23-year-old gang-raped by ‘investors’

Kampala-Pain is written all over her face. Tears run down her cheeks as she complains of severe abdominal pain. The discharge of faeces and blood is ceaseless and she can neither sit nor stand without support.
The 23-year-old [names withheld], has endured this agony for two months.

She was gang raped by five men and sodomised too. Her tormentors claim to be investors. The Pakistani nationals lured her into their trap under the guise of getting the victim a new job.

“I was a waiter at Savannah Bar and Restaurant in Kiwatule [Kampala] when one of the men, who came as a customer, lured me into taking up a better job in a car selling plant in Kampala,” the woman narrates with teary eyes.

She says that in July, the man, who claimed to be an investor, took her to a house in Kiwatule for two days, purportedly to prepare her for the new job. She says he instead organised his friends to gang-rape her.

“On the third day, he returned home with friends speaking a language I didn’t know. He then called me into the bedroom and locked me there while his friends entered and pounced on me one by one,” she says with tears rolling down her face. “I tried to shout and fight them but they over- powered me.”

The girl says the following morning, she escaped from her captors and reported the case to Kiwatule Police Post and she was later admitted to Mulago hospital for about a month.

While in hospital, the girl claims that doctors advised her to go for an operation because both her private parts and anus had been severely raptured. But she had no money for the operation. She was compelled to return to her former workplace to seek assistance.

When she returned to Kiwatule Police Post, the officer in-charge, told her the case file had been submitted to Kira Road Police Station for further investigations.
“On reaching Kira Road Police, I got information that the file was being handled by a police officer (names withheld) who shelved it after getting a Toyota Nadia vehicle [registration number withheld) from the suspects who work at Yuasa Motor Agency in Kampala,” she said.

She sought redress in the media and when Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander Andrew Felix Kaweesa learnt of it, he intervened.

On Friday, Mr Kaweesa held a press conference where he disclosed that he learnt of the matter through a local radio station and instructed the deputy crime investigations officer, Mr Geoffrey Musana, to carry out fresh investigations and ensure the culprits were brought to book.

“Using the woman, we managed to arrest two of the culprits and efforts are under way to have the remaining three arrested,” Mr Kaweesi said.

He said the act was not done by the Pakistani community but individuals. Mr Kaweesi added that managers at Yuasa Motor Agency will help police to identify the suspects.

Mr Kaweesa said police had received reports that many Ugandan girls are being subjected to such acts of sexual violence.
“These vices are being heard of in areas of Bunga, Kiwatule, Muyenga but affected people should come up to report the matter,” Mr Kaweesa advised.

He also promised to investigate the information that one of the police officers who handled the file at Kira Road Police Station had been compromised by the suspects to kill the case.

He said if the officer is found culpable, he would be punished accordingly. Mr Kaweesi said the suspects face charges of unnatural sex, rape and abduction.
He alerted all border posts to ensure the suspects do not sneak out and escape justice.

NAIROBI, KENYA: A man who had been held in secret custody on suspicion that he was one of the Westgate terrorists now says he will sue the state for wrongful confinement.

Ali Kiai Gitonga was released on Thursday evening, a few hours after his family moved to court demanding that he be charged. The family had expressed fears over his life, saying they had not spoken to him for two weeks. They said they feared he could be executed by the police.
Mbugua Mureithi,  the family’s lawyer, told the court that he had received confirmation from the police that Gitonga had been released without any charges being preferred against him.
“Following this development, he is now interested in suing the state for what he endured during the 14 days he was unlawfully held,” the lawyer told the court.
Gunshot wounds
Gitonga’a wife Khadija Mutuli Mohammed, who was in court, confirmed that her husband had been released.
She said he was still recovering from gunshot wounds sustained during the Westgate attack.
Khadija said her husband now walks with a limp following the incident.
The family had on Tuesday told the court that Gitonga was shot by police during the rescue operation at Westgate, before being framed as one of the terrorists.
Meanwhile, a Mombasa court has ordered that a terror suspect who was found in possession of explosives be remanded in police custody for four days.
Mombasa Senior Principal Magistrate Richard Odenyo ordered Swaleh Abdallah Said to be remanded at Makupa Police Station to allow Anti-terrorism police to complete their investigations.

 Abdallah, who was arrested at Likoni on Thursday at 7am, has denied that on October 10 at 7.40am in Likoni he was found in possession of explosives.

Two men lock horns over double-dealing lady

Business at a busy trading centre in a Bahati Village in Nakuru County came to a standstill recently when two men almost came to blows over a woman
The woman parted ways with her lover following a domestic tiff. The woman, a single mother of one is said to have used one of her other lovers to settle scores with Peter — the man she had disagreed with.  The second lover got Peter’s phone number from the lady and made abusive calls to him.
He followed the calls with abusive text messages, which unsettled Peter greatly. The latter  requested for a meeting to iron out their differences.  “I’m the one you’ve been abusing through the phone; may I know what dispute I have with you?” Peter calmly asked the other man.
The fellow claimed Peter was disturbing his ‘wife’ and that he should keep away from her. This commotion attracted a crowd. Peter loudly refuted the man’s claims before he realised the woman was playing him. Casually he turned and walked away

Popular Gospel Musicians Involved in Lesbíanism

Call it the biggest scandal to hit the Ghanaian gospel music fraternity and you will not be far from right.
Disgraceful? Reprehensible? Outrageous? Shocking? Or simply scandalous liaisons? All will be apt when the news is finally made public.
Host of Peace FM’s -Entertainment Review- Kwasi Aboagye dropped the hint on the Saturday June 1 edition of the show on his return from a recent trip to the United States of America.The dreadful and appalling news, according to the host of Accra’s most widely-listened to entertainment show is that, some female gospel musicians are involved in the act of lesbíanism.

According to him, he has a list of the names of the gospel musicians involved in the practice. Moments after dropping the shocking exposé, several of his colleagues including panel members on the show and listeners who had their dials locked on the 104.3 frequency, flooded him with text messages with some even daring him to go public or cease speculating.

“Well, I’m not speculating. I’m saying that some female gospel musicians are involved in lesbíanism and I don’t think that is speculation”, he stridently said.

Asked when he will reveal the identities of the gospel musicians involved in the practice, Kwesi Aboagye indicated that at the “right time I will disclose their identities on radio but I know what I’m saying...and I stand by it that some gospel musicians not all gospel musicians. I said some female gospel musicians are involved in lesbíanism and I have evidence to support that”.

Pushed further to disclose whether they are budding artistes or veterans in the industry and or whether they based in Ghana or practice the act with other gospel musicians or ordinary women in the country, the “Entertainment Review” host simply said “I can only state that I got privy to the information in America and the gospel musicians are Ghanaians.”

The revelation has certainly raised eye brows in the industry with tongues wagging as to which one among them practices lesbíanism. But some believe it’s just a crude way by Kwesi Aboagye to gain more listenership.

However, considering his reputation in the entertainment industry and the niche he has carved for himself over the years, it will be highly inconceivable that a professional of his caliber will be so tactless to indulge in hearsay or peddle falsehood regarding such a sensitive issue without any shred of evidence.

For now, it remains to be seen as we keep our fingers crossed whether the “Darling Boy” as he is affectionately called, will make good his promise of disclosing the identities of the female gospel musicians involved in the practice of lesbíanism after the completion of his investigations into the matter or it will be just another “expensive all fool’s day” joke; despite the fact that we are in the month of June.

I Am A Prostitute And I Am Now Dating One Of My Clients, But I Think He Is Ashamed Of Me

I’m dating a man 18 years older than me. He’s been very good to me. I love him so much!! And I know he loves me.

But, I’m confused about knowing whether or not if he sees me as long term or short term. First off, I met him on an escorting site, (Yes, I did escort because I was desperate in finding a job). But, as I was leaving the industry, telling him I’m moving to another state and get my life together, he offered to come to see me.

He paid me for the first few visits, until I caught feelings for him and didn’t want to accept his money. Now, it’s a year later. We’ve still been seeing each other, and we’ve gotten sort of serious. He feels very strongly about me seeing other people due to it being called cheating! So, we are in a relationship.

I’ve met his close friends but not his mom and daughter (he is divorced). And, he hasn’t met mine yet either. I’ve asked him about being introduced to his mom and daughter, and he said he would, but when it came down to it he reneged on it.

I love him so much, but I don’t want to waste my time. I’m on my feet now. I have a good job. But, I just want to know from a man’s perspective how would you view me? Is he ashamed of me? I’m so confused.

Pulling out of the ICC would be tragic for Africa

African leaders behind the move to extract the continent from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court are effectively seeking a licence to kill, maim and oppress their people without consequences.

They are saying African leaders should not allow the interests of the people to get in the way of their personal ambitions. Being held to account interferes with their ability to act with impunity. Those who get in their way should remain faceless and voiceless. They are arguing that the golden rule of reciprocity should not apply to them. And nor should any legal system.

But they know that they cannot say these things in public, so they say that the ICC is racist.At first glance, when one tallies the number of African leaders versus European and North American leaders prosecuted by the court, their argument appears as if it might be plausible. When one considers the facts, however, one quickly realises that the number of Africans put on trial is an indictment of leadership and democracy in some countries, not of the court.

When thousands of people are murdered and displaced in any country, one would hope that country’s systems of justice would kick in to right the wrongs. But when that country is unwilling or unable to dispense justice, who should represent the interests of the victims?

Those accused of crimes proclaim their innocence and vilify the ICC as racist and unjust. The eight matters brought before the court were initiated by African countries and their leaders. There was no witch-hunt or imposition, the judges and investigators were invited in.

So while the rhetoric of leaders at the AU may play both the race and colonial cards, the facts are clear. Far from being a so-called “white man’s witch hunt,” the ICC could not be more African if it tried.

More than 20 African countries helped to found it. Of the 108 nations that initially joined the ICC, 30 were African. Five of the court’s 18 judges are African, as is the vice-president. The chief prosecutor, who has huge power over which cases are brought forward, is from Africa. The ICC is literally Africa’s court.

Leaving the ICC would be a tragedy for Africa for three reasons. First, without justice, countries can attack their neighbours or minorities in their own countries with impunity.

Two years ago, when the warlord Thomas Lubanga was arrested to face charges of conscripting child soldiers, the threat of the ICC undermined his support from other militia. In Cote D’Ivoire, since Laurent Gbagbo was taken to face justice in The Hague, the country has rebuilt. Without it, there would be no brake on the worst excesses of criminals. And these violent leaders continue to plague Africa. Perpetrators of violence must not be allowed to go free.

Second, without justice there can be no peace. In South Africa, it has taken a long process of truth and reconciliation for the wounds of apartheid to begin to heal. In Kenya, the post-election violence wounds will take a long time to heal. Put simply, where justice and order is not restored, there can be no healing, leaving violence and hatred ticking like a bomb in the corner.

Third, as Africa finds its voice in world affairs, it should be strengthening justice and the rule of law, not undermining it. Everyone has a duty to adhere to these principles; they are part of global collective responsibility, not a menu we can choose from as and when it suits us.

Right now, thousands of people from across the planet are joining a campaign hosted by Avaaz, an international advocacy organisation calling on Africa’s leaders to stay in the ICC and stand behind international justice and what it means for so many vulnerable citizens everywhere. They represent our global commitment to working together to make the future brighter and safer for the next generations.

The alternatives are too painful: Revenge, like what happened in Rwanda, Kosovo, Bosnia; or blanket amnesty, a national commitment to amnesia like what happened in Chile. The only way a country can deal with its past is to confront it.

We need loud voices in Addis Ababa to deliver the message of the world’s people, to shout down those that want us to do nothing. At the front, we need the heavyweight champions of Africa – South Africa and Nigeria – to exercise their leadership and stop those that do not like the rules from attempting to re-write them.

If Africa’s democracies truly believe in justice and the rule of law, they must stand up against this attempt by their least democratic brothers and sisters to undermine those values.

The Addis meeting is a contest between justice and injustice. Far from a fight between Africa and the West, this is a fight within Africa, for the soul of the continent.

Shock As Africa Dictators Cheer And Abandon Uhuru Just Like They Did To Muamar Gadhafi, No Mass Pullout From ICC!FROM threat of withdrawal to a kick of a dying horse called ultimatum By Gordon Teti Did we not say that the threat of withdrawal from ICC was a mere grandstanding and useless intimidation to ICC by frogs and lame donkeys who are known as butchers and murderers of their own citizens for political power. The African dictators led by Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe met on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and instead of withdrawing en-mass as they had threatened before the meeting, the cowards backed-off abandoning and throwing Uhuru Kenyatta under the bus like they did before to the late Muamar Gadhafi of Libya

FROM threat of withdrawal to a kick of a dying horse called ultimatum
By Gordon Teti
Did we not say that the threat of withdrawal from ICC was a mere grandstanding and useless intimidation to ICC by frogs and lame donkeys who are known as butchers and murderers of their own citizens for political power.

The African dictators led by Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe met on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and instead of withdrawing en-mass as they had threatened before the meeting, the cowards backed-off abandoning and throwing Uhuru Kenyatta under the bus like they did before to the late Muamar Gadhafi of Libya

After cheating and beating the drums of war to Uhuru Kenyatta that he should defy the ICC, the dictators have now abandoned Uhuru at the last minute by asking him to carry his own cross. Uhuru was asked to write a letter to the UN Security Council seeking deferral as provided for in Article 15 of the Rome Statute.

Sources inside the closed-door deliberations of the Council of Ministers disclosed that Kenya had placed two requests for consideration – that the ICC cases be deferred and that the ICC be substantially reformed. Members agreed on the first request but were apprehensive on the latter noting that ICC was an independent institution and besides Africa lacked the necessary numbers to push for such changes.

It was resolved, among other agreements, that a five-member committee of the executive council, including one Kenyan, be formed to deliver the AU resolution and ultimatum to the UN next month. And to ensure this, the AU has given the United Nations Security Council an ultimatum of up to November 12 – the same day Uhuru trial is scheduled to begin – to defer the Kenyatta case

If by November 30 the African leaders would not have received any communication from the UN, the AU will reconvene yet again to deliberate on the way forward. It is presumed that the plan of action may involve mass withdrawal by African nations from the Rome Statute.

The decision, arrived at by the African Heads of State during a special session in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, is also meant to benefit Sudan President Omar Al-Bashir who is an earlier ICC indictee. And as if to make sure other similar Kenyatta and Al-Bashir cases do not come up, it was also resolved that any African country wishing to refer any cases to ICC must first refer to the AU for guidance and possible approval.

While to those with heads in the sand who think that Uhuru secured a breather, the fate of his Deputy William Ruto was swept under the carpet, as AU’s proposed privileges are did not cover deputy or vice presidents. Once again, the African dictators pledged to embark on their own mechanism of trying their own cases of crimes against humanity, mass murder and rape by strengthen the African Court of Justice and Human Rights as the first step.