I Weep Not For The Ocampo Six But The Spell Of Negative Ethnicity They Have Cast On The Nation
Listen With Ocampo’s issuance of summons to The Hague Six, their followers are shocked and panic stricken. The bravado of Uhuru and Ruto has flopped and will not protect those who perpetrated crimes against humanity during the post election violence. In the eerie silence following the summons, the Ocampo Six seem deflated and off balance, [...]
Analysis: Key challenges for Southern Sudan after split
Listen Juba (Alshahid) – The release of referendum results for Southern Sudan’s historic independence showing that 98.83 percent voted for secession means formal independence is scheduled for 9 July 2011, but key challenges still remain to be negotiated. These issues, observers say, must now be hammered out by the two ruling parties – the north’s [...]
Suspected Kenyan violence sponsors to be named next week
Listen New York (Alshahid) -The names of suspected Kenyan post-election violence sponsors will be known on next week. The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will on December 14 unveil the names as he presents his case to the Pre-Trial Chamber. The prosecutor told journalists in New York that he was ready with his [...]
Pirates’ Catch Exposed Kenya Route of Arms to volatile Sudan
Listen Khartoum (Alshahid) — It was September 2008 and a band of Somali pirates made a startling discovery. The Ukrainian freighter they had just commandeered in the Gulf of Aden was packed with weapons, including 32 Soviet-era battle tanks, and the entire arsenal was headed for the regional government in southern Sudan. The Ukrainian and [...]
ICC Ocampo defends Kenya President and PM over election violence
Listen Nairobi (Alshaid) –The Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Mr Louis Moreno Ocampo has defended Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga over the post-election violence investigations. In a veiled defence of the two principals, Ocampo said his investigations “were not about elections or parties” “We shall forward for prosecution [...]
Tanzania-USA Bilateral Relations
Listen Tanzania and United States of America (USA) enjoy good cooperation and collaboration in various fields of development over the years. The administrations of the two countries through their respective foreign affairs ministries link very well and promote their common interests for the mutual benefit of their citizens. The USA president Barack Obama and his [...]
AMISOM Vs Alshabab: The propaganda war raging in Mogadishu
Listen By James Gundun: The propaganda war raging in Mogadishu nears the military activity in its streets. African Union (AU) officials disseminate statements of repelling al-Shabab’s offensive, seizing its bases, and holding territory. Much is propaganda. Though hardly objective, sometimes al-Shabab’s actions leave an undeniable impression. A few sparks fizzle when the AU and Somalia’s [...]
Muslims in US: We don’t want to take over this country
Listen Washington (Alshahid) – An organization describing itself as a grassroots effort by Muslims from across American has posted a video on YouTube that tries to offer reassurance that Islam is not about conquering – or even influencing – the U.S. The video was posted by the organization called MyFaithMyVoice.com. The organization says it is [...]
America’s Problem in Somalia
Listen In a recent radio interview in South Africa, US President Barrack Hussein Obama, deflecting direct US responsibility for almost 20 years of non-stop proxy war on Somalia , stated that the “ militants” so called “Al-Shabaab-Al-Qaeda terrorist network” were not only responsible for the twin bombings of Kampala, Uganda, but were also “racist”. The [...]
Kenya’s ‘Prophet’ sees great disappointment and weeping over referendum results
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – The self-styled Prophet Dr. David Owuor of Hope and Repentance Ministries has predicted a great disappointment to Kenyans following the passing of the draft constitution during the just concluded referendum. “God talked to me two days ago and showed me disappointed Kenyans with some even crying,” he said during a TV [...]