Kenya: David Ndii Search Certificate of his hotel room at Leopard Hotel (03.12.2017)

NASA Chief Strategist David Ndii arrested in Kwale County!

If you ever thought the Jubilee and President Uhuru Kenyatta really won in October 2017 Fresh Presidential Elections, you are wrong. Why do I mention this today? Well, the Jubilee and their National Police Service together with the Flying Squad aka Central Intelligence Division (CID) have tracked down David Ndii in Kwale County and has arrested him there. This because of his role in strategy within the National Super Alliance (NASA) and the newly created People’s Assembly. The Jubilee and the government are clearly fearing the power of these outside entities, as they have now arrested Ndii for his role in this.

Therefore this is the story of today:

David Ndii being taken to Diani Police Station from Leopard Beach Hotel in Kwale because of his appointment to stear People’s Assembly. The NASA leadership is in the picture” (…) “One Mr Aleng Peter Gimwani, Service. No 234336 from the Flying Squad and five officers picked Dr David Ndii a few minutes ago from Leopard Beach Hotel in Kwale. Alenga told Ndii’s wife that they are taking him to Diani Police Station. But Ndii is not at Diani” (…) “He went to Leopard Beach with 7 men who said they wanted David for questioning at the Diani police station. Ndii associates followed them to police station after 10 minutes but the he has not been taken to Diani” (…) “Police have confirmed they have David Ndii at Diani Police Station. But they want to go back to his Leopard Beach Hotel in Kwale and pick the computer and laptop for the information they need” (Dennis Onyango, 03.12.2017).

The arrest also come after the Standard Digital by Robert Abong’o – “NASA Chief Strategist David Ndii sends strong message to ruling party” on the 2nd December 2017. This story, Ndii said himself was “Fake News”. The vital part of the story is this: “Here is Ndii’s statement: You steal the people’s democracy and kill the whistleblowers. You oppress the judiciary and call them names. High profile election officials kidnapped and brutally murdered. Never again shall elections be rigged in Kenya. This madness shall stop. The time has come. From peace to pieces. Ballot to bullet. Poll to pain. We shall pay the price. From the rouge police to ethnic profiling. We were all Kenyans until the government classified us, greed separated us and police disregarded us. Mugabe was sworn in, the people removed him. Kibaki was sworn in the people rejected him. That’s why we are back to the People’s Assembly. Egypt shall tell you more. We refuse dialogue at the expense of electoral justice. Those who stole our democracy told us to entertain them with our cries. They told us to demonstrate and shout all we want. To entertain them with our sweat, blood and tears” (Abong’o, 02.12.2017).

I believe the arrested man, more then the Githeri Press, because of their track-record. Especially concerning the issues of the People’s Assembly and the expressed nature of NASA own statements and memo’s to the world. These are not combined with the story that was in the media or in Standard Media Digital. David Ndii has more authentic message and also approach combined with the leadership inside NASA. When we also know that within 24 hours he is detained and arrested at the Leopard Beach Hotel in Kwale, this proves that the state planned this and planted the story to be able to arrest him. That is what seems most likely, since he was in progression and planning for a People’s Assembly in Kwale.

As expected they would use the story and the People’s Assembly Committee leadership against him. Therefore, Jubilee and the Police is charging him like this: “David Ndii has been arrested by jubilee government for what they call treasonous incitement via twitter on self defense against police brutality on unarmed civilians”. Which only a nutcase and idiots would arrest people over, a little like retweeting “goblin” and being detained in Zimbabwe. Clearly, the Kenyan Police is trying to be good as the Zimbabwean was in the final days of Mugabe.

Free David Ndii and his cause, his ideas combined with the NASA leadership will not be intimidated, because the idea and paradigm shift is already starting. Because the Jubilee is creating a vacuum and not fixing the issues, but trying to silence the opposition. Either by guns, tear-gas or arresting on arbitrary arrest like this. Ndii should be charged and it should be public. The NASA leadership will cover legal expertise and the scrutiny of the state will arrive from the fist minute. No doubt. It is already starting.

Kenyatta and Ruto, this is foolish. We know it and you do to! Peace.

NASA Statement on Uhuru Kenyatta’s Culpability in Mass Police Killings (03.12.2017)

Kenya: National Police Service Internal Memo – “Message of Commendation for Excellent Coverage during the Entire 2017 General Elections Process” (30.11.2017)

Kenya: NASA – “Media Statement on the Launch of the Organising Committee of the People’s Assembly” (01.11.2017)

NASA: ANC Internal Memo – “Re: Notice to Quit the National Super Alliance (NASA) By Amani National Congress” (30.11.2017)

Gen. Mugisha Muntu Press Statement (29.11.2017)

Opinion: I expect Gen. Mugisha Muntu to start his own Political Party tomorrow!

Well, it has come to this, not this is wished upon as Retired General Mugisha Muntu has supporters all over for his moderate and strong belief in peaceful transformation of the Republic. Still, it is has not grasped enough and gotten traded in well within the Forum for Democratic Change own delegates before the recent internal elections.

Its been interesting in the aftermath of the recent internal elections, that the National Resistance Movement and their supporters has spread messages of fear and of dismay of the result. Like it where their own elections. Maybe, because there is only sole-candidacy and handpicked candidates that are getting chosen inside the NRM. Therefore, the FDC delegation and conference this recent week proven their democratic display. Not the result that Muntu or his allies wanted, but it showed that he still carries a big delegation and a loyal base. Even if Patrick Oboi Amuriat won over him.

Therefore, the change of Party President shouldn’t bring him down, but it is humiliating to lose. Still, Nathan Nandala-Mafabi did the same in the last time around and he is still a viable figure inside the Party. It is not like it is a death sentence to lose the Presidency. The first Party President was Dr. Kizza Besigye and he is still significant. Some says it his own making that Muntu has lost his place. That Besigye is all behind POA. That POA is no-one without Besigye. Besigye and POA are might both part of the same fraction of the party. Since they want the party to be more spirited with the Defiance and less of the Muntu spirited compliance.

That is also maybe reason why Muntu lost, Muntu is brave, but also shielded from a lot in the recent year. While other of the Defiance fraction has been detained and legal trouble. Muntu and friends has skated off into the sunset. This and his decisions to actually accept that the FDC are the leading opposition party in the Parliament. Which means they also formed a Shadow Government, as if they weeks and days before was saying was illegitimate. Therefore, Muntu have mad the bed himself and now has to sleep in it.

Muntu knew and knows what is brewing inside a party, who should be tired by the little movement and the stalemate. The Stalemate that is lasting now for two decades against the NRM. That Besigye, Muntu and all other in the leadership hasn’t been able at this point to have peaceful transition from the NRM. Since Museveni and his party of sole candidacy is staying either by the rigged ballots or by the guns.

Fellow Ugandans, I would like to thank all of you for the great show of support for the pursuit of democracy as well as our concerted and continuing struggle for a better Uganda. I will be holding a press conference tomorrow at 10am at Hotel Africana. God bless you all” (Mugisha Muntu, 28.11.2017).

That is why this significant message from Muntu is telling. Since he as the former Party President should know the stakes ahead inside the FDC. It isn’t that Besigye kicked him out and got in a puppet as the Party President. But, that the moderate and careful working Muntu wasn’t proactive enough or even professing to the needed changes within the FDC.

That is why I expect him to start a new Political Party, as he will not be leader under POA or try to contest Besigye again for the Presidential Race. He rather run on his own and try to create his own party. He might bring with him many of the Shadow Government MPs and others. Muntu might bring a big group from the FDC. While FDC becoming more revolutionary and more in the spirit of defiance against the resistance.

What that will say about his, it might be a fluke or hot air like Go-Forward of Amama Mbabazi. It might be a party of the size of Conservative Party, Democratic Party or Uganda People’s Congress. But it might not have the role that FDC has and the FDC will find new leaders for the ones who left. There are lots inside the structure and the years on the sideline of the NRM.

It will not be easy for Muntu to be another one who works for himself. He has to challenge both FDC, but NRM. As well as all the rest of the Opposition parties. If that will be easy in this political climate, as the police are shutting down and silencing their consultations/meetings. That will happen with Muntu if he tries to be someone and somebody. He will not be in peace, unless he does like Beti Kamya and Uganda Federal Alliance, which is now a loyal stooge of the NRM.

We can just await and see what happens tomorrow. If he will roll out a new party, if he has plans inside the FDC or if he goes independent. There are rumors and speculations of several opposition MPs to be part of the press conference at Hotel Africana. That might happen tomorrow. We don’t know at this point, what we do know is that he has these options.

We can assume certain movement from him because he stated this after losing on the 25th November:

I want to operate in an environment where I feel I am trusted by those that I am working with. So colleagues, I don’t want to be unfair to you nor do I want to say that you are being unfair to me. Therefore, at a personal level, there are decisions I will have to make in the coming days and weeks. I ask for your patience and prayers. We need to bear with each other even as we ponder on the decision that we will have to make. We do our part as human beings and the rest we leave it to God” (Mugisha Muntu, 25.11.2017).

So, we know he feels disgruntled, because people are unhappy with some of his actions and of some of his decisions after the General Election in 2016. It is because of that, people has lost it and he also lost vital supports inside the party. Still, Muntu will get backers from the FDC if he shifts. That will be over the Defiance, but also because of his compliance.

We will see what happens. But will Muntu do like Mbabazi and try it all on his own? Nevertheless, his party would have longer time before the next election, than what Go-Forward had before the 2016 election. Peace.

The 10th Parliament today adds more debt to the state, near 2 trillion shillings more actually!

Today, the Ugandan Parliament has added more debt to the state since they cannot get grants or donors to fund their projects like in the past. National Resistance Movement (NRM) have the majority of the Parliament, therefore the adjustment and the possible questioning of the bills today. Would be squashed briefly, as the new amount of debt will arise and the state has to get more sufficient funds to repay the loans and the rising interests. That the three projects might bring profits in the future and could be seen as positive development, might be true, but it is a high risk. When the levels of debt already has grown as much as it is.

The first loan approved by the parliament was to borrow for the Lake Victoria Maritime Communication and Transport Project. That loan is up to $ 14,4 Million USD or 52,409 billion Uganda Shillings.

The second loan approved by the parliament was to borrow for the upgrade the road Kapchorwa-Suam-Kitale Road. These was two loans in one. Which is one $ 38,349,313.28 or 139,705 billion Uganda Shillings, this was borrowed from African Development Bank (ADB). The other was $ 56,129,597.12 or 204,437 billion Uganda Shillings from the African Development Fund (ADF).

The third loan was in Euros, first part from UK Export Finance (UKEF), which was EUROS 270,266,042.15, converted to US Dollars is $ 321,199,210.23 or in Uganda Shilling the total: 1,170,081,708,10 Uganda Shillings or in word One Trillion One Hundred Seventy billion Uganda Shilling. The second loan are in EUROS 37,110,585 from Standard Chartered Bank, converted to US Dollars is $ 44,112,060.75 or in Uganda Shillings 160,670,761,044.55 or in words One Hundred Sixty Billion, six hundred seventy million, seven hundred sixty-one thousand, forty-four and fifty-five hundredths Uganda Shillings.

So collectively today, the NRM has accepted loans which totals $ 474,190,180 US Dollars. In Uganda shilling it means 1,727,264,129,950.40 Uganda Shillings. In words it is one trillion, seven hundred twenty-seven billion, two hundred sixty-four million, one hundred twenty-nine thousand Uganda Shillings.

The budget of 2017-2018 was in total 29 Trillion Shillings. Therefore, they are now seeking to borrowing close to 2 Trillion Shillings, which is of last years budget close to 2,9 %. So the NRM MPs and State has had no trouble borrowing close to 3 percentage of previous budget on three infrastructure projects. It is evident and should be worrying with the knowledge that the state is already using 33 % of the budget to repay loans of old and their interests. No matter how positive these projects are and what they can accumulate in the future. Still, the basis of loaning this amounts while having growing debts already. Is really tasking future generations to pay for the loans of the previous ones.

So it seems like the NRM are planning to opening the gates and making sure the state owns more to even more banking and international money lenders. As if the petroleum dollars will safe the deficit in the future. As the interests and the downgrading of the state might appear. Unless, the state gets higher oil prices and some luck. Since, the NRM have really forked itself and hoping someone will bail it out. Peace.

Opinion: Kenyatta tarnish his own legacy as he is sworn-in at Kasarani; as the Police is quelling NASA supporters at the Prayer Rally at Jacaranda!

The election was not a contest between a good dream and a bad dream; it was a contest between two competing visions. I believe that those who voted for me chose the better vision. This, however, does not invalidate the aspirations of those who did not vote for me. I undertake to be the custodian of the dreams of all, and to be the keeper of the aspirations of those who voted for me and those who did not. I will be the President of all. And I will devote my time and energy to build bridges to unite and bring prosperity to all Kenyans. Today is a historic day for our great Nation. First our gratitude is to Almighty God. I also point out that the Kenyan voter has been the most important player in the election. Everyone who voted played a role in strengthening our democracy: today’s celebration is yours. Asante sana” (Uhuru Kenyatta – Inauguration, 28.11.2017).

Today, there it is 11 Presidents at Kasarani Stadium for the Swearing-in of the 2nd Term of Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto. While that is happening the National Super Alliance had planned a Prayer Rally for the recently deceased supporters at Jacaranda Stadium. This is the rally where Raila Odinga and the leadership of NASA would show-up. Where the Police had it sealed off, and showed tear-gas and water-canons. So that is proof of the two different states within the state now.

Kenyatta and Ruto is currently basking in glory of despots and supporters. While the NASA are under fire and burning as they planned and notified the authorities of the prayer rally. Therefore, the injustice now is put into system. As Jubilee Party and the Ruling Regime can really do as they please. Nothing stops them and they will do whatever to quell the NASA. The acts on Mnyanja Road have proven how ill the government is and how illegitimate it is.

Kenyatta knows this and therefore using force to stop the opposition from the rally there today. As he wants all the glam and good shots at the Kasarani Stadium. Clearly, because of his actions and orders, people will look into aftermath at Jacaranda stadium, where more lives are lost. The count right now is 5 people killed by state officers either Anti-Riot Police or Soldiers.

Today, the speech of Kenyatta doesn’t matter, it is pointless, the inauguration of him is too. He proves to the world that the people are supporting Odinga and even dying for him. As the state officers are killing its own. While several Presidents are trying to legitimizing the regime. The media has been banned from showing live footage of the happenings at Jacaranda, as the show at Kasarani was going smoothly. Today, it’s also ironic that in the last 48 hours the Jubilee has used school-buses to ferry the public to its ceremony. While Acting CS Fred Matiangi, earlier this year has banned this sort of activity. Clearly, the Jubilee is allowed to breach their own regulations when it fits them.

There is clearly to type of rules and two different attitudes. The Jubilee uses nice words and rhetoric, they own it all, but the public support is behind NASA. There are different tensions, as Kenyatta trying to talk of peace between all, while his orders from above is killing civilians. They are ambushing, even throwing garbage at the Jacaranda Stadium, which they knew about. The NASA didn’t do anything ill at Kasarani. So the proof of double standard are there.

The live bullets and the oppressive behavior will back-fire. Again, innocent lives gotten lost behind this hurt between leaders of Kenya. The NASA are trying to do their thing, but Jubilee is stifling it. They have the state powers and the police organizations to handle it. Kenyatta should have let the rally go without violence, without these senseless killings. He should have, but he couldn’t handle being humiliated by Odinga’s crowd and popularity. That he could be shadowed by fellow Kenyan leader. The Pyrrhic Victory will clearly hunt him… it will overshadow all of his reign. Even if he is partly legal by the Supreme Court and by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Still, it will forever be questionable and even with the facts of rigging will tarnish his reputation.

Kenyatta will never be seen as a legitimate president in many eyes and it is proven today. That is the reason why he has to quell and silence NASA rallies. He stops them and uses all tactics. This will not be winning in the long-run. Jubilee, might have the power, but lost important parts of the public. They will never see him as their President. Even as they mourning the dead, he killed more and ordered more death. That is the legacy and the blood on his hands. He can speak peace, but his acts is of violence. Remember that, that is the reality and not something that should be said with ease.

Today, wasn’t a celebration or the start of the second term of Kenyatta. Today is a day again of mourning, innocent lives died, while Jubilee celebrated themselves. If this continues, it will be their demise, how many people can they take without it matters? How much violence and political instability can the Kenyatta government muster before it cracks? That is what we shall wonder about. Since this is self created and self possessed narrative they have created. It should have been a beautiful day, basking in glory and in promise of a better tomorrow. Instead, its in the blood of old and defeat that it will be remembered for.

Kenyatta, your losing it, either your legacy or your power. This is not the way to run and to win. This is the way to stay, but not to be respected or be part of something greater. You might used some powerful and peaceful words, but your actions are depressing. You cannot even show some sympathy or let people mourn without leaving more hurt. That is your legacy now. Peace.