Police Must come out and speak on its attempt to kill Honourable Nabila

I think this is very bad and unprofessional and it’s an action of individual officers  not the whole Uganda Police Force, just a few who what to tarnish the force image and the NRM Government.  No senior Officer can order his juniors to do such unprofessional act. But I know within the police they have the Professional Standards Unit, which has the mandate to  investigate and punish the culprits.

Do you remember what happened in Owino in 2008, when I was still the Force PRO, when some errant officers attempted to undress Hon.Nabila, when she had gone to address a rally in the market, this was also unprofessional and the force condemned it and I remember some officers were investigated but I can't recall whether some were punished

As a former senior cop, am of the view that the force need to come out  clearly on this, carryout an investigations and punish any of the officers who will be found for having caused this accident either by omission or commission, because it’s the mandate of the police to protect all Ugandans regardless of their political affiliations.

I also cal upon our officers in the Police to try all means possible to act professionally more especially while policing the political rallies of the opposition, because today’s opposition is tomorrow's government in waiting and as Police you will serve any Government elected by the people of Uganda, because your mandate is to serve all Ugandans.

Measures should also be put in place so that such an incident doesn't happen again, because now this is the second time on Hon. Nabila, Owino market almost similar like this one.

I want members to get  me clear, am not a sympathiser of the opposition or a supporter of the NRM, but I want the Uganda  Police Force to maintain its professionalism as it has been before because even in the International community where am based now, the name of UPF is regarded in high esteem.

Thanks.

Simeo Nsubuga

Former Police Officer

Federalism will not end corruption in Uganda

For the first five of her years, Uganda was run as a federal state.  By the time the Federal constitution became thoroughly unmanageable, a cultural head of one of the federal units (and ironically President of the country) was telling the government to remove itself from that unit's soil.  You remember?  So, when you say, "...why not do something and fail so that we learn our lessons...", you leave me wondering unless I misunderstood you.  

In fact Unitarism came into the picture when federalism was about to precipitate the demise of the country as we know it.

On the assertion that corruption comes from the centre etc, some of you seem to be saying that when you translocate a hyena from a game park to a cage in a zoo it becomes an angel.  I say no to that!  It still remains the same old hyena, and even a more desperate, voracious and dangerous one!  When who is she, er, Kabakumba is made chief whip of Bunyoro, she will still pilfer hardware.  She will be so desperate that she will even personalise kingdom silver!

The elite of a society which is still scrounging for initial capital will carry out primitive accumulation where ever you place them within the country.  That makes the debate over federal/unitarism a sterile whistle in the wind.  Corruption results from another kind of logic that has nothing to do with the system of government. 

The fact is that our elite back home do not have other nations to enslave or to colonise to get initial capital, unlike the elite of the earlier modernisers.  Ours have to do all their primitive accumulation from within the borders of Uganda.....that is my guess...a corporal's guess...on the political economy of corruption in Uganda.  Chances are that I am wrong. 

I specifically refer to the political elite and these are not 34 million (which would make it every Ugandan).  The elite are 2.7361 million.  

Still using the hyena analogy, may be some of you are misreading the Nyoro saying that "Empisi y'owanyu ekulya nekukumakuma"...that the local hyena in your village devours you gently.  May be that is the the argument those conflating corruption with unitarism can advance.  But alas, gentle or otherwise, the hyena will still have eaten you!  Its table manners will ultimately not matter!   

Some of you talk of the list of the corrupt.  Of those 2.7 million elite not (yet) making it to the list of the corrupt, I use the hyena metaphor again.  A shortage of prey or lack of access to goats does not turn a hyena into a herbivore.  It will still be the same old hyena except this time it will be desperately hungry, waiting for the chance to also make it on the list.  Get any of those not making it to the list because they have no access (yet), put them in the right place and they will show you their true colours! 

On the problems between Mr Mutesa and Mr Obote, do I read that Mr Obote was merely being paranoid? He may as well have been that and other worse things, but let us face the facts.  Assume he was paranoid, is it not foolish to play in the hands of a paranoid creature?  Was it probably not a case of paranoia vs paranoia?

Those who have always claimed that Mr Obote was paranoid have in fact already been let down by none other than Mr Mutesa himself.  The other day I grabbed a copy of his "Desecration of My kingdom" from a binyebwa seller on Luwum Street for 1,000/= (she was using the book's pages to wrap njugu for customers).  On page 186, on Mr Obote's claim that Mr Mutesa was plotting a coup with foreign embassies, Mutesa admits that he 'sounded out' (Wa la la la!...nduulu) a certain European embassy and a selection of African ones for military assistance. 

To show what he really thought about Obote, Mutesa later contradicts the motive of the above action by stating that, 'though I would have liked to see him destroyed, I took no part...perhaps I was foolish not to do so.'  So, either man was baying for the other's blood and it was a question of who pounced first.

Recall that by that time, Mutesa, the President had attempt to flagarantly subvert the referendum of 1964, refused to sign the subsequent referendum bill as was required by the constitution, he refused to open parliament after the referendum, once again as required by constitution.  I hear people saying that Obote abrogated the constitution!  He merely put the last nail in the coffin.  President Mutesa, by way his unconstitutional acts killed the constitution and Obote cremated it.

Remember also the uncoordinated troop movement (3 battalions) ordered by President Mutesa at 13:52 Hrs on 19 Feb 1966 when Obote was in Nairobi for some meeting.  That was a few hours after the contacts with those embassies......and Brig Opolot's visit to Mutesa around that time etc etc...with plans for "kujjula" on 22 Feb...

With all that, if Affande Jesus had been in Obote's shoes, I do not know what he would have avoided doing to save Mutesa!

Mr. Otto Patrick
UAH forumist in London

How to defeat Museveni and NRM by Timothy Mwaka

Many things have been said and done to try and bring about regime change in Uganda. From street protests to strikes but none of these has forced Museveni and his henchmen to move an inch or change and govern Uganda the way the citizens want. To make it worse, the opposition in Uganda remains as divided as ever. Hence for the first time I have decided to openly advice on how Ugandans can bring about change peacefully in Uganda.

There are 3 main principles that must be followed for a popular revolution to succeed. First, the opposition has to unite and form a coalition or a political alliance of opposition forces. But before this happens, they have to agree on the terms and conditions of what they can and cannot co-operate on. For example, one of the issues most political parties agree on is the need for federalism in Uganda. This can be a unifying factor and a rallying cry to change the regime. Once the agreed conditions are clear, they need to cooperate all the time - not in election times only!

At this stage, the opposition also needs to bring together a small group of well respected and trusted democracy activists to form an ‘Elder’s Council’ or a ‘Transitional Council’ with representation from all federal regions of Uganda if this is possible. This group should be impartial and must work in the interests of Uganda at large and must not be affiliated to any political party. The council’s role should mainly be to strategically plan, and coordinate the activities of the various opposition, civil society groups and youth movements. Its apolitical chairman should act as our Mandela or Mustapha Abdul Jalil of Libya. He should not be Besigye or any other leader of any political party. But he/she should be someone impartial who can appeal to all Ugandans to unite against the National Resistance Movement. Such a person can be Dan Muliika. He is well respected by all political groups and other kingdoms not to mention citizens. He is also incorruptible. Examples of where such transitional councils have worked include, Libya, The Gathering in Sudan in 1985, Alliance for Change in Ghana in 1995, The Danube Circle in Hungary in 1988, Charter 77 in Czechoslovakia in 1989 among others.

Second, the opposition must study Museveni’s strengths and weakness. This will allow them to out manoeuvre him. Lastly, the opposition has to follow the sequence of reforms and these must be followed precisely in order!

Funding

The united opposition should then seek funding from within and outside Uganda but not from Western donors who if used might over burden the opposition with their demands. Internally-initiated reform is far more sustainable and enduring.

Building alliances

The opposition needs to build alliances with civil society groups such as the churches, trade unions or traders, teachers and any other pro-democratic forces. Besides parliament, the opposition must also seize control of at least one or more of the following institutions out of the dictator’s clutches. Namely: the security forces, the media, the civil service, the judiciary, the electoral commission, and the central bank, pack them with their supporters, and debauch them to serve their interests. This is one of the main challenges but not very difficult to achieve if the opposition is organised. One needs to understand that not everyone that works for NRM or Museveni likes him or supports what’s going on in the country. The opposition should co-opt senior army soldiers and police officers to resign and join them.

The game was over for Ben Ali and Hosni Mubarak when the military refused to fire on civilians. Ditto in the Philippines in 1986 and Georgia in November 2003, where the security forces were charmed with roses (hence, the “Rose Revolution.”) Ukraine’s Orange revolution of November 2004 won the Supreme Court to its side and Pakistan’s Black Revolution of March 2007 had the full support of the judiciary.

Media

For every revolution to succeed its aims and objectives must be well communicated to the locals. Citizens need to understand what change the opposition wants to bring and how? Will the citizens be better off? Who are the possible next leaders? Will these leaders protect their interests or those things they cherish? This is where the media plays the most important role. In case of Uganda, few people have internet access and no local FM radio can risk doing the kind of mobilisation required to communicate the government out of power. Hence pirate radio stations or shortwave radio frequencies can be a useful tool. A shortwave broadcast cannot be blocked especially if the signal is from outside Uganda. Opposition groups can also use drums that call for strikes or disobedience in neighbourhoods. Everyone that hears the sound of that drum should also get his/her drum and sound it to create a domino effect throughout the country. The ancient kingdom of Buganda used this to great effect throughout its history. Internet radio stations can also be used to mainly mobilise those abroad to support the struggle.

NB. Activists should wear the same chosen colours as a symbol of unity to isolate those who are against freedoms and democracy. Coordination is vital; otherwise presently the opposition is like a headless chicken.

Hit the regime with their constitution.

For example, Article 1 of Uganda’s Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, press, assembly, and association. The opposition should sue the government where infringements on civil liberties have occurred. In Ghana, they used the Constitution and the courts to free the airwaves, leading to a proliferation of FM Radio stations, which were instrumental in ousting the regime in 2000.

Stretch the police and the military geographically.

The opposition should shut down the civil service and the regime will collapse. It will not have enough soldiers to replace civil servants across the country; we saw this in Ghana in 1978 and Benin in 1989. We also saw the same thing this year, as street protests in Tunisia and Egypt erupted simultaneously in several cities and towns, straining security forces. The regime might increase its brutality at this stage but people should be resilient and where possible defend themselves using anything they have. The main aim here is to make the country ungovernable and no state institution should be operating properly. Whilst this is all happening, the opposition should have another team ready to negotiate with the government but only on terms and conditions laid down by the transitional council. One of the demands that have to be met is for Museveni to resign and then power transferred to the council on an interim basis. If this is not met, citizens should not stop or suspend the fight. At this stage, the council should have already appointed its representatives abroad to lobby foreign powers for help. This help or support can be in form of intelligence, media coverage and sanctions in place to restrict the government from killing its own citizens. Friendly neighbouring countries like Rwanda and Burundi should be deterred from interfering at all.

N.B The opposition should record all human rights abuses in different forms such as videos and expose the regime to the world. We will also need this evidence at the International Criminal Court.

Co-opting soldiers and the police

The majority of the soldiers and police officers have family members who are not in the forces. The opposition should put together a team that contacts these families secretly and ask the soldiers not to shoot or commit crimes against humanity as Museveni will not protect then when the regime falls. They should be reminded that their responsibility is to protect the country from foreign invaders and keeping law and order respectively as opposed to killing their own citizens.

Disassembling a dictatorship

Getting rid of the dictator is only a first step in establishing a free society. The dictatorship must also be disassembled. We didn’t do this in Africa in the 1960’s. We removed the white colonialists and they were replaced by black neo-colonialists, Swiss bank socialists, crocodile liberalists, quack revolutionaries, and briefcase bandits. Africans struggled very hard to remove one cockroach from power and the next rat came to do exactly the same thing. This is because we did not disassemble the dictatorship state.

To disassemble the Uganda dictatorship, the council has to do five things and in precise order. This is like overhauling a vehicle where repairs must be made in order: you don’t fix the transmission when the battery is dead, nor do you install a new sound system when the battery is dead.

Disassembling a dictatorship requires first intellectual reform (a push for freedom of expression and the media); second, political reform (democratic pluralism and free and fair elections); third, constitutional reform (limiting the powers of the executive); fourth, institutional reform (independent judiciary, electoral commission, efficient civil service, and neutral and professional armed forces); and fifth, economic reform, or liberalization (free markets and free trade).

If revolutions don’t follow the above sequence in that order, the consequences can be catastrophic. Reversals of revolutions occurred in several countries because the reform process was out of sequence or haphazard. For example, premature economic liberalization—like the “shock therapy” in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Russia in the early 1990s—produced vampire capitalists.

The institutional reforms and legal framework needed to make economic liberalization to succeed had not been undertaken. The nomenklatura remained firmly entrenched, frustrating reforms. A few (eight) oligarchs used inside knowledge and political connections to gobble up state assets at rock-bottom prices and became instant billionaires.

Most disastrous for Africa was economic liberalization ahead of all other types of reform—like the Washington Consensus. To be sure, economic liberalization engenders prosperity but dictators never level any playing field. They implement only those types of reforms that benefit themselves, their families, and their cronies.

Those African countries that pursued economic liberalization eventually failed the political test and imploded: Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe. In Egypt, the street protesters who ousted Hosni Mubarak now seek to roll back his free-market reforms and hold its beneficiaries accountable. The same should be done in Uganda after the NRM has fallen. The Sudhirs and Basajjabalaba’s of Uganda among others will be held to account.

 

NB. If the opposition does not follow this advice, they are wasting our time and should not put people’s lives at risk for no good reason.

 

Please forward this to all opposition leaders and concerned citizens

 

 

For God and my country

Colonel Samson Mande Reveals almost everything that happened before and After Luwero Bush war

Jan 23, 12 10:36 PM

Author ugandansatheart(UAH) Categories 1980 elections, Conflicts, Corruption, Human Rights, Museveni, Political murders, Rwanda, Sectarianism and Public Service, Security, Torture, UPDF and Iddil Amin

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Ugandans,
This is a colonel Samson Mande special picked from his exchanges on Facebook with other Ugandans. He answers almost all questions Ugandans have always wanted to ask him. Samson Mande is a member of UAH forum and a former UPDF officer.
ABOUT HIS UPCOMING BOOK
We got into the black book of the detractors of the revolution. We do not need permission to write books and a few ex-NRA have written. I am finalising the chapter 11 of mine “NO MORE TEARS OF JUSTICE” and you will soon read it. He laughs best who? In Alex Mukulu´s 40 yrs of banana he was asked why all x- Ugandan but M7 had no ears on their portrait. Remember what he said.
My book will be marketed worldwide for international readers; Ugandans may find it in other countries but since iam not writing it just for commercial purposes I may get people read it on internet. Plus, I believe that democracy, freedom of speech, expression are a temporally problem. We will gain our freedom soon. Who knows, I will launch the book in Uganda soon.

His rank in the army and about the course in Nigeria
If people knew me well they should have remembered that I hold a symbol PSC which I got from Nigeria´s senior division of the command and staff college, records available are that my grade was A+. We are still a handful who holds that symbol in the history of Armed forces in Uganda. I am reliably informed that not only one of all that followed me got an A rating like me. Most of those young officers u see are still struggling to get that symbol and some who have got it are my products.

If some of you had to be objective and broad, u should have seen how around all the modern armies and see how old are their commanders, even those that normally command complicated operations like in Iraq, Afghanistan etc. Do you think those countries have a shortage of young officers? I should just let people know that am not here to win people because am not in any contest.

Every Ugandan should have become a colonel if it was as easy as some of you think, as for professionalism, go to the Army records and look at certificates- I hold the highest, you will also learn from there that iam the one that wrote the Establishment of the Army, I from NRA to UPDF and that the little semblance of an army you see takes shape from there and continues to improve, on age limit which you are obsessed to. Several generals that run the Army today are older than me but nobody has thrown them out yet as some of you are suggesting. In any case, where does that leave General Yoweri-the oldest?

I had never been on’’ Katebe’’, I always held good appointments and offices. The only awkward situation was when I was on in detention for charges whose trial was never delivered to conclusion (justice delayed is justice denied).

Life abroad
I live on what I sweat or freeze for and not on any pay list for donors, I’m a donor instead. People should know that am not in hiding and if iam involved in criminal acts there is Interpol I should be delivered to justice.
Let me educate some of you that half of my family is Bahima and my best half for the last 23 years is a Muhima. And in fact my best man and best friend is a serving Muhima General, even M7 knows him, a few business associates I still have in Uganda are Bahima officers in UPDF.

I for one trained and promoted many Bahima officers such that some of you are at a loss if you say I hate Bahima officers because they were promoted. If you had enough information about the military discipline you would have known that it is an inspiration to train a soldier and you see him gaining a higher rank than yours. I think it’s the same with teachers- they are always very happy to say this engineer, this president this doctor was my pupil or student.

President Museveni

The man (Museveni) whose portrait some of you wear ate the revolution from its embryo, he is now doing the finishing touches of eating the revolution. If you knew the name he was baptised by NRA combatants in the Bush, you wouldn’t dare put that photo of his on your face for it stinks. Some of you want us to believe that you don’t know that NRA never died, it just changed name and state to UPDF?
Museveni was at one time in TZ for 8 years in the first liberation against Amin, he was in the same country iam during the second liberation, and did it stop him from tackling internal problems?

General Tinyefunza
You don’t have to believe what I wrote about Tinyefunza, records are available, people in Gulu and the entire North can tell the story about Tinyefuza better than me,. I gave my testimony it’s your duty to go to the population and investigate.

These “allegations” as some of you have chosen to call them were not made recently and have been in public. Why has Afande Tinyefuza never refuted them or any other known authority.

We did not go to fight Idi Amini and Dr Obote in order to get ranks we fought that the country could overcome mayhem, corruption ,other forms of mismanagement, tyranny so that “all” Ugandans can have peace and prosper. At least that’s what we were told and that is what many of our comrades in the NRA died for. I see all the vices we fought against which we had literally stamped out of most parts of Uganda except in the North and East where it took so long and they are left a generation behind-cause being the partly what I highlighted in that small article. Could history be repeating itself because you have wiped out all officers who maintained the NRA revolution values and retained ‘’indisciplinados’’ like afande Tinyefuza , Patrick Amama Mbabazi or job seekers and looters?

The brutal methods afande Tinyefuza introduced in the North did not help Uganda to finish the on-going Northern conflict; he and several others that followed him got defeated by more over an altar boy Joseph Kony. Now I really need to finish this book quickly because it details answers to some of your simple questions. For instance it was civilians that used to appeal to me to save their people, their property whenever they were being molested, just because they had seen the difference between us and the new comers in the field.

Once again if some of you are just looking for the truth, why do you detest talking to the victims? For instance a gentleman like Hon Omara Atubo can show you torture marks inflicted on him by soldiers on afande Tinyefuza´s orders.

True no one should claim to be an angel, we should look into conduct of all armies; UA, UNLA, NRA, UPDF and all militias; LRA, ADF, FUNA, URF, UPA, UPDA, HOLLY SPIRIT etc all that used military power to solve political and diplomatic problems caused death, we all pulled triggers, exchanged fire and in the process shot and killed each other. That is common in a war situation and there is international law that governs and guides us on conduct during war situations. Those that did not follow the law should be delivered to justice or let justice be delivered to them. Like Operation North a scotched earth policy was full of crimes against humanity. Healing cannot be done if we put humility and truth aside.

Let me remind u that am not in a struggle for power, iam like millions of Ugandans who don’t see the freedom and justice that we fought for and the better future of our country, for that I don’t need guns, I know how painful it is to fight, people can only go fighting if you push them to the wall.

Truth Justice and Reconciliation commission(TRC)

Shouldn’t it be better for the country to set up a Truth Justice and Reconciliation commission like South Africa did after the Apartheid regime fell? Because u might end up being fed on accusations and counter accusations, my word against theirs and you´ll get more confused. Attempts for Northern Uganda people were made to have the ICC investigate both sides-LRA and UPDF in vain, only LRA is being investigated and that’s not fair but selective justice.

Agriculture

As far agriculture is concerned that’s my hobby am doing very well and helped several communities to modernise their own. In Rukungiri where I and my family have two farms: one in Kebisoni and the other in Kambuga, we have been supplying grade 1 heifers to many developing farmers in the districts around. In Buganda I initiated the Busunju growers’ society and paid my savings to kick-start the horticulture scheme around Mpigi, Mubende, and now horticulture is one of the best income earners in local and foreign exchange.

In Ngoma, I and my family have some of the best beef cattle and if u go to Ngoma and ask them about a road called Mande road they will show it to you. This is a road I built from my savings and it connected Ngoma trading centre to Biduku.

In Mbarara my farm is located on 14-15 miles on Kikagati road at a place called Kyeirumba where I have 10 acres of a banana plantation and very good cattle.

Death of Colonel Muzoora

On Muzoora´s case, we are waiting for the outcome of the investigations going on, it’s too early for anybody to say he embarrassed himself after all we don’t know exactly how he died. Suppose it turns out in future that he died for a credible cause? One’s terrorist can be another ones hero. Today’s hero can turn out to be tomorrow’s villain. Today’s terrorist can turn out to be tomorrow’s statesman- remember the Mandela case. Wasn’t he a convict yesterday what is he today. Let’s not be judgemental and let’s give ourselves time. Time will tell.

Prison

I have never stepped in Luzira prison not even to visit a prisoner. Some of you have called us robbers, rapists, terrorists, traitors, tribalists, whatever you wish but that not what we are. I have a humble track record, I have made history and Ugandans know me well, you have failed to push me into the garbage heap of history and perhaps that’s why you look at us as a threat and hate some of us because we have remained the opposite of what you represent.

I have never said am an angel because to error is human, a messiah and an authority on how to tackle Uganda´s problems. If you forget your past, you may not know where you are and where you are heading. History is very valuable in our development.

Some of you are being judgemental when you say my hands are not clean because that’s prejudice at work. In my small ways as an individual iam doing the best I can to participate in political, social and economic problems in Uganda and I have contributed allot to needy people, who would not have rather got education, some are very highly educated living and working in Uganda and several other countries abroad (mind you many of these are not my relatives). They even read these posts and wonder what wrong with you and more so some are Bahima.

UFM

I got information about the mishandling of 35th batalion which was mainly UFM. The official message was that they had refused instruction from the Brigade commander. They were surrounded and disarmed in a skirmish way that resulted into deaths. I am not well informed about what happened later, whether they were refused to perform funeral rites of those that died in the scamish. By then I had been removed from the North and posted to the school of infantry in Jinja.

President Kagame

Some of you said Kagame cannot let any colonel run away but he has several who run away and are making allot of noise against him. Kayumba is charged of treasonable acts, that he was throwing grenades in Kigali, Furuma who is in the US and General Habyarimana in Switzerland on similar charges. People can always escape from any prison.

Northerners in NRA

Yes we had northerners in the NRA throughout to mention a few; Dr Bata, Maj. Ondoga, Lt Col Dradiga, Lt.Col Toyem, Brigadier Nasur Izaruku-he actually brought in with him about 200 fighters from West Nile. Definitely I participated in many operations against legitimate targets and will be willing to appear before the TRC if someone thinks I committed crimes. Remember even F W de Clark appeared be4 the RSA TRC he is now free and a Nobel Prize winner.

Luwero Bush war & Kabale Bank operations

As for Kabale bank operation during the struggle, yes I led the raid, I signed for all the money I commandeered and delivered it all the NRA high command. Of the hundreds of banks that the NRA took money from its only me that documented what I took and this enabled paying back of the money back to Kabale bank after the war. That should show you the difference between officers’ discipline and way of handling operations. Some committed crimes some didn’t.

I commanded the operation that commandeered money from the currency centre, I know how much there was in the bank and how much we took. Records are there in the bank and my signature on. I took with me Hon Bright Rwamirama(now minister) to help me in the internal procedures, he is the one who filled the ledger. Some people in the bank had advised I shouldn’t sign so that they too can take some money and even take some to my parents. Listen to what I told them “NRA are not a bunch of thieves i am taking this money and when we capture government we shall bring it back”. I remember the BBC caught up with M7 and asked him whether the NRM was not a gang of thieves since we are “robbing banks”?

He comfortably replied to them “how can a robber go to a bank and sign for the loot he has taken. He told them “these were public resources under our control since we had taken effective control of the area from the Junta”. If Major Kabareebe went and took money from another bank iam not aware and he should tell. I know that many operations like that took place. None of those commanders signed for the money they took from banks.

If the money in question is that I secured from the Kabale B.O.U Currency centre, I did my job as an operation commander, signed for the money and delivered it to the NRA high command intact for onward administration. I am reliably informed that that money was duly returned to the centre after the war and you can verify this. I want all Ugandans to know that we were by then the government in charge of the National Assets in the Western Uganda since we had taken over control of the area from the JUNTA led by the late Gen. Tito Okello Lutwa. Do some of you want to tell me that the JUNTA did not use the B.O.U assets in the regions they control?

You should perhaps have started by asking me if it was necessary for me to go to the bush, if it was a legitimate cause and if the operations I led were legitimate. I will answer your question directly; I led legitimate operations and they were necessary, I have a history of rejecting wrong orders and I never appeared anywhere near unit tribunal or court martial for breaking the code NRA of conduct during both the struggle against Idi Amini and Obote (R.I.P)

There were incidents where individual NRA commanders committed mistakes and killed innocent civilians. While we punished some of them harshly the victims have not been compensated. There are also several that went away with it, while isolated incidents of massacres due to poor judgement of commanders manifested. When you put the TRC in place don’t be surprised to see residents of Luwero coming up to accuse the NRA of such crimes and demanding justice. However, the huge massacres were really conducted by UNLA. When it comes to the innocent people that died in cross fire between NRA and UNLA they are very many, don’t u think they deserve justice too? And let’s not confine ourselves on one area, one conflicts, do justice to all Ugandans then you have a nation, do selective justices then u scatter Uganda into pieces.

There was no policy to kill civilians but what would one call a method of work employed in all units, not written on paper as a policy, not mentioned as a crime in the code of conduct but that method could have been used to kill hundreds of people without taking them to any court of law? KIPINGAMIZI KIFE . My conscience tells me that many people died in cold blood, they left behind children and relative who don’t understand why their dear ones died and UNLA, NRA, UFM are responsible. DONT FORGET THOSE THAT DIED IN NAKULABYE MASSACRE 1964, IN LUBIRI 1966, Idi Amini rule, the ITENDERO MASSACRE OF MOSLEMS 1979, MUKURA MASSACRE, OMBACI MASSACRE, ACHOLI PII, just to mention a few. These are not only the ghosts that haunt our national unity but a timing bomb if the truth continues to be hidden. We have to start diffusing the bomb otherwise we are leaving our children in a worse future than some of us have lived in.

It was a cocktail of ideas, Liberators, power hungry politicians, communists, capitalists, federalists, refugees, revengists etc. The end justifies the means: At the beginning of an action I might not be able to determine whether that action is morally right or wrong, but when the morally right goal is successfully achieved, then the steps which led to it must be morally right too.” Machiavellian principle may answer the question. Unfortunately, it seems each grouping in the cocktail has its own end.

Landmines 

Both the NRA and UNLA used land mines. All NRA units had experts in laying mines, Luwero triangle was large and many operations of that nature were conducted and hundreds of mines laid. it’s hard for me to know who laid a land mine where, a thorough investigation can be conducted to know perhaps which unit operated where when, even if some particles of the mine that was used were kept for forensic investigations it’s going to be difficult to know whether the mine that hit your relative was UNLA or NRA since we shared the same stores of arms any way.

I also know that an entire bus “Ssebyala´s bus hit a land mine in 1982″ and am not sure victims were compensated. These are accumulated bills for the TRC to handle.

NRA had people to protect from UPC also, had politicians fighting for power and had other people revenging what UPC did to them in Nakulabye and Lubiri in 1964 and 1966.

We did not choose to go to the bush. It was not a picnic it was a matter of life and death. We were forced and painfully pushed into the bush. Where was the nation when we were being molested and pushed to the bush? The nation didn’t protect us from that pain, we found ourselves there and we had to survive by all means necessary. In such a situation allot of things happen

UNLA murders

It’s not only in Luwero that people got killed and it’s not after the NRA went to the bush that people started getting killed . This happened well before NRA went to the bush and More over the first bullet against Obote 2 regime were fired in Luzira by UFM. Maj. Obama who was killed in Kampala during the election time, DP lost a parliamentary candidate in Kasese, in the Army a number of soldiers were rounded up and killed in Makindye and Bugolobi, Haji Mbiringi, late Rwancwende, Sam Karuhanga were killed in cold blood in Mbarara. There was pandemonium all over the country targeting political opponents of the Obote 2 regime. In Kasunganyanja Tooro, there is a mass grave of DP and UPM supporter that were killed under the orders of Captain Opeto (later nicknamed Pilato)

Many people went to the bush for fear of their dear lives; the issue was not whether UPC was elected democratically or not, the mayhem, pandagari, and daylight robbery made many seek refuge in the bush. Definitely some opportunists took advantage of that to recruit people to fight for other motives. If the regime had not mishandled people it would have been difficult for anyone to wage war successfully.
What did we achieve when we went to the bush that can inspire me to do the same? I am in exile, it’s a little better. I went to the bush to protect myself from being killed in cold blood. It was painful and costly to me and many Ugandans. Today iam protecting myself in a cheaper way.

In a war situation all sorts of people take advantage. The ones that stole more were the UNLA , they even unroofed iron sheets and took them.

My primary objective during the war was survival. Thanks to the bush. I didn’t go in order to amass wealth plus, the time I spent working in government I earned well, was able to do my personal business and get established, i am satisfied. I know how to make billions whether am in government or not. My major problem is exile and seeing suffering masses because of the high levels of corruption. This leaves me wondering what our brothers and sisters died for. Those that died trying to put an end to the suffering of the masses.
I think the best way out of the puzzle is to stop the blame game because everyone has good reason to blame the other. Let us go for National dialogue and form a consensus on how to the country should proceed on political issues. The TRC will help to put the blame game to a conclusion, let bygones be bygones and unite to build our country.

Climate finance and development effectiveness in Africa

The aid effectiveness campaign has succeeded in offering a set of operating principles and a process framework for making development assistance more transparent, effective, accountable and consultative. However, as climate change poses to be a significant threat to African countries, the prevailing modality to address adaptation and mitigation is the global fund, which is delivered directly to projects, bypassing partner countries’ public finance management systems and institutions.

Though there is great variation in the costs of adaptation, the estimates are monumental, ranging between US$75 - $100 billion annually; for Africa, approximately US$18 billion annually. There is an urgent need to fuse the gains made by the aid effectiveness movement with the goodwill and enthusiasm of global funds.
http://www.realityofaid.org/country-outreach/downloadv2/95

 

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012

The United Nations has launched the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012 (WESP); A joint product of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five regional commissions. WESP provides an overview of recent global economic performance and short-term prospects for the world economy and some key global economic policy and development issues. This year's WESP notes that global economic growth started to decelerate on a broad front in mid-2011 and this slow growth is expected to continue into 2012 and 2013. UN economists project that 2012 will be a make-or-break year in terms of proceeding with slow economic recovery or falling back into recession. http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wesp/wesp_current/2012wesp.pdf 

General Kayihura: Corruption risks in the security sector

This report by Serhiy Pun examines in a very general way the corruption risks within the national security sector. This report examines corruption risk within the national security sector. The author persuasively argues that since the defence sector is a vital component of the state security sector and shares many characteristics with other security institutions, corruption risks within the institution must be addressed as a matter of priority.

http://www.ti-defence.org/publications/990-corruption-risks-in-the-security-sector--highly-important,-under-researched-and-urgent 

Human Rights Watch - World Report 2012

This 22nd annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2011. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff has undertaken during the year, often in close partnership with domestic human rights activists.
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/wr2012.pdf 

World Malaria Report 2011

The World Malaria Report 2011 summarizes information received from 106 malaria-endemic countries and a range of other sources. It analyses prevention and control measures according to a comprehensive set of indicators, and highlights continued progress towards global malaria targets. This year's report builds primarily on data received from countries for the year 2010. The report shows clear progress in the fight against malaria and a decline in estimated malaria cases and deaths. For the first time, the report contains individual profiles for 99 countries with ongoing malaria transmission.

http://www.who.int/malaria/world_malaria_report_2011/9789241564403_eng.pdf 

Uganda at Cross-road

I would like to make a few comments about the ongoing crisis in Uganda. The ongoing problems from Umeme to KACITA are both blamed to the goverment and consumers. As you will see that we have failed to transform ourselves in the real world and learn to adaopt in different ways as follows;

 

UMEME; As, I write now UMEME has increase its tariff due to the goverment subsidiary being cut. I believe this is high time Ugandans start using solar energy in their homes and place of works,as by doing this the UMEME will have no choice but to reduce its tariff,as per now it is the only supply of power in Uganda.

 

I believe our rich businessmen have failed to explore this scarcity by import 'quality solar panels'whereby the goverment would have either not taxed or taxes less in order to allow the consumers to buy them.

 

The goverment has failed to regulate the policies about the UMEME tariffs and imports of the solar panels. If some domestic houses pays Ugx 300,000 per month to umeme. If you multiply this amount times 12. You will that you are in the range to purchase the solar panel and avoid the unecessary bills and inconveniences caused by loadsheddings.

 

Its a high time our leaders especially the MPs,radio presenters, cultural leaders and ministers to advocate or sensitise our masses to adapt solar energy. Uganda has a higher capacity of solar energy due to its a location along the EQUATOR. Why are we not using this free energy and we leave UMEME to big factories?

 

Why can a law be passed that any shopping mall opened has to have capacity 20,000 watts of solar energy to sustain its customers? Why can't KACITA and Uganda National Chamber of Commerce mobilise and sensitise its members by lobbying the goverment on less tariffs to  import the solar panels. Why dp we always hide behind our shadows and moan when the resources and market is there?

 

KACITA STRIKES. However much I sympathise with a few KACITA members who are struggling to stay in businesses due to the high taxes,rent and loan interests.I blame the leadership of KACITA who many of them belong to 'Kwagalana group' which is composed of the rich men, army generals, bank managers etc for failing to use their influence to enter into negotiations with some banks to see how their members can benefit from some bank services.

 

If Kacita had sat down with some banks and stated to them that we have example 6000 members and all together their income is combined to Ugx 300bn.We(Kacita) wants to use your services provided the banks reduces the loan interests and increase the period of payments from 5 years to 10 years provided I have an account in your bank.

 

Then the banks would have  agreed to reduce the interests on loans and extend the payment periods to the members holding accounts there plus  advising them how to manage these loans without falling behind in payments or mismanage it.

 

What I see here is Kacita failing to sue its influence to have these agreements and cooperations in place Most Kacita members gets their loans from Sudhir, National Bank of Commerce owned by Prime Min Amama Mbabazi, Amos Nzeyi(HotLoaf) and Ruhakana Rugunda, FDCU bank etc. Some of the Kacita and Kwagala group have close association with these bank owners. Why have they failed to have an agreement in place how to manage their loans in order to stay in business and make the payments? I believe Ugandans are being hoodwinked by the wweakness of the leadership of these two groups; KACITA & Kwagala group.

 

GOVERMENT FAILURES: Apart from Maria Kiwanuka,minister of Finance. The ministers holding the finance/trade positions don't have the capacity to steer the goverment from its failures of managing the economy. The misuse of the consolidate funds during the 2011 elections, buying MIG fighters,corruptions and inflated repayaments to the clsoe buddies of the goverment are one of the set back of the economy. The goverment has to review its policies and put in place strict measures to curb these senseless spendings. This will happen if the big man can listen to Ugandans and act. No hidding behind his shadows.

 

UNPAID TEACHERS & NURSES; These are the signs that the goverment has lost its focus and I do not know why the MPs don't summon the president to answer these grievences in the parliament. The ministers are shadows in their posts. Its the parliament to suspend its dbates and handle these issues within 7 working days. How can a country develop when these professions are neglected? The treasury, finance & education ministers needs to be summoned to the parliament to answer these problems.

 

All district education officers who failed to write ALL the teachers in their districts and summon their names to the Ministry to be included in the new payment system needs to be SACKED or demoted. Time to cry is over. Teachers and nurses needs to put the tools down and seek their problems resolved first.This is their money their worked for not that their seeking someone's money. Let it be little payments but its there on time not periods or none!!

 

JENNIPHER MUSIS & LUKWAGO CRISIS / CIRCUS: What wonders me with these two people is that they are all Baganda holding high positions but they can't see eye to eye.Where the Mengo Katikkiro to reconcile them? Where the Kabaka to summon them to Banda,as these are his subjects holding high and respectable positions? Where is Bishop Lwanga with Sheikh Zubair Kayongo to team up and meet these two people to resolve their differences which is affecting the city and kampalans?Do we still believe the goverment can resolve these political divisions when they have their own interests?WHY do we always wait until the problem reaches the chronic stages before we look for the solutions or diagnose ? Why do we always like to work in crisis?

 

What these people failed to understand that Kampalans wants services not titles or what role each plays to run the KCCA.I don't why  our tribal people hate each other whenever they are holding higher positions?Is it naivity, jealous,ignorance, envy,hypocracy, myopic/mypocism(longsighted/ blurred vision) or political demagogue (appealing to people's emotion rather than using reasonable argument)? Why can't we emulate other tribal groups who stick with their people in higher position. Why can't Lukwago and Musisi meet and discuss how to share the responsibilities in order to help the City attains its past glory in 50s,60s & 70s? Why always me, me, me..........??? Not we as kampalans.

 

Lukwago wad duly elected by voters. he needs to be listened too,as he is accountable by his voters. Musisi has to understand that Lukwago was not hand picked hence, there is need of respect and working together as 'abaana ba nakalama...' not enemies. Fine Jennipher was elected by the president.But where is her constituency? If she has not constituency. Then work along with the elected leaders to help the Kampalans. Where is this fuss of who manages who comes from? Is it a paranoia or grandiose delusion?

 

Why do we need to see the potholes, no street lights, self-imposed kanyamas on streets, garbages etc....when we have leaders in power to run the city. I disagree with these ongoing conflicts, and we Ugandans we need to fight these two people work together not fights.Lets avoid siding and expose the problems.

 

Lastly; I hope these factors above as you have read them can be solved soon, if we have the heart for our country. Ugandans needs to open up their eyes and debate issues with FACTS not OPINIONS. We need to put aside the love/relationship with the political groups and think for the next generations. These problems we are incurring now can be easily resolved if WE think with SOLUTIONS not HATRED/ ASSOCIATION WITH....

 

its time people with affordable incomes to adapt solar energy which is wasted. Umeme will cut down its tariffs when the number of consumers diminishes, teachers & nurses needs to petition to the parliament for their rescue, KACITA & KWAGALANA GROUP needs to use their influences wisely than meeting and raising money for Kawnjulas, lavish weddings to show off their 'economic powers' when the same time their cannot influence their colleagues in banks to reduce the loan interests and prolong the repayments periods.

 

We need to think outside the box than being THINKED / PLANNED FOR like kids.

 

Welcome 2012,same problems carried forward!!!

 

For God & My Country.

 

Regards.

 

Hajji Moses K

Political Analyst.

Technological Cooperation and Climate Change: Issues and Perspectives

A Consultation on “Technology Cooperation for Addressing Climate Change” was organized jointly by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF), Government of India and UNDP in India. This publication comprises commissioned papers which were presented and discussed at the consultation. The publication presents critical viewpoints related to climate change technologies and technology cooperation in order to highlight associated issues, challenges and opportunities. To this effect, it brings together perspectives for enabling more informed discussions on issues of technology cooperation for addressing climate change and is a significant contribution to national and global discussions on Climate Technology Cooperation Mechanism. http://www.beta.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/Environment%20and%20Energy/Climate%20Change/climate_change_report_30-11-2011.pdf 

Fighting Corruption in the Health Sector: Methods, Tools and Good Practices

This publication is part of a series of UNDP-sponsored studies that present methods, tools and good practices to map corruption risks, develop strategies and sustain partnerships to address challenges and tackle corruption in the education, health and water sectors. They complement UNDP’s MDG Acceleration Framework (MAF), which has been endorsed by the UN Development Group and enables governments and development partners, within established national processes, to identify and systematically prioritize the bottlenecks to progress toward achieving the MDGs, and then devise strategies to overcome them. The studies bring together UNDP’s efforts to support countries to develop frameworks to accelerate their efforts to meet the MDGs as well as successfully meet the commitments of the UN Convention against Corruption. http://www.beta.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/Democratic%20Governance/IP/Anticorruption%20Methods%20and%20Tools%20in%20Health%20Lo%20Res%20final.pdf 

ICT Applications for the Smart Grid : Opportunities and Policy Implications

The smart grid is revolutionizing electricity production and consumption. However, strategic use of ICTs and the Internet in energy innovation requires clarifying the roles of partners coming from distinct industries. And it begs for greater coordination of government departments and stakeholder communities that so far had unrelated competencies. This report outlines opportunities, challenges and public policy implications from shifts to ICT-enabled, "smart" electricity grids.
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/fulltext/5k9h2q8v9bln.pdf?expires=1326700758&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=653F68FE8902BAAA8D28E8CE64192D9A 

Facts You Must Know About Nigeria Fuel Subsidy

Pastor 'Tunde Bakare delivered this expose on Fuel Subsidy at The Latter Rain Assembly a few hours ago. Please read, digest, and share with as many people as you can. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!

1) DEFINITION

To subsidise is to sell a product below the cost of production. Since the federal government has been secretive about the state of our refineries and their production capacity, we will focus on importation rather than production. So, in essence, within the Nigerian Fuel Subsidy context, to subsidise is to sell petrol below the cost of importation.

2) THE UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The Nigerian government claims that Nigerians consume 34 million litres of petrol per day. The government has also said publicly that N141 per litre is the unsubsidised pump price of petrol imported into Nigeria. (N131.70 kobo being the landing price and N9.30 kobo being profit.)

3) ANNUAL COST OF IMPORTATION

Daily Fuel Consumption: 34 million litres

Cost at Pump: N141.00

No. of days in a regular year: 365 days

Total cost of all petrol imported yearly into Nigeria:

Litres Naira Days

34m x 141 x 365

= N1.75 trillion

4) COST BORNE BY THE CONSUMERS

Nigerians have been paying N65 per litre for fuel, haven’t we? Therefore, cost borne by the consumers =

Litres Naira Days

34m x 65 x 365

= N807 billion

5) COST OF SUBSIDY BORNE BY THE GOVERNMENT

In 2011 alone, government claimed to have spent N1.3 trillion by October – the bill for the full year, assuming a constant rate of consumption is N1.56 trillion.

Consequently, the true cost of subsidy borne by the government is:

Total cost of importation minus total borne by consumers, i.e. N1.75 trillion minus N807 billion = N943 billion.

Unexplainable difference: N617 billion

The federal government of Nigeria cannot explain the difference between the amount actually disbursed for subsidy and the cost borne by Nigerians (N1.56 trillion minus N943 billion = N617 billion).

6) BOGUS CLAIM BY THE GOVERNMENT

A government official has claimed that the shortfall of N617 billion is what goes to subsidising our neighbours through smuggling. This is pathetic. But let us assume (assumption being the lowest level of knowledge) that the government is unable to protect our borders and checkmate the brisk smuggling going on. Even then, the figures still don’t add up. This is because even if 50% of the petrol consumed in each of our neighbouring countries is illegally exported from Nigeria, the figures are still inaccurate. Why?

WORLD BANK’S FIGURES: POPULATIONS OF WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES

NIGERIA: 158.4 million

BENIN: 8.8 million

TOGO: 6 million

CAMEROUN: 19.2 million

NIGER: 15.5 million

CHAD: 11.2 million

GHANA: 24.4 million

The total population of all our six (6) neighbours is 85.5 million.

Let’s do some more arithmetic:

a) Rate of Petrol Consumption in Nigeria: Total consumed divided by total population:

34 million litres divided by 158.8 million people = 0.21 litres per person per day.

b) Rate of Petrol Consumption in all our 6 neighbouring countries, assumed to be the same as Nigeria:

0.2 litres x 85.5 million people = 18.35 million litres per day

Now, if we assume that 50% of the petrol consumed in all the six neighbouring countries comes from Nigeria, this value come to 9.18 million litres per day.

7) PATHETIC ABSURDITY

There are two illogicalities flowing from this smuggling saga.

a) If 9.18 million litres of petrol is truly smuggled out of our borders per day, then ours is the most porous nation in the word. This is why: The biggest fuel tankers in Nigeria have a capacity of about 36,000 litres. To smuggle 9.18 million litres of fuel, you need 254 trucks. What our government is telling us is that 254 huge tankers pass through our borders every day and they cannot do anything about it. This is not just acute incompetence, but also a serious security challenge. For if the government cannot stop 254 tanker trailers from crossing the border daily, how can they stop importation of weapons or even invasion by a foreign country?

b) 2nd illogicality:

Even if we believe the government and assume that about 9.18 million litres is actually taken to our neighbours by way of smuggling every day, and all this is subsidised by the Nigerian government, the figures being touted as subsidy still don’t add up. This is why:

Difference between pump price before and after subsidy removal =

N141.00 – N65.00 = N76.00

Total spent on subsidizing petrol to our neighbours annually =

N76.00 x 9.18 million litres x 365 days = N255 billion

If you take the N255 billion away from the N617 billion shortfall that the government cannot explain, there is still a shortfall of N362 billion. The government still needs to tell us what/who is eating up this N362 billion ($2.26 billion USD).

 ILLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS

i) We have assumed that there are no working refineries in Nigeria and so no local petrol production whatsoever – yet, there is, even if the refineries are working below capacity.

ii) Nigeria actually consumes 34 million litres of petrol per day. Most experts disagree and give a figure between 20 and 25 million litres per day. Yet there is still an unexplainable shortfall even if we use the exaggerated figure of the government.

iii) Ghana, Togo, Benin, Cameroun, Niger, and Chad all consume the same rate as Nigeria and get 50% of their petrol illegally from Nigeria through smuggling.

These figures simply show the incompetence and insincerity of our government officials. This is pure banditry.

9) FACT 9: The simplest part of the fuel subsidy arithmetic will reveal one startling fact: That the government does not need to subsidise our petrol at all if we reject corruption and sleaze as a way of life. Check this out:

a) NNPC crude oil allocation for local consumption = 400,000 barrels per day (from a total of 2.450 million barrels per day).

b) If our refineries work at just 30%, 280,000 barrels can be sold on the international market, leaving the rest for local production.

c) Money accruing to the federal government through NNPC on the sale, using $80/bbl – a conservative figure as against the current price of $100/bbl – would be $22.4m per day. Annually this translates to $8.176bn or N1.3 trillion.

d) The government does not need to subsidise our petrol imports - at least not from the Federation Account. The same crude that should have been refined by NNPC is simply sold on the international market (since our refineries barely work) and the money is used to buy petrol. The 400,000 barrels per day given to NNPC for local consumption can either be refined by NNPC or sold to pay for imports. This absurdity called subsidy should be funded with this money, not the regular FGN budget.

If the FGN uses it regular budget for subsidising petrol, then what happens to the crude oil given to NNPC for local refining that gets sold on the international market?

10) TACTICAL BLUNDER

The federal government is making the deregulation issue a revenue problem. Nigerians are not against deregulation. We have seen deregulation in the telecom sector and Nigerians are better for it, as even the poor have access to telephones now right before the eyes of those who think it is not for them. What is happening presently is not deregulation but an all-time high fuel pump increase, unprecedented in the history of our nation by a government that has gone broke due to excessive and reckless spending largely on themselves. If the excesses of all the three tiers of government are seriously curbed, that would free enough money for infrastructural development without unduly punishing the poor citizens of this country.

Let me just cite, in closing, the example of National Assembly excesses and misplaced spending as contained in the 2012 budget proposal:

1.Number of Senators 109
2.Number of Members of the House of Representatives 360
3.Total Number of Legislators 469
4.2012 Budget Proposal for the National Assembly N150 billion
5.Average Cost of Maintaining Each Member N320 million
6.Average Cost of Maintaining Each Member in USD $2.1 million/year

Time has come for the citizens of this country to hold the government accountable and demand the prosecution of those bleeding our nation to death. Until this government downsizes, cuts down its profligacy and leads by example in modesty and moderation, the poor people of this country will not and must not subsidise the excesses of the oil sector fat cats and the immorality precipitate fiscal scandal of the self-centred and indulgent lifestyles of those in government.

Here is a hidden treasure of wisdom for those in power while there is still time to make amends:

PROVERBS 21:6&7

“Getting treasures by a lying tongue is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death. The violence of the wicked will destroy them because they refuse to do just.”

A word of counsel for those who voted for such soulishly indulgent leadership:

“Never trust a man who once had no shoes, or you may end up losing your legs.”

This is the conclusion of the matter on subsidy removal:

i) “If a ruler pays attention to lies, all his servants become wicked.” (Proverbs 29:12)

ii) “The Righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked, overthrowing the wicked for their wickedness. Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and will not be heard.” (Proverbs 21:12&13)

Thanks for your attention. God bless you all.

Pastor ‘Tunde Bakare


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Rehema
Patriot in Kampala,East Africa
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