Nam Elections 2014 a Complete DISASTER

If there ever was an Election Disaster, then it was here in Namibia on 28 November 2014.

Voters were eager to vote and gathered at the polling stations from early in the morning, only to stand in rows in the sun for hours on end, because of numerous problems with the newly adopted voting system.

First off many of the polling stations did not open in time at 7h00 some did not open at all. Next the verification system did not work properly and they resorted to manual verification of voters from the roll. This caused delays in the process, as many of the ECN personnel had reading difficulties. The end result was that at closing time there were still hundreds of voters waiting to cast their votes and the time limit was overreached by many hours. In fact, at two polling stations in Windhoek voting went on until the next day after sunrise, which is completely against the law. 

Here are some tweets from electionwatchnamibia:
 
The mobile polling station at Oude Rust Oord in Windhoek West never opened. Station was stuck at Pionierspark Old Age home past 22h00.

The mobile polling station at Aris in Windhoek Rural never arrived. People there never voted. They ask when ECN will allow them to vote

Swapo demanding explanations from ECN. Clearly not happy. Many supporters denied the right to vote in the party's heartlands.

Callers on NBC Oshiwambo service complaining of being disenfranchised by slowness of yesterday's vote 

And the list goes on and on.

So now other parties join the ranks of RDP, calling for a new election date. 
 

"We therefore call for the immediate resignation of Professor Paul Isaack as director of elections, the calling off of the current sham process and for the holding of what will be a truly credible, fair and worthy elections on the nearest possible date. - See more at: http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=20833&page_type=story_detail&category_id=1#sthash.9mP1Z3jz.dpuf

"We therefore call for the immediate resignation of Professor Paul Isaack as director of elections, the calling off of the current sham process and for the holding of what will be a truly credible, fair and worthy elections on the nearest possible date. - See more at: http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=20833&page_type=story_detail&category_id=1#sthash.9mP1Z3jz.dpuf

Namibia Elections under Dispute

The Elections to be held in Namibia tomorrow, 28 November 2014, already are under heavy dispute.

The population is divided about the use of Indian EVM's without a paper trail. Some trust what they told by the ECN, others have done their own due diligence and oppose the use of those EVM's and many have decided to not vote at all.

In an urgent court application to suspend the elections on Wednesday, 26 November, acting judge Miller dismissed the bid on technical grounds. The litigants appealed the decision, but in spite of the appeal having been lodged, the elections will take place. 

This is clearly in violation of the High Court Rules, as can be seen from this letter: 

"AFRICAN LABOUR & HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE
P.o.Box 70328 Windhoek Tel/Facsimile: +264 61 228128 / +264812550869
Suite 206 Continental Bldg, Independence ave. Whk.

27 November 2014
The Director
Electoral Commission of Namibia
Windhoek
Namibia URGENT
Att: Dr Paul Isaak
Dear Sir
Re: Supreme Court of Namibia Case No. SA 91/2014 – Appeal against the judgment of Kobus Miller AJ in Re: August Maletzky and 3 others // Electoral Commission of Namibia and 17 others.
Above matter refers.
Thank you for taking the time to peruse the content of this urgent letter.
We respectfully draw your attention to to the provisions of the rules of the High Court of Namibia in relation to the appeal pending before the Supreme Court of Namibia.
Rule 121 (2) of the rules of the High Court of Namibia suspends the order granted by Kobus Miller AJ , on the 26 November 2014, unless the court, ie the High Court of Namibia on application of a party directs otherwise.
Furthermore, I respectfully alert you to the provisions of rule 121(3) of the rules of the High Court, which provides that should you wish to continue with elections you must enter into ‘ such security de restituendo' as the parties may agree or the Registrar of the High Court may direct. The latter provision is repeated in Rule 8(1) of the rules of the Supreme Court.
In those circumstances, your decision to proceed with the elections would be a violation of the above mentioned rules of the High Court, the law of general application and the Constitution of Namibia, and are likely to cast profound aspersions on the legitimacy of the elections and any subsequent government.
Of course, we are acutely aware of the requirment to pay security in respect of the appeal filed, however such payment is not immediate, and only becomes payable before lodging with the registrar of the Supreme Court copies of the record of the proceedings in the court aqua . Refer to rule 8(2) of the rules of the Supreme Court of Namibia.
For ease of reference The Rules dealing with a Civil appeal to the Supreme Court are reproduced below.
Applicable High Court Rules:
Civil Appeal to Supreme Court
“121. (1)Notice of an appeal to the Supreme Court against a judgment or order of the court must be filed in accordance with the Rules of the Supreme Court.
(2)Where an appeal to the Supreme Court has been noted the operation and execution of the order in question is suspended pending the decision of such appeal, unless the court which gave the order on the application of a party directs otherwise.
(3)If the order referred to in subrule (2) is carried into execution by order of the court the party requesting the execution must, before such execution, enter into such security de restiuendo as the parties may agree or in the absence of an agreement, the registrar may decide, for the restitution of any amount obtained on the execution, which amount includes capital and interest, if so ordered, and taxed costs and the registrar’s decision is final.
Applicable Supreme Court Rules:
Security in the case of appeals
“8. (1)If the judgment appealed from is carried into execution by direction of the court appealed from, the party requesting execution shall before such execution, enter into good and sufficient security de restituendo.;
(2)If the execution of a judgment is suspended pending appeal, the appellant shall, before lodging with the registrar copies of the record enter into good and sufficient security for the respondent’s costs of appeal.”
In those circumstances, your decision to proceed with the elections would be a violation of the above mentioned rules of the High Court, and the Supreme Court of Namibia and are likely to cast profound aspersions on the legitimacy of the elections and any subsequent government.
Should you nevertheless wish to proceed with the elections, you may only do so with leave of the high court.
We trust that you find the above in order and rely on your wisdom to respect the Constitution and the rule of law.
Yours faithfully
SIGNED
August Maletzky , Director- ALHRC
Cc:
The United Nations Representative in Namibia
The African Union Representative in Namibia
Election Observers in Namibia
The Ambassador of the USA
The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
The High Commissioner of the U.K
The High Commissioner of Botswana
The High Commissioner of RSA
The European Union Representative in Namibia
The Director of Namrights
Office of the Ombudsperson
All REGISTERED Political Parties in Namibia
The Media.

The writer of this letter has in the meantime received various death threats.

It thus follows that these elections tomorrow cannot be regarded as being in the interest of the population, nor as being free and fair. 

Namibia News - Press Blackout

The highly anticipated debate at the Katutura Community Hall on 13 November was completely ignored by the daily press. 

The message of cross-party unity and solidarity on the issue of housing and land, that was repeated by speaker after speaker, runs counter the whole narrative of the mainstream press, which maintains the fiction that there are significant differences between the old parties, when clearly one can hardly fit a cigarette paper between them.

That meeting was noteworthy, if only because people from so many different walks of life resolved to set aside racial, party-political and ethnic differences to work for a broader legal solution to the shortage of housing and affordable land; a solution to the benefit of all citizens.

The atmosphere of working class solidarity was demonstrated by the way all speakers voluntarily removed their party colours in order to show unity with the cause.

Above all the press failed to report that the Katutura meeting backed a common demand for a Constitutional Amendment to address the need for residential land.

The meeting further agreed to campaign for a new law to ensure one residential erf to each citizen as a basic Constitutional Right.

Read more here. 

Facts about Agenda 21

I already mentioned  Agenda 21 in  two previous posts called "Global Assault against we the people", HERE and Here. When I wrote those posts, I specifically looked for shorter videos. Today I found this video which goes into more details of Agenda 21. It is a longer video, you'll need about an hour. I found it very educational. Do let me know your thoughts on it.

"Agenda 21 is a 1992 United Nations' policy document which calls for using Smart Growth and Sustainability to remake the world into a new global order--devoid of private property and free enterprise. In this address, Alexandra Swann talks about what Agenda 21 is, how it is being implemented throughout the U.S., and what you can do about it."

Has S.A. President Jacob Zuma Resigned?

A raging fire has been lit in the blogger sphere and on social sites. #ZumaResigned. 

Using the imagination to make dreams and goals come true is a proven mental  technique which can be acquired through study. Many books have been written about visualization and the effects that can be reached with it.

This technique is now being used very effectively to bring about political change in South Africa.

"Jacob Zuma has resigned from his position as President of the Republic of South Africa.
He has not yet confirmed this verbally, nor has he released the letter of resignation. Still, it is accepted that he has resigned. We may or may not have resigned for him: it doesn’t matter who resigned him, only that he has resigned. Those of us who know and accept that he has resigned will simply spread the word that he’s resigned until it is known from one end of South Africa to the other that he has resigned, and that anybody who says otherwise – including Zuma himself – is woefully mistaken on the matter.
This is not a petition: it’s the declaration of an accomplished fact. This accomplished fact may take a few weeks or months for Zuma to admit. But he has certainly resigned. It is something that doesn’t need courts, processes, tribunals, committees, parliaments and advisers to acknowledge. They’re absolutely wonderful but Jacob Zuma’s resignation doesn’t depend on their acknowledgement. It doesn’t even depend on his. It depends on ours. He’s resigned because we acknowledge that he’s resigned. In short, “He’s Resigned” – #HesResigned, #ZumasResigned
Spread that. Yell it from the rooftops. Tell it on the mountain. Share it on twitter. Tell your friends and family. One by one, your friends, families, colleagues and neighbors will also see it. How could they have doubted it for an instant? Zuma has resigned, no matter what even Zuma says on the matter. He doesn’t call the shots. WE do. He doesn’t confirm the facts. WE do. We confirm that he has resigned. No President can lead people who resolutely believe and accept that he’s resigned. If he speaks, we’ll chant, “You’ve resigned!” and accept nothing beside.
He’s resigned. It’s a fact whether he acknowledges it or not. Presidency can be so stressful – so many decisions to make, problems to solve and people to please. Among these many stressors, Jacob Zuma may have forgotten that he’s resigned. This is understandable and we’ll pardon these effects of this strain, and relieve him of his duties. Because he’s resigned.
The Office of the Presidency may deny that this has happened. It doesn’t matter, for we will simply chant, “He’s resigned!” in spite of their denial. In its confusion, the media will release reports that say he hasn’t resigned. In response, we will simply click the reply button and say #HesResigned in the comments section. We will write letters to editors, gently correcting them, saying #ZumasResigned. On forums, in message boards, on every conceivable platform, we will say, #ZumasResigned.
Oh, I can already hear the protests. “But – but – this is treason, it’s silly, it’s sedition, it’s untrue, it can’t be, it’s a rumour…!” So? He’s resigned, and the brief consequences of highlighting this fact cannot postpone the inevitable. And it’s inevitable because it’s happened already. And it’s happened already because WE say it’s happened already.
We will say #HesResigned on our Facebook statuses and on our bumper stickers. We will wear t-shirts that say #HesResigned. We will raise funds, buy advertising space and put up billboards and adverts saying, #ZumasResigned. That alone will cause colossal damage to the image of the government until the embarrassment is overwhelming. Then they’ll have to get rid of him. But it doesn’t even have to go that far. If every person who realizes that he has resigned just spreads this news, as news, it will become news. We will tell stories that begin with the words, “Remember when Jacob Zuma was President…” regardless of whether he has given his resignation in or not. We will consign him to the archives of history whether he is ready to be consigned or not. Why? Because he’s resigned. #HesResigned #ZumasResigned
There is no need for him to deny or affirm this fact. There is no need for the media or society to investigate the news: we are now deciding and creating the news just as President Zuma has decided and created the truth about Nkandla (and other issues) all along. How can it be a mere rumour that he’s resigned if so many people are saying the same thing?
Spread the news. Jacob Zuma has resigned."
@SKhumalo1987
SKhumalo1987@gmail.com

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Is this how Namibia uses Donors money?

While house prices in Namibia have become unaffordable for the general public, especially young people and hundreds live in shacks around towns, our government spends millions on mansions and cars for officials.

Namibia has second highest housing price increase

Pohamba mansion worth 100 low-cost houses

When we are confronted with headlines like these, we start to ask questions.
Where does the money for mansions come from?
Where does the money for fat retirement packages for outgoing presidents come from?


Namibia has a population of just over 2 million of which nearly 50% are children under the age of 18.
That leaves about 1,2 mil adults of which another low estimate of 30% is unemployed. So, if we have 800 thousand tax payers left, which is a high estimate, where does our government get the money to build official mansions for acting and retiring presidents?  Does it come from donor countries?
And how can the country afford this extravagant lifestyle of 3 presidents at the same time, while thousands sit without a proper roof over their heads?

These are questions which need to be addressed and answered urgently, since the population is angered and restless.

In memory to Bill Hamilton

It isn't often that one finds a virtual friend like Bill Hamilton and losing him now really hits home hard. I met Bill in the COPD group, where he always had a friendly word for every one. Yes, and even though we had completely different approaches to this illness and how to deal with it, we clicked never the less and regularly exchanged thoughts. He was the first and up till now only commenter on this blog of mine.

I herewith salute you, Bill Hamilton. Your humor and zest for life was an inspiration I will sorely miss. I do not know when I will join you where you are now, but it sure will be joyful time to meet you in person.

For those of my readers interested to get to know this person who coped with his terminal illness in a special way and who was appreciated by so many others suffering from COPD, just visit his blog.

Yes, I also suffer from COPD. But in contrast with those in the group, I believe in natural medicines and only see a doctor when things get real critical. Up till now I go without any oxygen or pharmaceuticals and intend to keep it that way as long as possible.

A Lethal Shot Announces the End of Democracy in Namibia

On the very day parliament passed the third Amendment of the Namibian Constitution, police fired on a  demonstrating crowd, killing Frieda Ndatipo, a young mother of three.

As one commenter puts it:"The needless killing of this young woman in front of Swapo HQ is tragic and also highly symbolic of the real state of affairs. It marks the bloody end of an era of hope and the beginning of a new phase of struggle in which Swapo will no longer be the automatically regarded as 'the sole and authentic representative of the Namibian people', but as a dangerous agency prepared to shoot down unarmed women. The death of this protester on 27 August 2014 will mark a turning-point in the political orientation of the youth and in their struggle for equal rights."

Now I am asking: is ALLOWING the use of live ammunition against demonstrators in a country that A) forbids executions(Art.6) and B)expressly allows peaceful political activities(Art.17) not a contradiction in itself? Especially when acknowledging that people can panic in certain situations?

Of course the SWAPO government immediately puts the blame on someone else once again, claiming a third force being involved in this shooting and their supporters of course start parroting Hage Geingob's words.

Seeing that Namibia has no independent institution to investigate this incident, it will just be swept under the carpet like so many other incidents. 

Summary Executions in Namibia?

When the father of the Nation, Sam Nujoma, openly advocates summary executions and his SWAPO advisers and companions don't institute damage control immediately, one has to start wondering where Namibia is heading after the November elections.

There are just too many indications now that our Constitution is no longer worth the paper it is written on.

First there was the exclusion of the public from taking part in the government of the country, which I complained about in my Letter to the Government. Then there is the obvious ignoring of the Ombudsman

as a representative of the people. Next there was the precedent set by the magistrate that robbers can be shot on sight without any repercussions. The proposed amendments, which can and probably will be implemented by a two third majority in parliament this week, are the final proof for this. 

The cries of the public for a referendum on the proposed amendments are being ignored.  The comments of certain parts of the public in favor of summary executions in the case of the magistrate are now officially taken up by the founding father, in direct violation of the Constitution and NO voice is raised against him. 

Do we need more confirmation that Namibia is at the end of it's democracy?

Protecting Our Rights in a Free and Democratic Country

Ok, seeing that there still is no news concerning the proposed amendment of the Namibian Constitution, I will get back to protecting our rights as inhabitants of a still free and democratic country.

Even though our inalienable rights are enshrined in the Constitution, the mass of the Namibian people do not know them. And even those that know them, do not know how to protect those rights. That is why those in positions of authority can trample on our rights every so often. If we, however, learn just a few things, we will be enabled to calmly face those situations and protect our rights with authority. That in turn will have the ripple effect of preventing further infringements on our rights.

All law enforcement officers are bound to follow the law. Once they step outside that law, they loose their authority and become liable for their actions like any normal person. Thus, once we know the law that governs them, we in fact can become what we are supposed to be - authority figures.

Below is a video explaining the terms "reasonable suspicion" and "probable cause". These two terms encompass the legal boundaries for a police officer to stop you, detain you, or arrest you. Get to know them or loose your rights.

Can Namibia save its Constitution from being amended?

After a week of discussions and demonstrations, there still is no final result to be reported. Can we save our Constitution from being amended arbitrarily by the SWAPO government with its two thirds majority?

Some how I have grave doubts today.

Quite a few public persons have spoken out against the proposed amendments.
Human rights organizations have initiated a campaign in opposition to the bill being passed, but the people as such are still too ill informed and too intimidated to really speak up. AND the rest of the world is too busy with their own problems to think of supporting a small African nation like Namibia.

The ONLINE PETITION has come to a standstill at a mere 250 signatures. This by no means reflects the convictions of the Namibian people, but their intimidated status.  It isn't a question of not having access to the internet either, because many of them have that via their i-phones these days. NO, fear of retribution keeps them from speaking up in public or sharing the link with others. 

The DEMONSTRATION  in Windhoek did not deliver any meaningful turn up and information about it is being hidden. Sure, it was arranged on short notice and only advertised via social media, but once again, fear of retribution kept the turnout low, especially after riot police was deployed the previous week at a meeting organized by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.

It remains to be seen if the CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT  by Misa will deliver any results at all. 

So, the coming week will most probably see the bill being passed by the two thirds majority in parliament. SWAPO wants a one party dictatorship and they will get it, come high or low water. That is why they did not ratify the AFRICAN CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE.

Fight for the Namibian Constitution picks up speed

On Thursday 7 August 2014 public concerns were voiced at a meeting organised by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Windhoek and addressed by the Chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission, Sakkie Shangala. Shangala turned up late and left again early without having answered the questions that were asked.
Below are two videos, one from NBC, the other one taken by a private person.
It's obvious that the NBC does not bring the full version, but inserts the weak  excuse regarding the staff shortage as being the reason for the short notice given.







For Tuesday 12 August a peaceful demonstration is planned at the Parliament gardens at 13h00. That is the day the debate about the Constitutional Amendment bill will start in Parliament.
The question is if it can stay peaceful when, as was the case on Thursday, police in riot gear turn up.

The video below speaks for all of us Namibians.


In the meantime, our online petition is also picking up speed.

We

Call for International Support

for Namibian Campaign to Halt the Passing of the Third Constitution Amendment Bill

Namibians fight for their Constitution

The Constitution Amendment Bill is to be tabled in the Namibian parliament today. We, the people of Namibia, do not want to be railroaded into this before the November elections. So we've started an online petition , as well as an email/fax petition to the Ombudsman.

Our petition to the Ombudsman will most likely not deliver any fruit, if we look back to his achievements with the police, but according to our Constitution he is our line to follow if we have a complaint against governing institutions. So we take that line of defense anyhow.

Online petitions  only work if thousands of people sign it.
Below is an excerpt from a longer video about how the people of Nanaimo in Canada won their case against their city councilors. You can find the complete story HERE




             

Namibians, however, haven't yet gotten used to sharing news online with others. So this petition hasn't yet really taken off. By the time it does, the amendments will most probably have been implemented.

Thursday 7 August a demonstration  is to take place in Windhoek, our capital city. Yet even that is approached with mixed feelings.

Namibia to become a Dictatorship under Geingob

Democracy in Namibia seems to have come to an end just 24 years after it started. The latest news in the Namibian forebodes a Dictatorship. Far reaching changes to the Constitution are envisaged by Prime minister Hage Geingob, who is slated as the next President.

These changes are to be implemented ahead of the elections in November. The urgency seems to be grounded in the fear of opposition from inside his own SWAPO party. Opposition from the side of the people is totally ignored, as they have already effectively been excluded from having any voice in decision making at all. For confirmation of this I refer back to my third post on this blog.

The envisaged changes vest even more power in the president than what he already has. The most detrimental of these envisaged changes are:
1. the exclusion of smaller parties from government
2. regional powers to be given to governors appointed by president  
3. the independence of the judiciary being jeopardized
4. the review powers of the National Council to be limited


URGENT APPEAL TO DONOR COUNTRIES
Since there is no way left for the people to stop these changes from being implemented, I herewith make AN URGENT APPEAL to international donors to immediately put on hold any and all donations and grants to our country, until  the implementation of these changes have been abandoned.

APPEAL TO MY READERS 
Since this is a matter of urgency and the hands of the Namibian people are bound by uneducated choices made previously, I appeal to you who read this to please share and promote this post as much as you can, in the hope of at least reaching some of the donors, as I don't know them.

Advantages of Fighting Traffic Tickets

All of us are prone to getting traffic tickets.
Be it for parking, speeding, reckless driving, not wearing a safety belt, driving under influence of drugs or alcohol or defects on your car, the opportunities to get our blood pressure boiling are legio and increase just about daily.
 
While the easiest way out of this dilemma is admitting guilt and paying the fine, this option reinforces our slavery to the system, it can eventually cost you your drivers licence or maybe even your job. Given the trend to ever more traffic laws being implemented and fines being increased regularly, our budgets may seriously be affected in the long run.

The other option we have is fighting the ticket.
Though the time and effort involved in this option may look like a serious draw back, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. So let's look at them.
1. Opportunity to exercise our inherent rights 
Our right to disagree with statutes and bylaws, implemented solely to generate revenue for municipalities and local councils, is being ignored when they are passed. By choosing the option to fight a traffic ticket, we are in effect taking back that right to say NO to their laws.
Depending on the circumstances of the confrontation, we may also get the opportunity to exercise our right to dignity and fair treatment.
2. Opportunity to exercise our authority and freedom
Traffic cops are public servants, bound to follow their statutes/laws to promote the well being of the inhabitants of the land. We, the public are their masters. Being stopped while exercising our right of free movement is a violation of that right as long as we do not harm others. When we use our authority correctly, we can regain our right to free movement, which is being restricted by every new statute they pass.
3. Opportunity to learn more about the legal system
A trial gives us the opportunity to learn more about the legal system they use to enslave us. It challenges us to find the loopholes in that system.   
4. Opportunity to grow our self confidence
Every traffic ticket we fight and win increases our self confidence and makes us feel good about having accomplished a new task. Life is about learning new things.
5. Good chance a parking ticket will not be followed up
With the courts being over filled, it may be cheaper for the authorities to just forget about a $30 parking fine than to press through with it. So ask for a trial date, then wait and see if you get one.
6. Good chance to have your ticket withdrawn, dismissed or reduced.
For more details about the reasons for this point, you can go HERE. Even though it is a Canadian site, the points they mention are general points applicable in almost every legal system.  Mentioning all of them here will only be a duplication and make my post too long.
One very important point they do not mention, however, is that you should NOT plead anything at the trial and if the judge or magistrate tries to enter a plea on your behalf, object immediately.

It is my honest opinion that we should make a point of opting to fight traffic tickets instead of just paying the fine. We can only win once we start fighting the slave system imposed on us.

Namibian Police again violate the Constitution in public

It has become normal practice for the Namibian Police to violate the rights of the inhabitants. With the recent visit of UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, to Namibia, the police once again openly demonstrated their absolute disdain for the
Namibian Constitution, the Supreme law of the land.

According to a media report they threw a community activist into a police van in full view of the public. I have personally seen that kind of action on a previous occasion, when a police officer literally threw my grandson into the back of his van without him having shown any resistance at all. The officer just told him to get out of the car and as soon as he did that, the officer grabbed him, threw him into the van and drove off, no explanation, no reading of rights, nothing. I and my granddaughter were so shocked, we could barely drive the car back to the police station. We were too shocked to even think of laying a charge against that officer right away. Reading that media report now, nearly two years after our incident, the whole episode once again comes alive and puts me in psychological turmoil.

It is an open violation of our right to dignity as stipulated in Article 8(2) of the Namibian Constitution. It is also a violation of article 11(1). Now I am asking: how can the Namibian police force be allowed to violate our Supreme law in that way without any repercussions? isn't it a clear sign that our Constitution is no longer the supreme law of the land? Isn't it a clear sign that the ruling party, SWAPO, does not recognize and uphold our Constitution as they are supposed to?
The situation being as it is, it is our civil duty as inhabitants of the country to hold our civil servants accountable for their actions. If they don't protect and uphold the Constitution, we the people have the duty to do it in order to stay a free country. We have to know, claim and defend our rights in order to live as a free people.

Knowing, Claiming and Defending our Rights will ensure our Freedom

As children we are taught to respect and listen to our parents. Next we are taught to subordinate ourselves to our teachers, even if we do not agree with what they teach us. After reaching the age of 18 we suddenly are supposed to be able to differentiate between right and wrong, able to take on responsibilities and be held liable for our actions. We thus stumble into the life of a grown up only knowing how to listen to and follow other persons, never our own inherent intuition. Since we are never taught how to verbally defend ourselves against the domination of others, we easily fall prey to indoctrination, intimidation and physical violence perpetrated against us by those who want to control us, never reaching real freedom. 
Knowing our rights
How many of us really know our inherited, god-given rights? Or the two rules to live in peace with each other? Yet knowing those is the first step to peace, harmony and freedom. We cannot claim, nor defend them as long as we don't know them. Our system is purposely geared to hide them from us, to keep us chained, keep us slaves of the system. Only we ourselves can break those chains.
Claiming our rights
We cannot claim something which doesn't belong to us, that would be stealing. But being born into this world as human beings, we inherited and were given certain rights and obligations, which cannot be nullified by any other human being. They can only be nullified by our own will and actions, with our consent. Once we know what belongs to us by birth, we can claim back what belongs to us, even if  we have been denied access to it for many years. 
Defending our rights
Right from the start of this blog I have been showing you how certain people are forever trying to nullify our right of possession, trying to steal what is ours. Thus we have to prepare ourselves to defend our rights at every turn, not only  when we realize that this is happening. If we are not properly prepared beforehand, those right robbers may catch us unawares and cause us to fall for their tricks once again. 
How can we prepare ourselves for defense beforehand?
Well, one way is to watch how other people defend their inherent rights. The more success stories you see and hear, again and again, the more you condition yourself, train yourself to be ready for when it happens to you. We have to undo the slave training we received over years. This doesn't happen overnight. It takes time, persistence and effort. 
 

The Name Game of the NWO

Below are three short but potent videos on the name game that is played with each one of us. Each one of us is being used as security for the debt the state is making. 




 Now, when we see how our governments are wasting the money they loan on the basis of our birth certificates, don't you think we have a right to complain about their exorbitant spending? Most certainly we have! Will they listen? No.

So we have to find out what we can do to "not comply", to get out of this system of slavery.One place to go to to learn more about that is HERE. I have learned more from this site in 3 weeks than in 12 years of regular schooling.

Please share this if you like it and comment if you don't.

High Time to Take Back Our Power!

Even though I as one person by myself, cannot change the world, I do what is in my power and capability to inform my readers about the true state of affairs.  Those who agree, can in turn do their little part by clicking on the recommend buttons below each post. The more people we can inform, the more will wake up. Together we can take back our power, our freedom, our world. 

It isn't only in Namibia that people are fed up with ALL government corruption, cronyism, corporatism and police violence. All over the world people start to protest, start looking for ways to bring about change. Below you can hear an Australian on this matter. 

We must do it, not just for ourselves, but for our kids and their kids. They have a right to freedom from slavery. At this stage we are all held as slaves. And this slavery is increased by every single new law that is passed. 

Magistrate kills a person, is not prosecuted

The latest evidence of double standards in the Namibian justice system can be seen in the story of the magistrate, who shot a burglar and thief trying to escape from the scene of his crime.

Any normal person in the same circumstances, would immediately be detained to face a murder charge. Even though a murder case was opened according to police sources, the police withdrew the charges and made no arrest. In contrast to this, I personally know of a person who was charged and taken into custody for just detaining a burglar in his house until the police turned up and he is now facing a big court case.

It's going to be interesting to see if there is going to be a follow up to this episode or if this story just gets wiped under the table. If the latter is the case, we effectively live in a police state.


Judging from the comments in the first report
this incident is setting an example for others to follow suit, especially in the light of the high crime rate concerning burglaries in Namibia. People are fed up being robbed of their hard earned belongings and emotions are running high. If now nothing happens to the magistrate, the people will have a precedent to rely on for taking the law into their own hands and just shooting possible burglars.


I am appalled by what was said. There is no respect for life in this country and our Constitution is ignored by almost everybody.

Common Law in Action

If we the people do not defend our rights, nobody else will.
Watch below how to not give a magistrate jurisdiction over you.




And another guy who knows his rights and vehemently defends them.

For Namibians to discuss: Corruption Rife in Namibia

Even though president Pohamba vowed to fight corruption and an
Anti-Corruption Commission has been established, no change can yet
be seen. Almost daily another case of corruption is unveiled.

The latest case of apparent corruption even involves Pohambas daughter,
Kaupumhote and her company Kata Investments CC, which was awarded a N$16.4 million tender by the National Housing Enterprise(NHE) for building
houses in an Otjiwarongo suburb.

The BIG question is: was this tender awarded legally, according to official
regulations laid down or not?

We the people have a right to know the truth. Since we don't get the truth
via our media, we are now looking for ways to get behind the truth.
There are various ways to follow, so we now need to discuss which one to follow.

I herewith invite the people of Namibia to contribute their ideas, put them up for discussion in the comments section of this blog post.

He Get's Kingdom Currency in Return

Minor Girl Detained with Criminals in Windhoek

An Article in the Namibian of 12 June 2014 states the case of a 13 year old girl having been locked up in Wanaheda police station for allegedly stealing a cell phone. This article is causing quite a stir amongst readers of the paper. You can follow it HERE.

With a knowledge of the conditions in Namibias pretrial holding facilities, see HERE, it is an absolute atrocity to lock up a minor child in such conditions for a day or even just for a few hours. The psychological damage done to such a child cannot be undone. The alleged theft of a cell phone does not warrant such a punishment to be meted out intentionally, especially not towards a child aged 13.

What does cause greater concern, however, is the fact that recommendations from the Ombudsman keep being ignored since 2006.  The only recourse we as Namibians have against tyranny from the side of government, is the Ombudsman. If government does not recognize his authority, how can we the people rely on him for recourse?

Another serious concern is the fact that the Namibian Cabinet decided in 2009 already that the Ministry of Safety should budget for the construction of special facilities, but nothing has happened to date.

What becomes obvious from the online discussion following this article is the total ignorance of the general public about their human rights, what the statute says and how it is applied in reality. This ignorance is the ideal ground for tyranny to take over.

Global Assault on We the People #2

The two videos in Part 1 exposed the fact that we the people are being attacked by various means on a global scale. It is no longer a conspiracy story, even though many still think so, having been influenced by lies spread by Mainstream Media for decades. It is too well documented now in the public domain to keep on ignoring it.

With the help of whistle blowers and Alternative Media the ugly truth has been revealed and now people who have realized what is happening, start looking for ways to stop Agenda 21 from being fully implemented. But can we? Well, it may be a little late, as I just read somebody saying Agenda 21 was to be fully implemented by July 2014. If true, that is in less than a month.
Do we really still have a chance to stop this?  
Well, giving up before we've tried everything sure leads to defeat.

Here's what defeat looks like:
Every aspect of our lives will be controlled and regulated:
how we eat, what we eat, where we eat, where we live, how we live, how we move around, what we can and cannot buy, what we can and cannot say and yes, even what we think will be controlled and steered.
If that is your ideal in life, well then stop reading this right now.

This is what we're up against:
A minority of super rich psychopathic moguls (1% of the world's population) working only for their own benefit and profit.
When we look at the numbers, this tug-of-war CAN BE WON by we the people, even at this late stage.
How? - In a united effort.

But now you may say what can we the people in Africa, India, South America or wherever do about those money moguls who sit in the USA and Europe?
Aha, now you start thinking.
Who implements the rules of those 1% in your country?
Who is put in charge to implement Agenda 21 in your country?
Your government, of course; those whom you elected to serve you; those who now steal themselves rich on state resources and live in luxury while the people suffer; those who claim VIP status for life, meaning immunity from being brought before court for their stealing and in many cases their murdering.

United effort = all pulling on one and the same rope
The rope we have to pull on is our commonly inherited sovereignty.
Nobody has the right to attack our inherited human rights, no government and no law made by people in a government.
This rope is called COMMON LAW, which is enforced by Common Law Courts.
The people in the USA and Europe are a step ahead of other countries, as normal, but that may also be due to the fact that Agenda 21 originated there.
So they have started fighting those power brokers by various means. 
This is obvious to see in ITCCS, National Liberty Alliance(strictly USA), Neil Keenan Group, Round-op Alpha and others.
 
Even though all of them are fighting the same enemy, pulling on the rope of Common Law, they haven't yet combined their resources and tools, haven't yet united into one strong force as it were. This fact puts a strain on the tug-of-war and drags it out, giving the enemy a chance to counteract.

Since they are offering the basic tools they use to everyone who wants to join the fight, we in the rest of the world can only benefit from that. We are free to use the tools that best serve our immediate purpose to cut off the bottom handlers of the enemy. 

Time is of Essence
When we, the people in other countries, start cutting off the bottom handlers of the cabal, we isolate the top moguls in their respective countries, for those groups to handle. This way we may have a chance to get rid of all of them as soon as possible.
 
Here is an interesting interview which also mentions Agenda 21 at the 35.55 mark:

Global Assault on We The People #1

Hearing the following from Australian Member of Parliament Ann Bressington (from 11.38 mark in the video below) brings the realization that the assault on we the people is a global phenomenon:

“Big project spending does not fit with the idea that we're in financial crisis.  We the people have to tighten our belts, while the government seems to be absolutely unaware and unconcerned of the amount of debt that is accumulating.

This in turn means that taxes levies fines and other penalties increase, as well as cost of living rising exponentially and the ordinary citizens’ ability to exist well is compromised with almost every law that is passed. We are constantly paying for social services that we don't see.

This is world wealth redistribution at the grassroots level, redeployment of financial resources ensuring hardships on the citizens who just really want to get on with their lives.”

Whether Australia, the USA, Namibia or any other country in the world, the exact same things happen everywhere, meaning it’s a planned, intentional, global onslaught on the people via their governments. 

Ann Bressington exposes some of the people behind this onslaught and their plan called Agenda 21, meant to be implemented in the 21^st century, “the Age of Reason”, as those people call it.  Since we are there now, we can only expect worse to come if we the people keep going on with closed eyes and don’t react immediately.

If, after watching above video, you still don’t believe that we are being attacked on a grand scale, watch the one below.

And if you then still are not convinced, look at the Ten Commandments of the New World Order, which were hewn into stone tablets in Elbert County Georgia, USA. They state:

1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
2. Guide reproduction wisely – improving fitness and diversity.
3. Unite humanity with a living new language.
4. Rule passion – faith – tradition – and all things with tempered reason.
5. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
7. Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
8. Balance personal rights with social duties.
9. Prize truth – beauty – love – seeking harmony with the infinite.
10. Be not a cancer on the earth – Leave room for nature – Leave room for nature.

This site gives you more details about that monument.

OOPS - Election Campaign reveals the Truth

In an article published by The Namibian on 27/5/2014 RDP party leader Hidipo Hamutenya wrote: ... MPs are voted through party lists and not directly by the constituency. They have been imposed on the people and their constituents have been arbitrarily allocated by their party. This is not democracy at its best. It is not ‘by the people, for the people,of the people'.


It must be noted that Hamutenya was part of the Constitution drafting committee, where this matter became part of the Namibian Constitution. At that time, as member of SWAPO, he did not object in any way. Now, however, as leader of his own party, he sees fit to use it in order to draw voters. 

Be that as it may, fact is: the truth has been revealed openly. We, the people, do not really have a say in who rules the country. We have been defrauded right from the word go.  Our Constitution is neither frog nor fish, it's a hotchpotch of Roman/Civil and Common Law with a dash of Admiralty for flavor, just to create more confusion. Now every civil servant can interpret it according to his will and do whatever he or she wants. 

The result is obvious: greed rules, cronyism and corruption have a hey day,  the economy goes down the drain and freedom once again is just a dream of a disenfranchised, scared people.

It's like they have wrote their own and sold it to the uneducated masses. - See more at: http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=13332&page_type=story_detail&category_id=1#sthash.67xJa139.dpuf

I have talked to people everywhere sometimes even in your town and i know specialy in the north people are affraid of the swapo. I'm lucky that I very often get their thrust and tell me a lots of things which they actualy keept in secret about the swapo. Even in Windhoek outside of the railwaystation where I acasionly sitting under the trees hearing stories from old people which the swapo history keep quiet and about. It's like they have wrote their own and sold it to the uneducated masses. As you said but not dependent scared more likely is the right word. And if you study what happened with the NBC and all the popular programms and the deniying airtime to the other political parties I'm not supprised at all. The swapo voters are bloodthursty dogs and you can even see it from their comments. just go and read this comments from the beginning. - See more at: http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=13332&page_type=story_detail&category_id=1#sthash.67xJa139.dpuf

I have talked to people everywhere sometimes even in your town and i know specialy in the north people are affraid of the swapo. I'm lucky that I very often get their thrust and tell me a lots of things which they actualy keept in secret about the swapo. Even in Windhoek outside of the railwaystation where I acasionly sitting under the trees hearing stories from old people which the swapo history keep quiet and about. It's like they have wrote their own and sold it to the uneducated masses. As you said but not dependent scared more likely is the right word. And if you study what happened with the NBC and all the popular programms and the deniying airtime to the other political parties I'm not supprised at all. The swapo voters are bloodthursty dogs and you can even see it from their comments. just go and read this comments from the beginning. - See more at: http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=13332&page_type=story_detail&category_id=1#sthash.67xJa139.dpuf

I have talked to people everywhere sometimes even in your town and i know specialy in the north people are affraid of the swapo. I'm lucky that I very often get their thrust and tell me a lots of things which they actualy keept in secret about the swapo. Even in Windhoek outside of the railwaystation where I acasionly sitting under the trees hearing stories from old people which the swapo history keep quiet and about. It's like they have wrote their own and sold it to the uneducated masses. As you said but not dependent scared more likely is the right word. And if you study what happened with the NBC and all the popular programms and the deniying airtime to the other political parties I'm not supprised at all. The swapo voters are bloodthursty dogs and you can even see it from their comments. just go and read this comments from the beginning. - See more at: http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=13332&page_type=story_detail&category_id=1#sthash.67xJa139.dpuf

I have talked to people everywhere sometimes even in your town and i know specialy in the north people are affraid of the swapo. I'm lucky that I very often get their thrust and tell me a lots of things which they actualy keept in secret about the swapo. Even in Windhoek outside of the railwaystation where I acasionly sitting under the trees hearing stories from old people which the swapo history keep quiet and about. It's like they have wrote their own and sold it to the uneducated masses. As you said but not dependent scared more likely is the right word. And if you study what happened with the NBC and all the popular programms and the deniying airtime to the other political parties I'm not supprised at all. The swapo voters are bloodthursty dogs and you can even see it from their comments. just go and read this comments from the beginning. - See more at: http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=13332&page_type=story_detail&category_id=1#sthash.67xJa139.dpuf

 

MPs are voted through party lists and not directly by the constituency? They have been imposed on the people and their constituents have been arbitrarily allocated by their party. This is not democracy at its best. It is not ‘by the people, for the people, of the people’. - See more at: http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=13317&page_type=story_detail&category_id=3#sthash.BHorcg6q.dpuf

#3 Common Law – applicable in Namibia?

The question is: can common law courts be installed in Namibia?

We have a Constitution hailed as the most progressive in the world. This Constitution solidly enshrines our naturally inherited human rights. Thus one would think that common law, which is rooted in Natural Law, would have been given its rightful place within that Constitution.  This, however, is not the case. Instead, Roman/Civil Law has been cleverly weaved into the Constitution by those in control of the whole process.

We are not given a jury of the people, like in England, Canada and America, but judges appointed by the President. Can we then truthfully boast about having the most progressive Constitution in the world? I do not think so. But I digress.

Common law is an inalienable part of any democracy

Namibia claims to be a democratic Republic. In a Democracy, civil servants are elected by the people as their representatives and are thus accountable to the people, the community who elected them. It is then the duty of the people to enforce this accountability, not the duty of those elected.

When democratically elected governments do not address matters of concern to the community, they neglect their duty of office and must expect investigations concerning this neglect.

Such investigations can only be done by the people in whose service the government is placed. Public officials themselves do not have the jurisdiction to investigate their own wrong actions just as state-appointed judges have no jurisdictional competence to rule on the criminality and guilt of their employers.

That jurisdiction rests on the voting public. That is common sense – common law.

Common law is enacted by common law courts

Namibias’ courts are run as civil law courts, where the public at best is granted spectator status. Those courts do not serve the public. They are designed for the protection of rulers and tyrants.

The authority to establish jury-run common law courts is vested in the inherent sovereignty of the people and their resolve to uphold that sovereignty. Thus common law courts can be established in any community anywhere in the world.

The purpose of common law courts is the protection of the community and every part in it, including the protection of the inalienable rights of every person within that community.

Since that also is the purpose of the Namibian Constitution, the establishment of jury-run common law courts in Namibia is constitutional and lawful, even if not specifically mentioned therein. 
If we the people have the right to set up political parties opposing the government (Article 17+18), we most certainly have the right to set up common law courts.

The foremost principles of jury-run common law courts are due process and the normal Rules of Evidence. These principles, once again, are stipulated clearly in the Namibian Constitution. Thus jury-run common law courts would not violate, but uphold the constitution.

The go-ahead to establish such courts only depends on the needs of the community and their resolve to protect their inalienable rights and sovereignty.  It is not subject to any political system, government or any other legal or moral authority.  

If the Namibian communities decide they’ve had enough of manipulation and stealing of public monies and assets, they have the right and duty to start investigations to protect what is rightfully theirs.

For a more detailed explanation of jury-run common law courts you can go HERE .