Police Orders to limit MPs to only have Age Limit Consultation Meetings in their own Constituency!

The Police Force in Uganda issued an Internal Notice to all their Regional Police Commanders, District Police Commanders and all of the Police Stations on the Consultations Meetings done by Members of Parliament. This Notice is clearly stating on the 16th October 2017, IMM – OPS/885, time: 1134. This really put the provisions and the orders of the Police Force.

The Notice to all the officers of the land says:

During the Consultative Meetings Ensure the following ;-(.)

1. MPs should strictly consult in their Constituency Only (.)

2. Those MPs Moving or Intending to Move in Order to Support Counterparts or Consult Outside their Constituences must be stopped (R) Must be Stopped (.)” (Uganda Police Message – FM: GENPOL, 16.10.2017).

This here proves the ability of the Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura and his brigades of Police Officers to be involved in Political Affairs. This is not the first time the Police are interfering in the politics. Not the last either as they are oppressing the freedom of speech and the scope of liberty the people have. That even the Representative of the National Assembly will be limited in their possible consultation meetings. Meaning if Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine are having meetings outside of Kyadondo East, he might meet the power of the law. If he travels to have meeting in Jinja, Mbale or Fort Portal.

That the Police are interfering are really showing how little the freedom the President wants to give his own citizens. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has surely ordered this from above to make sure there wont be any sort fuzz about meetings or consultations between MPs. They are all bound by orders and by the notice of highest rank. That is why the Police can do as they please.

The Police are now showing how loyal they are for the National Resistance Movement (NRM), since IGP Kayihura are really showing loyalty to Museveni. This is now bound to stop campaigning of other MPs in the Constituency. President Museveni clearly has gotten them to be as him, either be by his side or become his enemies. Since the MPs are supposed to work for his cause.

This is not surprising. It is with the M.O. of the NRM to suppress other voices than their own. President Museveni is acting as normal. To stop the radio campaign of Besigye and all the opposition parties trying to campaign against him. The NRM are just using their power to silence the MPs as well. MPs who are elected officials and they cannot by order cross into other districts. This is to control the speeches, the campaigns and the consultation. So the majority of the NRM MPs can speak in their constituency, but not speak outside.

Total control as always. Peace.

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Opinion: EU Envoy stance on the Fresh Presidential Elections and IEBC is a disappointment!

I don’t know what sort of picture Marietje Schaake is seeing, if she has read the IEBC Internal Memos that has been released, if she has even opened her eyes and seen the reasons for the National Super Alliance to pull out of the 26th October 2017 Presidential Election. That she cannot even with the “No Reforms No Elections”, but subscribe it into no reform and no election. Clearly, that is a sort of display of disregard of the efforts to thwart changes within the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), it’s like she has looked the blind eye and trying to forge peace on fragile grounds. Just because it is easy. Since the NASA are working for credible elections, not just giving way to IEBC to rig the elections again. There we’re reasons for why the nullification happen in August 2017 and the IEBC haven’t done anything different this time around.

First stance:

EU EOM recommendations made to political contenders have not seen improvements. The IEBC, judiciary and civil society have been subject to further attacks. Political aggravation has resulted in a stand-off, with violent confrontations between groups of demonstrators and state security forces. A highly controversial electoral amendment bill, passed by Jubilee MPs in Parliament and awaiting presidential assent, has furthered divisions. The amendments are not required under the Supreme Court’s 1 September ruling, and their timing is not consistent with good practice for electoral law reform.3 The National Super Alliance (NASA) has declared that there will be “no election” as scheduled, stating that its candidates will not participate in the event that the amendments are adopted by the executive and there are not profound changes at the IEBC. Worryingly, there is also concern that “no election” means NASA supporters could obstruct polling and tallying. Such actions from both sides of the political divide are seriously damaging democratic functioning. Dialogue and cooperation are urgently needed for compromises so there can be a peaceful electoral process with integrity and transparency and Kenyans can chose their President” (Schaake, 2017).

Schaake, we agree on the amendment in Parliament, that is not good tea, but there is where we both agree. It is like you support the running election and want it go, even when there are any evidence of change. Maybe the 1st January 1970 date on the IEBC Portal or IEBC RTS system in public should worry you, but you have such faith in the IEBC. That you are as worried about demonstrations as the Jubilee. You speak of dialogue, that even the Jubilee party didn’t show up too and didn’t consider. They went campaigning and wasn’t interested in changing the IEBC. That has been proven since 1st September 2017.

After some delay, the IEBC has given public information on its reforms, including a list of 10 improvements. Consultation was initially lacking, for example on the election date. However, the Chairperson then proposed weekly meetings with candidates’ representatives (although these did not work out), and the IEBC maintained an open-door policy, has organised meetings with each camp and has also given written responses to NASA’s requests (its “irreducible minimums”). Consultation meetings have been held with religious leaders and observers. While public information has been lacking, the IEBC has stated it will be undertaking regular news releases and daily updates” (Schaake, 2017).

That she believes the Chairman Wafula Chebukati and his consultations, even as the NASA Leadership left it without hope and started the demonstrations. Which she calls obstructions of polling and tallying. Even as this happens weeks in advance and also now in the days before the Fresh Presidential Elections of 26th October 2017. The answers from IEBC to Irreducible Minums, which h Schaake was able to add and not just minimums. As it is needed reforms of the electoral body, before any elections can happen in the eyes of the NASA. I know that is hard for Schaake to understand. Since she confess to stand by the IEBC, just like the Jubilee. She could be connected to them.

I find it striking that she defend the IEBC as an institution, even as it was differing from the fact that the IEBC rigged the August Election. That she is defending it and not seeing that the IEBC has not been changed. Like she has looked away at all the IEBC Internal Memos and the actions of continuing like they did in the previous ones. The IEBC had no fixation of following NASA guidelines, they have just continued in the support and defense of Jubilee. Now are the EU Envoy also supporting it. Its a disgrace. She gives 18 points advice to change, like they will listen. No doubt they will not listen to you, because they are not even respecting the NASA and fellow Kenyans. Why should they listen to you? A foreigner from the Netherlands unless you making it rain on Kenyatta and Ruto?

So it seems like stability for any price, but not a legitimate government is a concern for the EU Envoy in Kenya. Schaake, you need check your pulse and your heart. That you will let a shambolic even happen and make sure the IEBC run their elections with no change. You will not wish your own Netherlands to be put in the same charade of an election, but you can support this one. So its a disappointment, that you wrote this, but not surprising. Peace.

Reference:

Schaake, Marietje, European Election Observation Mission – EU EOM – ‘EU EOM Kenya: Progress update’ (16.10.2017) link: https://marietjeschaake.eu/en/eu-eom-kenya-progress-update

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Opinion: [Mission Impossible] Museveni says he needs more time accomplish his mission, what? 31 years is not enough!

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who started his walk as a President in 1986. The mantra of the revolutionary war for justice, freedom and liberation from the old dark past. Has now gone back in time and full circle, as the man who supposedly liberate the Republic, needs more time to linger in power. This from the man who confessed early in his reign that African leaders has a hard time to step down and apparently, he is one of them. If this was a comedy skit, it would have been hilarious, sincerely it is not and it has become the bleak reality. So without further ado, let the mastermind who needs more time express his opinion.

“President Museveni has reportedly said he has a “mission to accomplish” and this is why he wants parliament to scrap age limits in the constitution for elderly presidential candidates like him” (…) “He told us that his revolutionary struggle is not a mere struggle but a mission that has to be accomplished and therefore cannot be locked out by mere technicalities,” an MP who attended one of the State House meetings told The Observer on Friday” (Kaaya, 2017).

I know I called him the Grand Wizard of Uganda last week; I have nicknamed him Don Museveni for his godfather like persona and use of security forces to enforce his rule. Therefore, the President is now trying to go Ethan Hunt on Uganda. He is trying to go Mission Impossible; he has had now over 30 years to accomplish his mission.

If the liberation war of 1980s was supposed to be successful, it should be so by now. He has had decades upon decades to finish whatever he started. At this point, he cannot blame anyone, but his own lazy ass for the state of affairs. It is his system; the relics of the past have been amended and regulated in his system, by either his effort or his policies is the reason for the state it is in. To say anything is to be blind and unforgivingly stupid. If not righteously ignorant like Mwenda and Opondo. They are all praising the man, while schools are rotting and opportunities for work for the growing numbers of youth is at a record breaking low.

I don’t know if it is propaganda blindness or useful tools of oppression that keeps the National Resistance Movement pumping, if not the levels of cronyism and depleted government structures is enough. That is why they are all waiting on orders from above or waiting for a handshake to do business. It is all in the mercy of the State House, not through procedures or protocol. The lacking nostalgia and resemblance of how it could is evident. As the misuse of statistics and history by the NRM are clearly tearing down the reality of the system. Since they are trying to forge growth and wealth structures, but the people day-to-day is not seeing or feeling that.

I am having a hard time understanding his vision or even his mission now. Since, the 10 Point Program is a long forgotten project, the Uganda National Development Plan II is a giant plan, but more a prospect of getting donors to sponsor development projects, than actually trying to build a stronger and resilient state. The functions and misuse of the state are beyond me, and the ones who believes in proper governance and tools of safety use of state reserves. Nevertheless, the reality is that revolution of 1986 is dead and it died long time ago. It is so dead that the skulls of Luweero triangle are soon as cinematic as the skeletons in the Pirates of the Caribbean. They are soon marching as ghost warriors towards the barracks of Kampala, the Makindye Military Court and all of the Security forces bases in and around Kampala to avenge their misery. Since all of them lost their lives for nothing, but for man’s lies and deception.

Time is not something that Museveni has; Time is not something that should not be given to Museveni. He has already taken his time and misused it. Like he has a mission to accomplish. What mission? To end civilization as we know it. What else is there for him to accomplish? Unless, it is to rape the Constitution a bit more, make more draconian laws and empty the treasure chest a bit more and hope for Gods mercy for his endless theft. Not only stealing today, but also taking away the future of the youth of the Republic. Just because, and that just because. Because he can and he will. There is not anything poetic about it. It is just because. It is because it is Museveni. Nothing else. None.

It is time to call out the ghostbusters, the Ethan Hunt and all the mysterious heroes, build a splendid force and reveal all the nasty of the NRM.

Need time to finish his mission, that is Mission Impossible, he will never finish. If so, he would have finished long time ago. Peace.

Reference:

Kaaya, Sadab Kitatta – ‘Museveni: why I need more time’ (16.10.2017) link: http://observer.ug/news/headlines/55451-museveni-why-i-need-more-time.html

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