasn’t favoured enough as Grace Ngabirano Akifeza. The NRM Electoral Commission didn’t take into consideration the will of the region or the district and just pushed through their person. This is why Akifeza went independent and proved them all wrong.

Plenty are mocking the NUP here, rightfully so… but in justification the NUP had no stakes in it and would only be a miracle if it was getting a win. The machinery is on the side of the NRM. The state apparatus in high gear and this is why they sort it out this way. They can rig to a certain extent, but they cannot force it totally. That’s why the likes of Akifeza gets through.

She would have harder trouble being elected or being part of it. If she wasn’t friendly to the NRM and wanted to be their flag-bearer to begin with. The President and the NRM EC needs to reevaluate. The other parties just had fools hope and it went nowhere.

It didn’t help that Bobi Wine or James Akena was part of the campaigns ahead of the polls. It didn’t matter that the NUP was there for two days. However, they didn’t guard the votes and continued their country tour. That’s why some people aren’t taking them seriously. As they weren’t trying to forge or even fortify the district. Instead they had hope and thought Tana aka Beyoncé would carry it for them. Alas, that is clearly not the case.

The Opposition Parties needs to assess the By-Election and if it is worth it. They need to consider to field joint candidates and make alliance across the political spectrum. As the NRM won’t relent and they are only allowing NRM leaning Independents as the second best. This is why they accept the loss, but wouldn’t be okay with a true opposition. Therefore, they knew this and saw the footprints in the sand.

You need an earthquake and a miracle for opposition MPs to win in these By-Elections. There is little wiggle-room or if any. Except for when a person has such popularity that is out of bound or out of the ordinary. They are unique and has the messages that the locals or voters are concerned about. They have the sincere heart and nobility that makes them feasible. That’s the times the opposition has won these in the recent years.

This time around… there was a run-of-the-mill election. Nothing was significant and no message was said. There was no story or tale to be told. Only that the NRM lost to one of their own. They lost to someone who wanted to be theirs, but they rejected her. That’s why the locals said “no” and we want her. This is why we are here today. Peace.

Kisoro By-Election: Return Form for Transmission of Results (15.11.2024)

Uganda Law Society: ULS President Ssemakadde letter to Auditor General Kiryowa Kiwanuka – Re: Response to Yours Vide Executive Order RNB No 1 of 2024 (13.11.2024)

Opinion: Bobi Wine hits a nerve…

“But today in Uganda, even if you are as stupid as Museveni’s son. Even if it don’t work. They have their slaves, their slaves are you. I want us to come together end this slavery. I’m saying this because you, because this country belongs to all of us. The man and the women, the young and the old. The rich and the poor. The black and the brown. Very very finally, I want to promise you… my brothers and sisters, that this is not a dream, I am not dreaming, I’m talking about is happening here” – Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine in Soroti (09.11.2024).

We know…

We know…

We know…

Should we say it again or do we need to repeat it. The saga continues and things aren’t changing. Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine is speaking a fact. It has hit a nerve. That we know because the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has addressed it.

We knew that this would cause a stir. They would say his reckless and uses the wrong language. Nevertheless, his only as diplomatic and sincere as the National Resistance Movement (NRM). They are even harsher… and more disrespectful against their adversaries.

The bleak reality is that Gen. Muhoozi Kainerubaga is part of the system and has enriched himself true it. He is such embedded into the state machinery that laws aren’t in effect. He has a political outfit and a civic pressure group that is become the loudest group of the NRM. That’s while being an army commander and in disregard to the codes of the UPDF Act. Therefore, there is no way anyone can conquer that supremacy.

Gen. Kainerubaga cannot show his finesse, leadership or abilities, his only there on the merits of who his father is. The general isn’t there because he worked hard or was a man of wisdom. That’s why the people can disdain him and call him out. He went out there… and now he gets the public scrutiny.

The PLU have reacted to calling their master and standby generator “stupid” but they aren’t going hard on the “slavery”. The mentality shows where the PLU and the NRM have left people behind. The NRM and PLU are brothers in combat. They are entangled and are a part of the same thing. These aren’t separate entities. No, they are connected and work for the same goal. Therefore, the reality is a short statement about where the state has failed the people.

Most of the people haven’t gotten better over the 40 years in power. Neither has government programs or policies made a massive change for the future generations. They are at the same point as the children of bush-war generation is now entering office. These people have seen the parents not making changes, but only continued a status quo. The status quo that the NRM wants to keep.

So, we know, we know and Muhoozi should wise up. His being called stupid for a reason. He lacks charisma and the swagger the nation expects. There is nothing in his mannerisms and his attitude that shows his eager or even have the character to carry the weight of a public office. It is just entitlement and arrogance. That’s all we see and hear.

Bobi Wine is maybe not polished here and speaking out of his heart. That hurts the pride of the PLU/NRM. However, they need to hear it, and this wouldn’t have been told. If other people of the patronage would speak. Peace.

Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU): Press Release (12.11.2024)

Parliament invaded by strangers over coffee…

“When the media was taken away from here, the lights were switched off, network was disconnected, this place was raided by strangers, against Rule 237 of our Rules of Procedure. I want to believe that it was on your order that the media was thrown out, that people raided this House and beat up MPs and yet as far as I am concerned, you are meant to protect us. But you ordered for us to be beaten, today and in this House” (..) “Members were beaten, brutalized, all of us were being shoved around like little children, in our own House. They were stepping on these chairs, pushing and they picked up a couple of MPs, while beating them up. Our colleagues were assaulted, including women, by men, whom we don’t know, they aren’t staff of Parliament, they don’t belong to the Seargent at Arms office, they are hooligans and “kanyamas” that came in, with a mission, to beat up MPs. A couple of some MPs were using their phones to record what was happening, people’s phones were grabbed, and some were beaten up” – Leader of Opposition Joel Sssenyonyi (06.11.2024).

The ones believing that the UCDA and the Coffee Amendment Act isn’t in the interest of the President or the State House is wrong. Everything is on the line here. This is repeating the acts of the Age Limit Act that gave the President a longer stay in office.

“Chaos erupted in Parliament as Kilak North MP Anthony Akol clashed with Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake during the House’s reconvening to debate the controversial National Coffee Amendment Bill 2024. A video of the altercation has since circulated” (NTV Uganda, 06.11.2024).

Stranger against brutalize inside the Parliament chambers. Going in and forcefully arrest opposition Members of Parliament. Just so the government programs can go without scrutiny or noise of the opposition. The Baganda MPs aren’t supposed to have the numbers and they are now banished from the premises. Over 10 MPs are now blocked from participating in three sessions. That’s after the state entered and allowed the unknown and unnamed security agents to take the law in their hands.

There is no escape. The coffee and the whatnot is ending up in the hands of the President. He resides with the power. The Speaker and the Parliament are just supposed to serve him. They are there to do his bidding and ensure his blessings. That’s all there is too it. This is why it is done this way.

The August House and the Honour is all gone. Just like it was before. This term is no different from the previous one. It is just the usage of force and to get the “yay” from the people who are in debt and who needs favour from the President. They are there as his stooges and slaves to follow his guidance regardless of the betterment or the needs of the nation. One man rules them all and they just have to obey.

The coffee is apparently owned by Museveni and his junta. This is how he wants to be remembered and how he takes over the premises. That’s how he moves and how he ensures his way. There is no middle ground or any sort of good justification. Just another way of using a means to an end. The ones paying will be the farmers and the traders, but the cut will be in the realm of the Presidency. Peace.

Opinion: Museveni should check himself…

“I’m really not happy with the people who divert our people’s attention. I’m tired of the misleaders of our people and they should check themselves or I will check them” – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (02.11.2024).

Mr. 1986, the only man with a vision, the truly visionary and revolutionary leader should start to reflect on his own actions and words. These sorts of statements are getting old. Just like his campaigns, slogans and whatnot against corruption. It is a recycling of messaging and it’s meaningless in 2024.

This man can’t be serious. He cannot expect us to take him seriously either. The old man with the hat is a lost case. The words and retorts are pointless. As he himself doesn’t practice what he preaches. Just like he tells people to live within their means, but he lives on the public coffers and spends like there is no tomorrow on himself. Therefore, he isn’t a believable character anymore.

He is a man that has created scandals and allowed them to appear. Just to divert attention from the real reasons or problematic efforts of the state. That’s what his regime has done and he has done this deliberately too. People are preoccupied with one minor thing, instead of the bigger picture. They are more into the celebrities and nudity, than the actual government or policies, which will affect the citizens for decades to come.

That is who Museveni is and how he has operated. He has been happy to mislead and miseducate generations. Where he has used his bravado and charisma to sell stories. Tales of old and tales of now. Just so he can blame others or say others was in-charge. Even when its all built by him or been incorporated in a manner, which he is responsible for. His the guy that has appointed and made sure the legislation is put forward in the first place. Alas, when the reality of the gambit and the hustle comes to show. He will blame the forefathers and whoever else for the misgivings of his own creation. Therefore, he isn’t a jolly statesman, but a liar himself.

A man that lies about the past, present and about what he will do in the future. That’s who Museveni is and we can see it. That’s why he shouldn’t call someone misleaders. When he is the Pope of Misleading and the Archbishop of lying. It is so easy to assess and address. This isn’t even funny, but it’s tragic.

The response should have been swift, but people are tired. They are just so numb to it. The people have heard it all before and his excuses are getting old. The excuses are sooner older than the President himself. It is getting stale, old and we cannot digest it anymore. Peace.

Opinion: The bitter coffee of Musevenism…

The recent drama surrounding Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is telling, as the status of the organization and the legality of it is in question. Just like the trouble of leaving the International Coffee Agreement (ICA) in 2022. This is a continuation of that, just like the monopoly plans of Pinetti to have a Coffee Processing Plant. It is just another in the matter.

The cash crop that was introduced and has held certain chokehold in the Republic. As it has given the Republic foreign exchange and also a surplus for its production. The coffee crop has been beneficial and been an asset. That’s why the Coffee Marketing Board (CMB) was involved and ensured a large part of the export in the past. The UCDA was supposed to takeover and centralize it even further. This happened after the liberalization and the new policy reforms of early 1990s.

That’s why it is interesting in 2024 that this is such a hot commodity. That the need for restructure and changes are that eminent. As if there is no other way around it. It is just a hurry to fix the cup and ensure the sale of coffee is over. That’s the gist here. The black gold has to be traded and done in a haste.

The NRM that dissolved the CMB and created the UCDA. Now it is planning to end the UCDA and it’s by all means painful. The Ministry of Agriculture won’t be ready or have an idea of how this is run. That will be another priority in a string of things, which will be hectic, useless and a bureaucratic mess… that’s ironic as this is done to steamroll and ensure better results. At least that is the excuse and that UCDA isn’t up to scratch as it is.

None of this is shocking, as the beast is roaring against itself. This is the bureaucracy that the NRM has created and thrived on. Now it is trying to reform itself and without any sort of certainty. Only big questions remains and a lack of oversight. Just a hurry to end paper tigers and not explain why your doing it. Meanwhile the duplicities of the state and the lack of proper planning is why we are here.

The own creation and makings is why the NRM are here in 2024. The lack of showing a clear pattern or an idea of the future. That’s why the whole UCDA saga seems like a heist and a planned effort to enrich a few chosen few. Instead of being a solid government policy or even well meaning change of an government entity. It is instead looked as a cash-grab and enrichment project of the upper-echelon of the food chain. That’s why people are crying out loud and rightfully so.

The UCDA is just showing the mistrust and lack of good governance. That’s why we are here and seemingly by default into more trouble. There is a need for proper procedure and a way of using cash-crops, by giving fair prices to farmers and ensure their longevity of their works. However, this seems more like a devious scheme to dissolve and give a mandate to a Ministry that isn’t ready to run it. Not like the CMB became UCDA and now they are getting another one to run in its stead. No, it seems like a final goodbye.

A goodbye and an end that someone will profit on and use the power to control the exports of it. That’s why people are horrified, and they know how the State House and others entangle themselves into these things. They dwell into the material and find ways to eat.

This robusta is far from over. The reality here is that the crux of the matter is who earns what and where. That’s the gist here. The beans will be spilled, and the truth will come to light. The NRM wouldn’t reform or act in this manner. If there wasn’t some sort of financial benefit for someone in association with the State House or the inner circle of power. That’s the motivation of this. It isn’t for the betterment of the farmers or the ones producing the coffee. No, they are blindsided regardless and only a pawn for the master’s on top. Therefore, time will tell… time will tell. Peace.

Opinion: Among better answer for her tribalism…

Then better make sure that those baganda don’t get numbers!” – Speaker Anita Among (24.10.2024).

Yesterday’s Plenary Session has exposed how the Speaker of the 11th Parliament, Anita Among operates. It was a moment that was supposed to be held in silence and her microphone was meant to be muted. Regardless, we are seeing how she targets and are going after certain groups of Members of Parliament.

The honourable speaker is showing her tribalism. Where she has picked up one group of MPs and where they are from. This is going to far. It wouldn’t be right if she did this against the Acholi, Langi or whoever else either. Right now we are just discussing this because it is targeted against the Baganda MPs.

The ones that are from the Central Region or the Baganda Kingdom. The ones that are elected from a variety of districts surrounding the capital. That’s who the Speaker spoke ill about and wanted them to not know about the situation.

The Speaker isn’t impartial in the affairs either, but the ones directing and taking the shots. She is pushing the legislation and isn’t the one overseeing it. No, she is taking her hands into the cookie-jar to ensure the legislation is pushed through the house. The Speaker don’t care how and what it takes, as long as she serves the interests of the State House. This is why she goes to this length and is willing to take shots at others.

The bill itself isn’t important in this regard, because she is just doing the bidding of the Head of State. She is a marionette in this game and it’s telling. That’s why she’s kept there and is allowed to be despicable at it.

It is just really telling that someone is speaking like this and at her office. In other places she would have to resign and been replaced. However, we know that won’t happen here. She is serving a purpose and that’s why she’s allowed to do whatever.

Speaker Among should consider herself and her role. This is disrespectful and beneath her station. She should know better, but we everyone is supposed to apologize to her and ask for forgiveness. Meanwhile she can act as a thief and disingenuous as she wants. Nevertheless, anyone else doing that in “her” house would get into trouble.

Speaker Among should retract and consider her office, but we know she won’t, because she is shielded by the State House. She will get off and live another day. Like yesterday never happened. Peace.

Amuru Land Grab: The Legacy of Atiak Sugar Factory – Part III [Spending 553 billion shillings on nothing]

“The factory is currently non-operational, not producing any sugar, and this raises concerns given government’s intervention over the years. Management intimated that the reason for non-production is because sugarcane is not readily available. All this despite the huge investment by Government” (…) “Despite the factory being non-operational for couple of years, it spends 200 liters of Diesel on a daily basis, running turbines, apparently to prevent the machines from rusting and malfunctioning. This regular expenditure is disturbing given that there is no production going on” (…) “Management told us that the factory’s sugarcane plantation totaling 7,900 acres had been burnt down in December 2020, and this also affected the operations. However, the cause of the fire was unclear” (…) “Despite the heavy financial investment of 553.71 billion by Government in the joint venture, what is on ground is not commensurate with this investment. This raises questions about whether this not another white elephant” (Office of the Leader of Opposition – REPORT OF THE OVERSIGHT VISIT BY THE LEADER OF OPPOSITION AND OPPOSITION MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO ATIAK SUGAR FACTORY ON 7 TH OCTOBER,2024).

The saga continues, the Amuru Land Grab and the whole Atiak Sugar Factory, which has no results and nothing to show for it. After all of these years. All the budget posts and whatever the state promised the Great North. The Sugar Factor of Atiak is a failure. It is the worst sort of development project and a added value sort of enterprise in the region.

This whole ordeal just shows how the National Resistance Movement and the Governmneto of Uganda operates. They are showing their inept and inaction, their lack of good governance and even ability to make things work.

The ones running the Uganda Development Corporation should answer for their failure. This is in disregard to their mandate, which is: “To promote and facilitate industrial and economic development of Uganda”. These words are hallow and meaningless, when you see how the UDC has worked and operated in regard to Atiak.

Atiak is a proof that the UDC isn’t fit to run these sorts of businesses. They aren’t able to get it up and running. This is neither a profitable business or even a company worth investing in. There is nothing here and only been a bottomless pit. That’s what Atiak has become and everyone involved should be ashamed of the wastage of public expenditure on this.

The people of Amuru District deserves better and so does anyone else. The ones who can loose their livelihood and the plots they resides on. Just so the state can take their land and they are not even producing anything substantial. That’s what is horrific here and the owners of the Atiak aren’t doing anything either. Horyal Investments Holding Company Limited needs to answer for this too. As well, as the UDC for their lack of proper action in regards to Atiak.

Atiak is a white-elephant and one of plenty that has been made during the years of Museveni. Peace.