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

South Sudan Humanitarian Coordinator condemns attack against civilians, aid workers in Duk County (29.11.2017)

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

IGAD Council of Ministers Consultative Meeting on the IGAD High-Level Revitalisation Forum (28.11.2017)

South Sudan: FVP Taban Deng Gai – “Statement on the Attacks in Duk Payuel County in Jonglei State” (28.11.2017)

South Sudan: CEPO oversight report on IGAD Special Envoy Report press release on His national Stakeholders consultations on the peace revitalization (29.11.2017)

 

 

 

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.