Opinion: Junta’s won’t last forever…

 

“You could live by the gun, or die by the bullet” – Tony Yayo – ‘Live By The Gun’ 2005

The army commanders and the ones taking power by force. They are forgetting one thing… their honeymoons and their transitional stages cannot last forever. The soldiers and the ones within their ranks are waiting their turn. They are seeing how the putschists are eating and they also want a plate.

Sooner or later… it will be their turn. That’s why junta government doesn’t last. Most of them fall rather quick or loose total control. The centre is fragile and only strength is the trust between army commanders. Army commanders that are now corrupted and high on power. They have gone from being people who defend the borders and kills terrorists. To suddenly ensure civilian authorities, government tenders and whatnot. Which gives them endless opportunities to get a cut.

They quickly forget how they got there. The ones who take power promises heaven on earth. There will be democratic institutions, free and fair elections and everything else that you could ask. These leaders will say they are there to save the nation and the sovereignty. That’s what they do and had to do it. If they didn’t… the Republic would be lost.

The Generals and the other high ranking officials who has government posts won’t suddenly go back to the barracks. No, they have finally gotten a way in and they didn’t even have to sway the public. They just did what they do best and outsmarted an unpopular head of state. That’s why the coup d’etat went so smooth and cost so few lives. Because, nobody really wanted the guy as a President and continue the agony of his government.

Therefore, the people is giddy when the lonely fella is off the throne. They are happy to see someone else and finally have hope. Nevertheless, in most cases they become corrupted, greedy and selfish. They will do some good work and build up some prestigious policies. However, you shouldn’t have your hopes up. That is only done to legitimize this affair and ensure the public give them a second chance to continue.

At one point or another. The truth will be revealed and how they are misusing the offices. As they are pillaging and looting the coffers. They have found a way of siphoning funds and spending it like drunk sailors abroad. Buying real-estate, SUVs and even houses for their mistresses. That’s what they do and they are proud of it too.

These army men who took power hope people are naive and believes their stories. The porkies that gives them life. That’s all they have… regardless of it the facts of the matter. They will not save you or the population. It might seem so and they influence the people to think so. However, they will stifle the press, the stop civic education and dissidents will be in trouble. The ones who dares to challenge them will suffer or even be silenced until eternity.

That’s why no one will be scorned. They will block people out of patriotism and national interests, but sooner or later this will narrowed down to all criticism. The ones in the inner-circle will defend and shield the ruler. He will be the supreme one and nobody should ever question his judgment. The ones that does… ends up in the slammer or a six feet under.

This is why they aimed the gun and won power. The moment they silence the guns and trust in their own egos. That’s when someone could do the same thing they did and with hostility takeover. Another coup d’etat and the circle continues. One big-man becomes several of big-men.

I don’t have to much hope. They might sound splendid and be orally smart as leaders. This doesn’t mean their heart is pure or their motives are to serve the public. They come as men of arms and soldiers of fortune. The army commanders wouldn’t have toppled governments if it wasn’t for self-interests too. They read the signs of the times and saw an opportunity.

The army commanders succeeded, but the moment they are a little slow or late. That’s when someone will strike them down. Peace.

Opinion: Mzee, the way you describe Amin, we can describe you…

“Let that history be forgotten” (Museveni, 05.10.2023).

The President of all the seasons…The President since 1986 and beyond. He wrote a letter to his wife, the Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni wrote a letter vetoing the building of a Idi Amin Institute, which was an idea from former Obongi County MP Hon Fungaroo Kaps Hassan.

What is interesting in the letter is reasoning of Museveni. The manner of which he describes and tells why we should not have any sort of thing. He states early: “First of all, Idi Amin’s Government was clearly illegal. It had no right to install itself over our country” (Museveni, 05.10.2023).

Isn’t that poetic coming from Museveni?

Not like Museveni won by a landslide in the 1980 election? Neither was elected when he was a Minister in the Obote II government after the ouster of Amin in 1979-1980. Therefore, it is not like he didn’t use the same means to get office as Amin. Heck, that has been his trademark since 1986. If you look into every election since 1996, you will see a pattern of election fraud, rigging and intimidation, which is similar to the election he contested in 1980. So, Museveni should be careful about talking about “illegal” and “install itself”, which he has done repeatedly since he took office.

He continues: “Apart from his unconstitutionality, he committed a lot of crimes – the killing of the Acholi and Langi soldiers in Mbarara, the killing of prisoners in Mutukula Prison, the killing of Ben Kiwanuka, Basil Bantanringaya and his wife and so many other killings” (Museveni, 05.10.2023).

Isn’t this a bit rich coming from him?

We know what his government been up too and his authorities. He is using the same tricks and there are several of unsolved mysterious deaths, which are never answered for. People are going missing, people are tortured, they end up dead and people are kept incommunicado too. Citizens who are dissidents and activists ends as prisoners of conscience or end up dead. Therefore, the President has enough life on his plate to lecture about Amin’s record. When we at it… Amin only had a few years, but Museveni has decades. Certainly, when the records come out and the proof of orders to commit extra judicial killings, torture and detaining civilians comes out. The record of Museveni will be dark, grim and depressing. Because, his authorities is as brutal as Amin, if not worse, as he had years to perfect it and create enough “safe-houses” to keep them in the dungeons indefinitely.

He ends the letter with this: “Therefore, it is not acceptable to licence an Institute to promote or study the work of Idi Amin. It is enough that the forgiving Ugandans forgave the surviving colleagues of Idi Amin. Let that history be forgotten” (Museveni, 05.10.2023).

Well, history has repeated itself and the lessons hasn’t been learned. That’s why drones are endangering the political active, the system has incorporate punishment before trial and accepts the blunt use of force on civilians. The state can kill at will and the ones following orders get promoted to higher ranks. There are certainly a need for an institute to show the grim reality, but also the effects of the Idi Amin era. As it reflects or gets mirrored in our time.

Amin would be proud of Museveni’s efforts. As he has shielded himself by vilifying the predecessors, but never ever taking to account what he himself has done and committed. There are plenty of families who will never see their loved ones again. That’s all because of the orders and the authority of which Museveni represents. In his time he has ended plenty of lives and scorned even more. He has done so over two generations and his words can easily be used against him.

It is rich that he wrote this letter to his wife dismissing Amin. Yes, Amin was a tyrant and had blood on his hands, but so does Museveni too. He shouldn’t throw stones in a glass house. Peace.

The WaBenzi must really be hurt because of COVID-19

The elites must really be hurt these days. They cannot scheme, do business or run their affairs like normal. These people cannot travel, move or act like they usually can. That is hurting them. The ones poor is also victims, but these people are even more damaged.

The WaBenzi in their expensive SUVs, Mansions and huge pay-offs are on-hold. They cannot earn money through the State House nor imports as usual. Unless, they are able to trick with medicines or medical equipment, which the state will struggle to get enough off. Since, the whole world is scavenging to get what they needs of masks, medicine and sanitizers.

The WaBenzi are usually able to get medical treatment abroad. Now the borders are closed, they got to go locally. Where the ordinary citizens has to go. Their fancy cars, the quick money and the huge houses aren’t saving them. Neither is their bank-accounts with their looted money. Instead of helping the state to build Hospitals and Health Care Centres during the sunny days, but now that its raining its a bit late.

The Wabenzi has had the opportunity to use their influence, their connections to high above and the cabinet. They are able to find deals and able to get money. These people have the association and the ability to earn funds in the country normally. Therefore, if they cared for the state they are from and reside in. They would have acted upon this, but they also had easy access outside. That’s why this haven’t mattered.

The rich, the wealthy, the ones with more money than God. The ones who could get to the State House. Could start businesses and give the kickbacks to launch their state officials in dire need. That is what they have done and it worked fine. Now, they cannot do this.

There is lack of ICU beds, ventilators or even ordinary medical equipment. There is also lack of skilled health care workers and systems picking up the ones who catch the disease. They cannot run from the disorganized and the lack of support the Ministry of Health has. Even if the Wabenzi can be at their homes, can afford to send servants to pick up food and supplies. They are still in close associated with the community and therefore can get the sickness too.

When they do, their pockets will not save them. The lack of care for the Health Care system and years of neglect will haunt them. They cannot run to India, Europe or the United States. They need treatment back-home and means in the lack of beds, nurses and whatnot. Which wasn’t a big deal when the aspiring WaBenzi was ageing and grow fat. They never considered that they needed to use their influence to ensure the health care would be good at home. Since they could always flea the nation and get help abroad.

Now, they are in trouble. They are in the depleted state with everyone else. WaBenzi is sinking, but that is because they never cared. Their insulting work over the years. They had not trouble eating the state funds and looting the nation together with the ones in-charge. These people was cronies and backers, who ate handshakes and got slices of bad deals. Which is the reason why the failure of everything now.

That is why the WaBenzi has more fly cars than the state has ICU beds. The reason why there are more expensive swimming-pools, than there are fully functioning hospitals. There are more mansions with fully functioning ventilations, than there are steady electricity at most of the nations hospitals. There is more likely more expensive HD LCD TVs in the homes of the WaBenzi, than there is educated and skilled personnel to save their lives. Still, they enjoyed the spoils and ate the soul of the nation.

Now, they got to live in it and hope they don’t catch the disease. That they don’t get the virus and get sick of COVID-19. They will swim with the common folk. They will drown with them if the packs of citizens get it. The virus will beat the Health Care system quickly, they are not prepared and the donors cannot help them. They are hurt themselves and has to save their own before sending help to you now. Cubans and Chinese helpers are already arriving in Italy, so its not like Wabenzi would get help now. No matter how fat their pockets of shilling is.

WaBenzi, you should have used your power, your close association with the ones in power for the common good. However, you always thought you could migrate and be medical tourists elsewhere. You could leave no mind the depleted state, which it is. You could have begged for investments and wondered why there was no care for this. However, you were to busy to live lavish and eat. So, now you live in your own vomit. Hope you feel it and worries too. You could have acted differently, but you never cared. Unless you could get a quick buck and consider the first plane to treatment in India, Singapore, China or elsewhere. Peace.

Makerere University Professor Nawangwe letter to Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago: “Re: Unacceptable Conduct of KCCA representative to Makerere University Council” (28.09.2018)

Tanzania: Ministry of Health letter to USAID – “Re: Cancellation of Broadcasting of Radio and TV Sports for Family Planning” (19.09.2018)

Uganda Cancer Institute Press Release glitches in the radiotherapy machine (30.08.2018)

Is President Magufuli afraid of statistics now?

The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and President John Pombe Magufuli who has done his to silence critics, media and opposition politicians. Now, he is starting to control the Education Sector or the Higher Education, as the ones doing surveys and research now with the amendment of the Written Laws and the Principal Acts, Amendment 31. which will stop you from publish any data without permission. Secondly, the same folks cannot publish the data- or statistics even if it truthful, when it differs with the official government data. Therefore, the truth always has to be similar to the government and not be separated from that.

The CCM and Magufuli must be afraid of what the NGOs and Higher Education are doing, as they want the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has to decide if their survey or study is even truthful compared to the numbers they have crunched. They are not accepting the works or the analysis of others. As they might find out that the beans-production isn’t as good as the CCM wants or even the inflation in the coastal region compared to Moshi.

That the ones publishing a statistics or data without the permission from the NBS will get a possible fine of 10 million shillings. They are really afraid of the statistics that doesn’t fit the narrative of CCM. They are already afraid of the Social Media, the bloggers and the newspapers, they have suspended people for writing songs and politicians for calling Magufuli a dictator. He really has to take the pulse on everything.

This shows how bad and how weak the President is. He cannot even trust the educational or the ones surveying the land, as they will belittle his ego and his reputation. He has to be the grandest man ever residing in Tanzania. Magufuli has to be praised and loved like a genius. Even if he is far from it. Is he afraid of academic researchers?

Have they shaded him so much, that the lack of economic progress or even keeping up with his own pledges, become so bad he has to secure the data the Higher Education and the NGOs are creating? Unless, they fit the narrative of the CCM?

That is what I am getting out of this. The Tanzanian government are afraid of researchers, NGOs and the educational surveys, that might find results that doesn’t fit the President and his party. That is why he has to say: “no, you cannot publish that”. That is what he is up too, because he cannot have statistics showing the reality, he needs numbers that are fitting him. Good to know how tin-skinned the man is. Peace.

President Magufuli how thin-skinned are you?

“Goebbels was in favor of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re really in favor of free speech, then you’re in favor of freedom of speech for precisely the views you despise. Otherwise, you’re not in favor of free speech.” – Noam Chomsky

President John Pombe Magufuli have now asked and an inquiry into the popularity of you as President. This was made by Twaweza in 2018, to show how his popularity have gone. Because of the reaction from the public. The results from the survey was negative going from in the 96% favorable in the 2016, but in 2018 it is down to 55%. So he had lost over 41% ratings as proven by their survey.

That is clearly insulting to the big-man and his thin-skinned ways, if your write articles questioning him. Expect your paper to closed, if your blogger expect to pay and ask for license. Therefore, the crack-down is continuing, even surveys done by NGOs and others are now under-fire. Radios closed, Musicians have been detained and fined for their message in their music. All voices under Magufuli is under question. He cannot manage anything else than praise.

I think early in his Presidency, everyone praised the Bulldozer, the man with plan and without any scruples. That has been proven, as papers, bloggers and radios has closed or lost license because of him. If they did say or write anything, they would end up in trouble. Even opposition MPs have been behind bars because of him.

That is maybe why the President is losing favor, maybe that is why people wasn’t celebrating the Union Day this 26^th April 2018. Magufuli ordered the military in the streets of the bigger cities as a showdown of his power. The President has clearly forgotten why he had popularity.

It is because he did the right thing, not all praising him and his actions, but seemingly for the betterment of Tanzania. That is why people loved his ways and his activity as the President. With time he has taken everything personal and also taken action against critics and closing the public space, also ability for them say out in various media houses and platforms.

Magufuli should listen to the likes of Chomsky, maybe then he would understand why I call him thin-skinned. The Tanzanian President cannot stomach criticism. That is proven with his action. He is a whiny little bitch, with lack of character and lack of leadership. If he had been a good leader, he would have listen learned something, not just directing and micro-managing. However, that is something he cannot carry. That is why he is losing popularity.

Because, why is it a problem to get the knowledge of losing popularity Mr. President?

Maybe, you should think of your ways, that people wasn’t celebrating Union Day should be worry itself. Because of your actions. It is time rekindle yourself and maybe even envision yourself in another spotlight.

You should take it and carry it. But your not, because your whining and attacking the free speech. Peace.

Opinion: Why does the NRM have the need to create a war-zone over a by-election?

You can wonder, what sort of lack of talent, integrity and trust in your own population, when you have enforce the crowds, when you have to hire and order the army, military police and the police to a district where a by-election is appearing. You just know that the ruling regime suck at electioneering and also coming with solutions, as their final nail in coffin is to send guns, ammunition and a doze of fear. Because that is the way to sway the public a day ahead of the polls.

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) have no legitimacy and not transparent activity, they only have the methods of fear and bribes, and there is no policy or no person who’s trustworthy enough to not use the military to intimidate. Because this party has to use guns and ammunition to prove a point. Not try to come with reason or common sense, now you come like an invader and ready for warfare.

You could wonder if there was an election or if the place was under siege, if the NRM and the government was awaiting unknown militias or ghosts of the LRA at Rukungiri. They have done similar things in other by-elections. So they are at it again.

This isn’t breaking news, it is not shocking, it is the only way these fellows and this party can handle affairs. They can only order and hire guns, not talk or do business in other ways. It is special that a by-elections for one MPs to a Parliament is that important, that you have to use all parts of the Security Organizations and beat the message of insecurity to these levels. That the By-Elections looks like Mogadishu, because that is favourite scenery of the President.

There is no common sense in this by-election, only that the NRM are trying to grab a whole of something by any means without any proper justification and reason. It is like they have to grab the people with fear, because they know by this point, they have no solid reason for their existence. There isn’t any progress, anything visible or viable approach for them. It is only empty suits and presidential handshakes.

That is not a good look, when your been running the republic for over three decades. That you have to send the military to install fear to sway voters. That is just sinister, but also show the lack of respect from the rulers, that they are instead of being tolerable and understanding, they are coming with the big-guns and expect submission.

By doing so, the NRM are showing they have already lost. The plot doesn’t’ thickens, it is just weak mediocre soup with very little or no meat, just boiled water on stones added some spices to funk the soup up. When everyone knows it is paper-thin and not really tasty. That is the reality in this mess. Every party knows this. However, they try to act differently.

It is not working, how weak is your message and faith in your programs, that your sending the army to get people into submission? How little policies and little benefits have you given the public over the years, which you have to send guns to get them over to your side.

It is insulting, but that is the M.O. of the NRM. They are insulting people’s intelligence and their goodwill, they are insulting the barriers of trust and accountability, they are just eating and hoping no-one cares, but apparently they do. If not, they wouldn’t need to invade the Rukungiri district ahead of the polls tomorrow. Peace.

Opinion: Museveni been wasting time since 1986…

Eh! This should get old, but alas, this will continue to be an issue as long as Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is the President. Especially, since he continues to open his mouth. He has to be addressed, because he lies and deceives the population. They shouldn’t see past and not challenge him, since he has been ruling for over three decades and has little to show. That is why he attacks others, because his own track record is eroding with time.

Look at the report today from Watchdog Uganda:

“President Yoweri Museveni said that FDC members are there to fail government projects only, citing that there is nothing that FDC can do that is developmental. He added that the opposition doesn’t reach him, that only those of NRM can. The opposition doesn’t share on the national cake. “You voted Rolland Kaginda and Fred Turyamuhwezi in Rukungiri municipality and Rujumbura counties and you’ve benefited. Do not waste your remaining chance, and the only chance is Winnie Matsiko,” Museveni said” (Watchdog Uganda – ‘‘Don’t waste your time voting FDC’, Museveni urges Rukungiri people’ 29.05.2018 link: http://watchdoguganda.com/dont-waste-your-time-voting-fdc-museveni-urges-rukungiri-people/).

So, it is special that someone whose been running the nation from 1986 are talking about wasting time. As he himself should have delivered roads, education, industrialization and modernization of the Republic. However, he has been preoccupied with enriching himself and his cronies, instead of development. That is proven.

The man with a vision, haven’t even been able to deliver his biggest promising plan, the Ten Point Program, Vision 2020 upgraded to Vision 2040, National Development Plan I and National Development Plan II and so on. There are so many unfinished plans and policies where the procurement, tenders and the financing has been questionable. There is even evidence that the Universal Primary Education is failing badly, instead of being one of the few achievements that the President could actually show to the world after three decades in power.

That is why a President like this shouldn’t talk about waste of time. He has wasted three decades in powers and has little or nothing to show for it. Unless bigger notes, giant loans and lack of accountability is wishful results to show. If a growing cabinet, making more districts and more sub-counties, and not initial organizations that is good. It is only to hire cronies and making sure there are more people hired locally too. As well as more RDCs and others who are appointed directly from the President. Therefore, a growing bureaucracy, but not showing positive effects of this. Only a higher numbers of districts, but not proving anything substantial.

President Museveni is the proof of waste of time. If he had used his time wisely, there would be infrastructure, schools and actual possible space for business, instead there are Presidential Handshakes, there are bribes and inside trading within the administration. You need favors to be able to grow your business. Especially given a hand from the State House.

He can say the FDC is waste of time, but they don’t have power in the Parliament, that is the NRM. A NRM that you, Museveni controls. Therefore, the NRM has the ability and could do things and has had the ability to do so since 1986. But still haven’t delivered anything substantial.

Mr. President, your a waste of time and the Republic sadly have to live with it. Peace.