Kaabong By-Election: Return Form for Transmission of Results (27.09.2019)

Hoima By-Election: Return Form for Transmission of Results (27.09.2019)

Hoima By-Elections: Into the darkside.

Just as the reports of a shift of results going from the joint opposition candidate running on Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) versus National Resistance Movement (NRM) for Woman MP in Hoima District.

However, as the counting is going-on in darkness and the uncertainty follows. Nyakato Asinansi (FDC) was looking well earlier in the day. However now hours later, the NRM Businge Harriet. There is report of children been voting at the polls, pre-ticked ballots and several of opposition activists and coordinators arrested today. The biggest one today was FDC Deputy Secretary Harold Kaija.

We cannot know the result before the declaration form from the Electoral Commission, but how we can verify that, as the EC and the officials are doing it in darkness. They are doing it, as the opposition are behind bars. There even been speculations of the arrest of Woman MP candidate for the FDC. There is no verification of Nyakato being arrested, but there others.

We know the state has used their resources on this and doesn’t want to loose. As they have spent the Special Force Command, the Military Police and the Police Force in favour of the NRM. The same with the DPC and RDC working in favour of the state. The same usage of government officials cars to spend money on voters and buying voters.

It is like all the tricks are out. They are only missing the Kiggundu math. We can anticipate by tomorrow morning and altered result in favour of the NRM will happen. The stakes been so high and the reason why the opposition cannot follow-up on it, because their high ranking officials are arrested. This is something that never happens to the NRM, because they are the state who arrests the opposition. Did you see, that yes you did.

This is not a free and fair election. Not that its been from the get-go. There been tear-gas, been blocking opposition on the radio channels and journalists arrested for monitoring the elections. It is a merciful thing, that the CCEDU have been allowed to monitor it this time.

When, the counting is continuing like this, it is hard to trust it. As well, as the state are not giving way to the opposition. They cannot make a fair fight, not in the polls and not during campaigns. Especially not behind bars. If the NRM believed they would win this fairly, they wouldn’t have done this. But, alas they got to be deceiving…and rigging like their is no tomorrow. Museveni of 1980 must be so proud of himself.

The is the prequel to the shady 2021 election. Which is coming and with a bang. Peace.

CCEDU: Polling Day Statement – Hoima District Woman Member of Parliament By-Election (26.09.2019)

Hoima By-Election: Steady intimidation and arrests ahead of the polls!

There should be other ways around the matters, but there is not. I wish I could focus on the possible results or the electoral message of the parties. However, the acts of the authorities and the police force are eating the time and energy.

The army arrested yesterday Hon. Paul Mwiru, who was the Nyakato Election management last night. As well as the District Police Commander from yesterday is former Mubende DPC Martin Okoyo. Today, as the polls was happening the arrest of journalist Hamza Kitakule. This is all following a normal protocol of the state, to intimidate and control the polls.

The CCEDU stated this in their preliminary statement yesterday:

“Security matters and deployment:Several arrests were executed throughout the campaign period. About 10 people were in and out of police cells on account of electoral related crimes. Security agencies played a key role in maintaining peace in a bid to prevent pre-election violence in Hoima. During the last days of the campaigns, a group known as Sipapa entertainment was evicted by security while trying to disrupt the campaign rally of the opposition candidate” (CCEDU, 25.09.2019).

There is even reports of the RDC of Hoima, going around trying to buy voters for the National Resistance Movement (NRM). This very common, but the opposition will be arrested for stepping their feet in the district, while the NRM and the government officials can act illegal without any consequences.

While People Power coordinators are taken out:

“Bukomansimbi district woman MP aspirant Zulaika Nalukenge, People Power Movement coordinator Kampala metropolitan Namayengo Lydia and ten others still incarcerated in Hoima police cells” (The Whisper Eye, 26.09.2019).

The source said to The Whisper Eye: “Our People Power coordinator Kampala metropolitan Lydia Namayengo and Hon. Zulaika were brutally arrested by SFC, says the source. Now taken to Masindi, in an attempt to intimidate the forces of change. We’re not scared we must win this election” (The Whisper Eye, 26.09.2019).

This here shows what they does and how they do it. Even as the state does this, the current result is in favour of the joint opposition candidate in Hoima. Therefore, the acts of the military, Special Force Command (SFC) and anyone else might be useless. They still acting crazy like this, because they have to buy and intimidate to win.

We can hope the NRM lose, but that is only final with the declaration form. Which is not yet released, as we have only the preliminary counting from several of polling stations. Not the whole picture nor the possible rigging of this. Because that happens later.

The Electoral Commission, have already said that some of the numbers released on social media is fake and saying its wrong from some polling stations. So, we can really get worried, if the NRM will take it, either by hook or by the crook. We just have to await and see, if the provincial or preliminary counts will be the indicated victory or loss. Peace.

CCEDU: Pre-Election Statement – Hoima District Woman MP By-Election (25.09.2019)

Uganda Police Force: Police Statement on recent Transfers and Postings (26.09.2019)

President Museveni letter to Hon. Monica Azuba Ntege – Ruling out external or internal borrowing for development infrastructure (18.09.2019)

Another look into the Oil-Road Cost: “Package 2” Hoima-Butiaba-Wanseko Road!

In the newest report of Oil Roads, which is expected to borrow funds for. The China Exim Bank is supposed to be provider of 85 % of the cost of the operation and building of the roads in these projects. I will only look into one of them, as I have previously looked at this significant one.

This is the Hoima-Butiaba-Wasenko Road. A project that was supposed to start in 2015 and was clocking in funds from the state budgets in 2017. Back in 2015, the road was estimated to cost $126m USD. Today, with the recent report, the same road is costing $179,538m USD. That is jump of nearly $50m in a five years time. In addition, of these bloated funds, 85 % of it will be loaned from China and the rest 15% covered by the Government of Uganda (GoU).

In 2017, this project was designated the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), which signed a deal in January 2016. However, by the time of the report 2019, it is another Chinese Company who has the contract. This is Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CRC) Ltd. With the recent contract, the loans are clearly getting direct back to the Chinese, as their corporations are the ones with the contracts to build. A clever way of borrowing and then getting returns.

With this mind, we can see the changes, see over the years how the price has changed. If Members of Parliament was afraid of the price per kilometre in the past. They should be now. As the changes of price on the same project has changed significantly. There is no doubt, that the Chinese government are getting added loans on each of the packages in this deal. As this is just one of the roads in question.

This is 111km is now costing 659,921,964,460.17UGX in Ugandan terms or 659bn shillings and that equals to about 5,9bn shillings. Therefore, the prices has sky-rocketed and the price per kilometre is abnormal and extremely costly. The overpriced asphalt and the consultation is in absurd levels. The previosly estimated price for this road was about 444bn shillings. Therefore, we can see rising price between the years in both currencies. About 200bn shillings growth in 5 years. 

To many cooks and too few ingredients. They are boiling soup on nails on this one. Wonder how this will end. As I felt in 2017, that the pricing of this particular road was a bit too much, but now they have just escalated it.

We can wonder whose eating, but someone is. We just don’t know who, because there been designated funds to build this one in the past and it has still not commenced. Surely, this road will be built, but at what point. However, with the added loans, the pressure should be on. Also, to secure the oil so it makes financial sense too. That the added value is there. It got to be. Because this project is over the top. This is the real OTT service, paid for by the Chinese and the tab is all taken by the Ugandans. Peace.

Kaabong By-Election: FDC letter to Electoral Commission – Re: Objection to Withdrawal of Adyaka Judith Nalibe (15.09.2019)