MUGABE’S INSANITY.

We note that Robert Mugabe as is to be expected from a tyrannical autocrat believes that the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is over and in his paranoia believes the whole cholera outbreak was part of a plot to invade Zimbabwe. Thus we have a raving, ranting, lunatic president Mugabe of  Zimbabwe.  We have also learnt yet again the many rulers of Africa in the gangsters club – the African Union are backing Mugabe.  Very few African leaders have seen the need for radical change so many still make excuses and even Jacob Zuma the ANC president seems to think there is still time for talking.  

Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has proposed military intervention to unseat Mugabe Odinga is right and it is time action was taken.

For God’s sake when will these idiots wake up and realize Mugabe only understands force: he has to be kicked out physically meanwhile the great masses of Zimbabwe continue to suffer day by day from the fascist regime of Mugabe.

THE BERLIN WEST AFRICA CONFERENCE 1884/5.

The Berlin West Africa Conference was called to settle disputes between the great European powers. The countries represented were: Austro-Hungarian Empire, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden-Norway, United Kingdom. The USA sent an observer,  Otto von Bismarck the German Chancellor hosted the conference. The conference was called as a result of European frontier disputes and claims in west Africa.

In short the main points: it was agreed to accept the Congo “Feee State” as under Belgian influence it was in fact the private property of King Leopold II of Belgium – it was neither free nor a state; France and the UK agreed interests on the River Niger and the River Nile;  a means was agreed, “Effective Occupation”  by which the European states would mark out their claims in Africa and notify neighboring European powers.  Several other local disputes and claims were settled  between France and Italy and Germany and the UK;  British protests prevented claims by Portugal for central southern Africa.  

Thus began the Scramble for Africa and the historic boundaries, for in the years following the European colonial powers established their African empires: so many of which appear as straight lines such boundaries which form the modern boundaries of independent African states. These boundaries often drawn across tribal homelands so that some tribes found themselves divided between two or three colonial authorities.  This is why there will need some day to be an historic revision of boundaries between states.

Mugabe Must GO!

Mugabe must go!  Mugabe is the author of the disaster facing Zimbabwe.  The cholera outbreak which has already claimed hundreds of lives is due to his and his ruling party, Zanu PFs corruption.   The prime minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga has called for him to go other African leaders have added their voice and it is time that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) woke up and added serious pressure including military action to force Mugabe to resign and allow a new MDC led government to take office.   The Zimbabwean economy has collapsed; the local currency is totally worthless; the health service has collapsed; the education system has collapsed; local utilities, water supply and sewerage systems have collapsed.

Kenya’s nightmare.

Kibaki’s seizure of power has led to tragedy in Kenya, since his rushed and illegal swearing in ceremony 900 citizens have died.  Ethnic cleansing is sweeping the nation as tribal extremists exact destruction and murder on fellow Kenyans. What on earth can justify fellow citizens destroying homes and inflicting more suffering on Kenya’s population? This madness must stop. There is nothing wrong with legitimate and peaceful protests but clearly gangs of killers, including mungiki, the Kikuyu extremist criminal gang are involved.

Kofi Annan is at least making an effort to bring the parties together; the main political leaders, to talk on a solution, but it would seem the best solution is the re-run of the presidential election under international supervision this formula might seem the best way forward.

Comments on the week’s news.

Kenya: the crisis has deepened, not surprisingly, due to the inept response to electoral fraud and weaknesses of the democratic nations in failing to act to deny Kibaki legitimacy. The tragedy is that now tribal strife is spinning out of control; the total senselessness of destroying homes and property belonging to suffering Kenyans and murders of innocents is dreadful, all political and community leaders in Kenyan should act now to stop rampaging mobs.

Macdonalds and other businesses will be able to issue qualifications to trained staff, we suppose now their will be NVQs in McFurries or A Level McFlurries, who know perhaps even a BSc MacFlurries Studies. Should we be legitimazing a company that contributes to mass obesity? Legitimate companies we have no dispute with.

Listening to Martin Amis this morning, on Andrew Marr’s Stop the Week radio programme, he reports that recently at a conference he asked an audience of 500: “hands up those who think they are morally superior to the Taliban” Shock horror, he said “only 40 trembling hands were seen”. We would like to add two more hands we also think we are morally superior to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and morally superior to other rag bags of islamic fascists.

Zimbabwe continues its inevitable decline into total economic ruin. Banks cannot get their demands for cash from the Zimbabwe Reserve Bank; ministers and party bosses are known to be hoarding local currency notes to speculate on black market transactions. Trying to send money to relatives and friends in Zimbabwe is now virtually impossible; sooner or later this means the Mugabe regime is going to run out of foreign currency. Mugabe’s rambo economics has led to the total ruin of the country.

Kenya’s Tragedy.

Sometimes in history there are key moments; special moments when the international community of democratic nations presented with dilemmas have an opportunity to act and act decisively. The current farce in Kenya has been one such missed opportunity.

Prevarication, hesitancy and weakness has resulted in the situation where the candidate who lost the presidential election has been able to govern as if the presidential elections had not occurred. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London has been partly responsible for failed diplomacy in this case.

It was well known that the election results were riddled with examples of fraud. A firm and strong intervention by the democratic states may well have rescued Kenyan democracy instead we are witnessing the inevitable magic hat solution, this has resulted in failure; the magic hats being: Archbishop Tutu, John Kufour and recently Kofi Annan: perhaps someone should resurrect the ghost of Neville Chamberlain?

The idea this crisis could be resolved by banging heads together, rather patronizing, by inviting the parties into coalition government, as if this was merely a playground squabble, has led to a blind alley.

Meanwhile, what message does all this send to the Kenyan electorate – that democracy is a farce? That the big man can always win?

Kenya – African Union a failure.

So news arrives now that John Kufour the Ghanaian President cannot go to Nairobi to intervene , to mediate on behalf of the African Union – the reason – he has not been invited by the usurper, Kibaki to do so. This situation is absolutely pathetic. Between the democratic countries and the African Union Kenyan democracy has been broken.

Failure to act decisively has now enabled Kibaki to gain time to solidify his power. A peaceful demonstration yesterday, in Nairobi was crushed by brute force. All, this could have been avoided if only the democratic countries had acted swiftly to denounce Kibaki’s seizure of power and isolate him.

We are concerned though that all Kenya’s political leaders act to stop the inter ethnic violence and the destruction of property, clearly criminal elements and frustrated citizens, are taking advantage of the chaos Kibaki has caused. Kenya’s history is littered with outbreaks of inter tribal violence such dreadful crimes are not new, it is appalling, all Kenya’s leaders should distance themselves from such acts and condemn them.

The democratic nations should not be calling for a national unity government as there is significant evidence Kibaki lost the election. The democratic nations are really recognizing Kibaki’s coup. The opposition gained most of the seats in parliament and therefore this body should be called to meet.

The democratic nations should in unity inform Mr. Kibaki he must step aside to allow an immediate clarification, under international control of results or a new supervised presidential election.

Kenya – Trashing Democracy.

So now the British government’s line on the curent crisis in Kenya is reconciliation, negotiation between the parties with a view to creating a coalition government – so what’s the point of holding an election. Deals like this being voiced by the democratic countries are going to make people in Kenya, yes and in Africa even more cynical about the values of democracy.

It is our duty to support democracy and promote it, not to do deals behind closed doors. One again the mandarins at the F&CO have made a very bad decision, we are selling out democracy for the sake of a deal at any price and accepting Kibaki’s coup.

So we are now in the business of dumping the NEPAD principles and dumping transparency and democracy

It is disgraceful that our prime minster should be seen to be validating Kibaki’s seizure of power. Kibaki has seized the presidency without the mandate of the electorate. There should be no attempt to give credence to Kibaki he has seized office illegally in a fraudalent counting of the votes. We now have enough evidence from 4 out of 5 Kenyan Electoral Commision Commisioners and the EU observers report, the counting of the votes was an exercise in fraud.

Kenya – time for action.

Kenya is tearing itself apart – the reason because the man who seized power Mr. Kibaki has acted illegally. Whilst the UK government twiddles its fingers people are dying and Kibaki gains strength due to the inability of the democratic countries failing to take a hard line. BBC correspondent, Karen Allen, yesterday took a camera crew to the site of a church near Eldoret, where many people died horribly, she made the comment this sort of event is not normal in Kenya, unfortunately, many of us remember former president Daniel arap Moi often exploited tribal tensions for his own end and his years in power were years dotted with ethnic cleansing and tribal violence.

We write with concern because of the political dallying, had the democratic countries acted with meaning and insisted Kibaki resign we may have been faced with a situation of hope, right now we have despair.

Who the heck advises Gordon Brown on African affairs?

Kibaki Must Go!

As time passes the political situation in Kenya is increasingly serious. Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, is appealing for compromise between Kenya’s political leaders, this policy is crass. The UK government cannot be seen to be giving any sort of approval to Kibaki’s seizure of power. Instead it is far better to insist Kibaki resign power now, this is not the time for weak and flabby appeals.

There is clearly muddled thinking amongst the mandarins at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. We need to talk to opposition leaders and listen to their suggestions in resolving the crisis. The election results cannot stand. There should be either an internationally supervised recount or fresh elections under international organization and supervision.

Mr. Brown would be better advised to insist Mr. Kibaki resign his illegally seized presidency immediately. Meanwhile everything needs to be done to stop criminal actions on the streets but allowing peaceful protests.