IEBC: “Update on Verification Process” (29.10.2017)

A look into how the removal of term limits: How it opened the door for Life Presidency for President Museveni!

A frequent claim by African leaders seeking to abolish term limits is that their campaigns reflect popular demand (Baker, 2002). The fact that all incumbents who have removed presidential term limits have gone on to win subsequent elections is presented as post-facto evidence of citizens’ preference for the stability that comes with leadership continuity rather than rotation (Blunt & Jones, 1997). Yet rarely are ordinary African citizens allowed formal space to make their voices heard in these debates. Instead, term-limit advocates fight for space, often in the streets and sometimes at great risk to their lives. Therefore we understand that the majority of cases – 20 of the 36 instances in which presidents faced term limits – are ones in which incumbent presidents simply stepped down in accordance with the constitution” (Eze, 2016).

Today I will look into the deep change of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda. The time before the General Election of 2006, when the Parliament changed the rules for the President. From changing it from having two terms limits for a President and making sure President Museveni could continue to rule the Republic. President Museveni really tried to control the Constitutional Committee who was writing the draft and making the articles for the 1995 Constitution. Clearly, all of the advice he didMovement System n’t follow. Therefore, they even added three pieces of legislation that has affected his presidency. This being Multi-Party Democracy, instead of the Movement System, Two Presidential Terms and 75 years age limit. The latest is the one that is causing havoc and trouble in the Republic.

Back in the day, the Constitution that was started on 4 years into the National Resistance Movement reign, about 1990s and was finished in 1994, before the 7th Parliament voted on it. Since there was no need for a referendum, people had already decided and been apart of process. The referendum that has been was on the Multi-Party Democracy and voted on twice. There was none when they took away the Term Limits in the Parliament in 2005, a year before the General Election in 2006. Therefore, it is important to look at the Constitutional process and arguments for the Presidential Terms, because it shows the hypocrisy of the NRM today and that is not about Museveni. All changes to the Constitution is about Museveni and his cronies. That will be showed with the old and newer articles collected here!

“… the .body to officially debate the draft constitution should be as fully representative of the people as possible . . we recommended . . a new body, the Constituent Assembly, composed mainly of directly elected delegates plus representatives of some interest groups to carry out those roles on behalf of the people.” This recommendation was accepted by government and Legal Notice No 1 of 1986 was accordingly amended to provide for this. A statute providing for the establishment of, and elections to, the Constituent Assembly as well as the powers and functions or that Assembly was also enacted” (Wapakhabulo, 2001).

He you saw how they started the draft Constitution on behalf of the people, where they also closed the doors for Multi-Party Democracy and open the door for Movement System. This was brutal for the parties of Democratic Party, Uganda People’s Congress and the Conservative Party. They we’re all thrown to the dogs, so the voices of the Movement was the key and their needs was important in this Constitution compared to the Obote’s 1966 and Idi Amin’s 1971 Constitution. They we’re with this taken away and the legal framework was made to fit the NRM. As it continues!

The Chairperson of the CBR General Meeting, Dr. Joe Oloka-Onyango, observed that constitutionalism has to be a living, dynamic feature of life. He further argued that because the 1995 Constitution had launched a new phase of constitutionalism in Uganda, this CBR Workshop was about to discuss a relevant contemporary experience. In this regard, he cited the censure motion as it related to the Brigadier Jim Muhweezi case. Here Oloka-Onyango argued, that while this was a good constitutional provision, it had a fundamental weakness of over-empowering the President, who was the one responsible to ensure that the objectives of the provision were successfully realised” (Opolot & Kintu Nyago, P: 2, 1996).

The issues of the executive and the presidency were also subjected to statistical analysis. A large majority of views were in favour of all or some ministers being Members of Parliament. On the issue of whether the President should be elected, the majority preferred direct election. Those who preferred that the President be elected indirectly suggested that Parliament should conduct the election. On what should be the term of office of a President, a large majority favoured five years. As regards the maximum number of terms a President should serve, a large majority preferred two terms” (Odoki, P: 198, 2005).

The Constitutional Committee all preferred a secret ballot and elections every five years, they also was sure about 2 terms president. This would put boundaries to the rule and secure succession, also change of leaders so it could see progress and test of governance with time. Therefore, I will after this show Prof. Kanyeihamba explanation of the value of this article and provision in the Constitution, before the value of removing it from Okuku. Who both has reasonable ways of explaining it!

When the idea of term limits removal was first floated, most Ugandans thought that it was a joke in bad test. The Constituent Assembly delegates recalled that the debate about and subsequent adoption of the term limits provisions were not contentious and their acceptance as part of the permanent features of the supreme law of the country were nationally and universally accepted as absolute and binding. No one reckoned the intentions or methods that were to be employed to ridicule President Museveni’s undertaking. First, Cabinet ministers had to be coerced into supporting the amendment removing term limits. Those who refused or expressed doubt on the measure were booted out of Cabinet. Next, was to persuade Members of Parliament to fall in line. When it was realised that many of them were reluctant to do so, they were each bribed with Shs5 million, at that time a great deal of money” (Kanyeihamba, 2017).

The removal of term limits to allow for indefinite rule by the president implies a rejection of constitutionalism and democratic governance. The nature of proposed amendments relating to the presidency, parliament and the judiciary prove this point. In addition, the Amendment Bill intends to have the legislative and the judicial arms of government subordinated to the presidency. The quest for life presidency has prompted proponents of a third-term to amend the constitution through omnibus legislation combining diverse subjects that are not logically related to each other, making this unconstitutional. These manoeuvres have led various social and political forces to embark on the struggle to stem the imposition of indefinite rule by the NRM and Museveni” (Okuku, 2005).

This is all true, the quest of removing the term limits was to extend not only Museveni to a third term, but opening the gate for life presidency. This is now evident as the Magyezi bill is tabled to the Parliamentary Committee, before the secret ballot and voting over the Constitutional Amendment. That would make it official and only life presidency of Museveni, that is the goal of the Parliament for this term. Nothing else matters, only the personal wealth and lifestyle of Museveni.

The rule for life was started in 2005, it was even starting in 1980s when he fought out the rest with bullets and bush-war. It started in 1986, when he certified his role and his place. Something he don’t want to offer to someone else. That is why the Constitution he was enacting, has to be changed for the third time. So he can become life president. Stay in the State House in Entebbe for life. Because no-one else is capable in his mind. While that is wrong, because he is ignorant and power-hungry. Peace.

Reference:

Eze, Kevin – ‘Discussion Paper – THE EFFICACY OF PRESIDENTIAL TERM LIMITS’ (3-4. August 2016) link: http://minds-africa.org/Downloads/2016%202/2b.%20MINDS%202016%20Youth%20Dialogue%20Discussion%20Paper_Term%20Limits_Kevin%20Eze.pdf

Kanyeihamba, George – ‘1995 Constitution architect Justice Kanyeihamba speaks out on removing age limits’ (04.10.2017) link: http://watchdoguganda.com/1995-constitution-architect-justice-kanyeihamba-speaks-removing-age-limits/

Odoki, Benjamin – ‘The Search for a National Consensus – The Making of the 1995 Uganda Constitution’ (2005)

Okuku, Juma Anthony – ‘BEYOND ‘THIRD-TERM’ POLITICS Constitutional amendments and Museveni’s quest for life presidency in Uganda’ (May 2005) – Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa

Opolot, Samson & Kintu Nyago, Crispin – ‘Lessons of Constitution-Making in Uganda’ – Workshop Report No.10/1996

J.F. Wapakhabulo – ‘Uganda’s Experience in Constitution Making’ (15.09.2001) link: http://www.commonlii.org/ke/other/KECKRC/2001/33.html

Opinion: DP Ruto’s failed CNN Interview was expressing lies World-Wide!

You know your fishing in troubled waters, when even CNN International Broadcasting News drops and deletes your interview on Youtube. This is a proof of how shambolic the Kenyan Elections are, since the incumbent Deputy President William Ruto had an interview on CNN on Friday to legitimize the Fresh Presidential Elections. This is while the results are far from announced and the numbers was been shredded on the screens in Nairobi. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) have yet to announce the result, but by Friday the verified results we’re already in question. As the boycott all over the country had put down the estimates. That is why the interview was revealing for their will to lie to international legitimacy.

How they are still showing it on the CNN Pages:

Ruto disputes low Kenya voter turnout figures: Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto says many Kenyans were denied the opportunity to vote due to violence. CNN’s Lynda Kinkade reports.Source: CNN” (CNN, 28.10.2017, link: http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/10/28/ruto-disputes-kenya-voting-numbers-kinkade-sot.cnn).

Here is CNN Apology for airing the interview:

CNN chief editor Meredith Artley explained what went wrong: “Our interview with Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto was one of the worst interviews we have ever hosted. The discussion didn’t match our standards. Therefore, our viewers won’t be able to watch it on our youtube channel, we apologize.” she lamented. “Our producer has pulled the whole nonsense down. It was embarrassing to host such character. Once again we are sorry.” she added.

This is what he said during the interview:

Legitimacy is defined in the constitution as 50% + 1 and 25% in 24 counties. We have surpassed both. We are at 98% and we have 25% in 44 counties” (…) “On matters to do with turnout, it is incorrect for Odinga to say 3.5 million voters. A total of 7.5 million voters voted” (Otinga, 2017).

You must win 50%… we have already surpassed that threshold… That means that in terms of the constitution, the legitimacy question is already answered… It is incorrect for Mr. Odinga to say that 3.5 million voters turned out. In fact 7.5 million voters turned out… Of course he wants to peddle a narrative that suits his political narrative but the reality is 91% of Kenyans who voted who voted for Uhuru Kenyatta on 8th of August turned up and voted for us on Thursday” (Beverton Mukalo, 2017).

Just to put the numbers and amount of people he said turnout, the latest numbers on Sunday 29th is “237 out of 291 constituencies, Uhuru 6,945,181, Raila 65,598, Turnout 43.39%” (Kenya West on Twitter). Clearly, this is not right amount of numbers. When on Friday the KIEMS had registered about 3,5 million voters. While the IEBC and other has expressed no faith in the KIEMS, then why buy and use them? We know some in Kakamega took the equipment, but that was in one Polling station in a county that voted in and around 5%. Therefore, the numbers the IEBC are coming with is not trustworthy, as also many polling stations and constituency are even having higher turn-up of voters, than the registered voters there.

So there are reason why they pulled it down on Youtube, but it is still up at CNN International Edition. Even if it is filled with lies. The IEBC has worked on the results since the Return Forms was delivered on Thursday, clearly they are struggling to configure the 48% turn-out into the crunched numbers and make sure the paperwork fits the paradigm. If the IEBC was honest, they would know the boycott made the amount of people show-up abysmal.

Therefore, the CNN interview of DP Ruto was the Jubilee trying to legitimizing the polls. However, it was not working. Because as the time is going. The gig is up and the IEBC are working on overtime to fix the results for fitting the narrative the Jubilee needs. Peace.

Reference:

Beverton Mukalo, Shem – ‘Ruto talks to CNN after Odinga interview’ (28.10.2017) link: http://www.hivisasa.com/posts/ruto-talks-to-cnn-after-odinga-interview

Otinga, Rene – ‘Raila’s narrative failed, Kenyans came out to vote –DP Ruto’ (28.10.2017) link: https://www.tuko.co.ke/256135-railas-narrative-failed-kenyans-vote-dp-ruto.html#256135

IGP Kale Kayihura statement in response to Saturday Vision story on the 28.10.2017 (28.10.2017)

Age Limit: The NRM are all behind their Master!

The senior leaders of the National Resistance Movement belonging to the National Executive Council (NEC), meeting at State House- Entebbe on October 27th exhaustively discussed matters pertinent and critical to the movement of this country. After receiving and deeply appreciating the key note address delivered by the Party’s National Chairperson, H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, and being mindful of the country’s political history, they resolved as follows; 1. To enthusiastically join the majority of their colleague Members of NEC who are NRM Members of Parliament in unanimously and overwhelmingly supporting the Bill for an Act entitled the Constitution (Amendment No. 2), Act 2017, moved by Hon. Raphael Magyezi” (NRM NEC – Rogers Mulindwa – ‘NRM, NEC SUPPORTS AGE LIMIT BILL’ 27.10.2017).

The puppets or muppet’s of National Resistance Movement are ready and prepared to support the removal of Age Limit, the Article 102(b), who has been a presiding question of late. That the NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC) supported it was expected. During this week the NRM National Executive Committee (NEC) has also thrown their support behind it. Soon the NRM Youth League (NRMYL) and NRM Poor Youth Forum (NRM-PYF) will also follow suit.

If you are surprised by it, you shouldn’t the whole party is Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and is a reflection of him. They are paid docile creatures who bow down to get mercy and a paycheck. Very, very few members has the back-bone or the courage to stand up against the President. The few who do are suspended or even thrown-out, if not sanctioned for insubordination of party principles. Meaning they offended the “don”.

If you expected anything else of this so-called free and fair party structure, than you have forgotten the sole-candidacy and the deserters, all the ones who fled or had any ambition of succeeding Museveni has all left. If not been paid-off and put in gently into a position where they need to show loyalty to him. Just ask Gilbert Bukenya, he was so humiliated and been degraded into junk status. Also, the wishful thinking of Amama Mbabazi. There are reasons for why Dr. Kizza Besigye left the fold too, but he started his own and made Reform Agenda into the Forum for Democratic Change.

So the NRM are all loyal to Museveni, if he execute a death wish, they will clap, if he sings another rap, they will clap and if he taps all the government resources; they will continue to clap! They will cheer and be festive, they will wait for a paycheck and show they are obedient members of the party. That they will respect him and his wishes beyond means necessary, that is why they show up at the State House and gives him a thumbs up.

All of them hope for a Presidential Handshake, they hope for a deep pocket and well-wishes. SACCO’s in their names and accounts with flush-funds for side-dishes and new Prado’s. They cannot help themselves, they just want free stuff for very little work. Just pay us for our vote and we can go home. We smile and follow the choreographed moments of jubilation and try to come to your office. To make sure the Don remembers you and can also remember to reimburse the commitment to his project. His Presidency for life.

That is why they were all there, not for joy and celebration. They are there for one reason, show loyalty and follow party-line, which means follow whatever that the President wants and wishes. That is why they had to support the lifting of Article 102(b). If not they would be punished and left out in the cold to rot. They would be left for the dogs and eaten by the hyenas as the simply prey they are. They are just useful props and loyal tokens for the old man with the hat. The NRM members and leaders should know this… but don’t expect it. Peace.

IEBC: “Update on Results Verification” (28.10.2017)

Kura Yangu Sauti Yangu – “How Legitimate is the October 26 Election?” (27.10.2017)

26th October Elections: Record-breaking voter turnout for Uhuru!

It is amazing the amounts of ghost, leprechauns, goblins and sweethearts that put their votes for Jubilee and incumbent Presidential Candidate Uhuru Kenyatta. It isn’t even funny how the amounts of voters are growing and with the knowledge of the boycotted affairs. It is a mockery of all fundamental understandings, as certain constituencies in Kenya has voted over 100% and also non-living human beings has voted for him too.

Like take Saku Constituency in Marsabit County, Uhuru Kenyatta got 796,478 votes and Raila Odinga got 6,658 votes. The problem is that in Saku Constituency there is only 27,082 registered voters. It is impressive how many ghosts, bots and whatnots that votes for Kenyatta. This is just one constituency, we can just wonder how many others who is altered this way. In Mandera West Constituency, Kenyatta has gotten 109,938 voters, but in there is only 26,816 registered voters in this constituency. So he get 5 times more voters, surely the dead is walking in Mandera!

Because the KIEMS accounted for 3,5 million total votes. But at his point that doesn’t matter. Since there is still counted invisible votes and voters. It is like a fountain of voters and they come out from the sky and fall into the Results Transmission Systems (RTS) at the magical paradise of Bomas.

What is more worrying is how the ballots and electoral equipment are transported by Jubilee agents, not even by so-called independent agents. Which is showing the disgraceful attitude to the Fresh Presidential Elections. They are not even trying to be fair.

We know something is wrong, when even this happens: “Journalists denied access at Bomas of Kenya by IEBC” (28.10.2017). When these sort of revelations are occurring, we know the gig is up. The restructuring the numbers and changing it. It has already gone two days and they are still reconfiguring the tally. It is amazing how they are able to amend and fix it. This will not legitimize the process, since the different amounts of turnout compared to registered in KIEMS, while the IEBC are just throwing ghost numbers from Jupiter and Saturn, to make sure the green aliens get their representation in Kenya.

Because at some point there we’re reported results of 7 million votes in total for Uhuru Kenyatta, within hours change today he was down to 2,3 million voters for the same candidate. You can wonder where all these numbers come from as the constituency numbers and the rest cannot be arranged. It is just a hot soup and hot mess. Where the hot air at Bomas are working in mediocre speed, trying to configure and alter results in some way or another. Either to fit the 48 % turnout or whatnot to legitimize Kenyatta. Whatever they are doing, it is not working. Since a botched election like this shouldn’t take this long to count.

Chairman Wafula Chebukati should know that his time as stooge and crony should soon be over. The gig is up and the boycott has successfully undressed the IEBC. CEO Ezra Chiloba and the rest cannot sustain this breach, the breaking of the numbers and crunching sense of disbelief, that the IEBC are needing so long time to count empty ques and piles of indifference. Maybe they should have separate count for chickens and dogs attending the election. Than the numbers would be higher.

It is futile to support the IEBC and their supposed progress. Combined with the military and police brutality in different parts of Kenya. Where they are killing and intimidating, raiding homes and detaining innocent citizens. Who has just done one thing, they have boycotted a failed election and not given credit to the incumbent and his rigging regime. They should not be punished for that. They should be commended for that. Instead, the violence is state sanctioned and from the state house. Which is a disgrace and the lives that is taken is on his watch. It is his responsibility and he should be remembered for doing so. Peace.

Age Limit: Letters of Robert Kyagulyani Ssentamu MP returning the 29m shillings (27.10.2017)

26th October Election: Cooking numbers on Overtime!

The one ballot given at the Olympic Primary School in Kibera, Nairobi!

Even yesterday a Jubilee source told Benji Ndolo said there was only about 3 million” citizens who cast their votes. Therefore, far lesser mind that mind has a hard time understanding how the recent results on the Kenyan National Media are publishing numbers to the levels of 8 million votes for Uhuru Kenyatta. We understand why the numbers we’re at a standstill for over 12 hours and the IEBC Portal was down for as many.

I don’t know what Chairman Wafula Chebukati is smoking or any of his appointed minions are doing at Bomas. But if they think people are this foolish, when they know kids, when they know there was so many left out stations with nearly none showing up. That the boycott was so effective, that these sort of results is only one thing. Not fact, but fiction. Electoral malpractice and Electoral tampering that goes into the insane. Like the time when a Liberian President got tripled amount votes compared to possible citizens counted in his republic. The same sort of act is happening now.

The same was the grand number of 48% professed on National TV and first statement by Chebukati. That is to get, when so many districts, when so many counties and so many polling stations nearly empty or none.

So if you believe any of the numbers, they are altered and changed. There are double sets of 34A’s, which means the Presidential Results Transmission Forms that is send and establish the results sent to the tally centre for verification and combine with the other polling stations to become the authenticated results.

Together with the senseless violence, killings and police brutality better stop. The whole election is a sham and facade of something that is supposed to legitimize and give power to the representatives, as the people are giving the representatives faith through the ballot. But when Kenyatta are getting over 8 million votes in an abysmal election, where chicken, dogs and kids where voting instead of registered grown-ups.

That is why the state is repaying the distrust and the disobedience with direct violence in strongholds of National Super Alliance, raiding homes, throwing tear-gas and killing civilians. This is really dangerous, the aftermath of this botched election. That the Jubilee and their henchmen cannot accept this vile attempt of a poll. That they cannot reform and do it in peace, then step down if the people actually want a legitimate ruler. For now that is not Kenyatta or Ruto. They play has been seen and despised by the public.

The reason why the 26th October Election was a no-go. Why people didn’t show-up and because they didn’t believe in the process or the state. The Electoral Body is proving why now. When 8 million, a dozen millions bots, ghosts or Chiloba’s siblings are dropping votes in a fashion only a prepared algorithm could. Peace.