Geza Ulole
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Either way we can clearly tell that Russia intended to take Kiev in a short period of time, not one month. Just a few days. The evidence is clear, you can look at Russia's messed up supply chain. No food, no ammo in some sectors e.t.c. Saa hii ndio wanaji-organise na kuleta more supplies. They did not expect this war to take this long that is why they are bogged down. Russian soldiers have been filmed stealing food from many supermarkets in Ukraine. Hizo video zipo ukipinga naweza kukuletea. Intelligence experts pia wameconfirm that Russia expected a quick victory but they got more than they bargained for. Anyway Ukraine should fight up to the last man, hakuna kuwachia bully kutawala kwa hii dunia. Likewise I was happy when Taliban kicked out America from Afghanistan last near.Putin akasema wapi anachukua Kiev na Siku tatu? Tony wacha kueneza propaganda za dailymail huku jf
Worst thing about it ni ati watu ambao banking industry yao imekufa akina Uganda na Tanzania ndio wanang'ang'ana eti kuhost headquarters ya hii bank. Kama bank zao zimewashinda kurun watawezaje kuhost hii regional bank? Anyway, there will be no common currency, tuwache kudanganyana. Kenya hatuwezi kubali mambo ya common currency.Ata hii EAC Ni ujinga tu
We won't accept kutumia sarafu moja!!!
Unaenda kukunua mkate na 2000 east African shilling,
Never!!!
Simjitoe kwani mmshikwa mashatii 😅😅 we vipiWanaweza kwa SHITHOLE nations with ZERO banking experience!
Takataka
Hiii EAC Ni upuuzi
Reason tuko na gdp ya ujinga
Food aid centersNairobi kutajengwa nini? Au mnadhani sisi tuko hapa kuwasindikiza tu?
90% of extracted gold zinaibiwa [emoji41][emoji41]wakongo wanafaa kuacha kuimba nakuanza ulinda mali zao ...mana iyo serikali imeshindwaUS sanctions powerful Belgian gold dealer for funding DRC insurgency
18 Mar
Lenin Ndebele
President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni (R) and Alain Goetz, CEO of AGR Limited (C) are shown gold flakes at the African Gold Refinery (AGR ltd) in Entebbe.
Gael Grilhot, AFP
- The US Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Belgian gold dealer Alain Goetz.
- OFAC has also sanctioned companies linked to Goetz, who are believed to be involved in the illicit movement of gold from the DRC.
- The body says 90% of the DRC's gold is smuggled to regional states, including Uganda and Rwanda.
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Belgian businessman Alain Goetz and a network of companies tied to him that it accused of being involved in the illicit movement of gold from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and funding insurgents.
In a statement, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said gold worth hundreds of thousands of US dollars, channelled through the African Gold Refinery (AGR) in Uganda and a network of companies all linked to Goetz, was funding turmoil in the DRC.
OFAC said:
OFAC added that most of the gold was smuggled to international destinations such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and African countries like Uganda and Rwanda.
"More than 90% of DRC gold is smuggled to regional states, including Uganda and Rwanda, where it is then often refined and exported to international markets, particularly the UAE," OFAC said.
According to OFAC, more than 100 armed militias in the eastern parts of the DRC are funded through the illegal gold trade at the expense of the country's stability.
"In eastern DRC, where there are approximately 130 active armed groups, the gold trade is a major driver of conflict. A network of armed groups, smugglers and companies generates illicit revenue from the gold industry through forced labour, smuggling, extorting payments from miners. These actors use revenue from gold to finance armed conflict and enrich themselves while depriving the DRC of tax revenue and disregarding the environment and local communities," read the OFAC statement.
The sanctions mean that all property and interests in property of Goetz and companies linked to him in the US or in possession of or under the control of US persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC.
African Gold Refinery - based in Uganda and owned by Goetz since 2016 - has sourced illicit gold from mines in regions of the DRC that are controlled by armed groups, including the Mai-Mai Yakutumba and Raia Mutomboki that are involved in destabilisation activities in South Kivu.
Intelligence gathered by OFAC reveals that the firm has the capacity to refine at least 200 tonnes a year and is one of the biggest refineries in Africa, after refineries in South Africa and Ghana.
Who is Alain Goetz?
In 2020, Alain Goetz and his brother Sylvain were found guilty of money laundering and fraud and handed 18-month suspended jail sentences by a court in Antwerp, Belgium.
In 2019, reports stated that Alain Goetz made R4.8 billion ($300 million) from gold processing in Uganda without paying tax. Because of his close ties to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, he was monikered "the president's gold dealer".
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Hujui kwamba Kenya ndio oxygen wa EAC? Tukijitoa EAC inakufa?Simjitoe kwani mmshikwa mashatii 😅😅 we vipi
Kama ulikua hujui kenya ndio walikua wanapush zaidi kwenye hii ishu ya kuwa na currency moja na ishu ya frrepaas kwenye borders za EA ila sisi tulikua tunakataa mkasema sisi tunachelewesha maendeleo ya EA ila saivi naona kibao kimebdlikaWorst thing about it ni ati watu ambao banking industry yao imekufa akina Uganda na Tanzania ndio wanang'ang'ana eti kuhost headquarters ya hii bank. Kama bank zao zimewashinda kurun watawezaje kuhost hii regional bank? Anyway, there will be no common currency, tuwache kudanganyana. Kenya hatuwezi kubali mambo ya common currency.
mama ngina ndio alisema 🤣🤣 yani oxygen haiwezi saidia raia wake mpaka wanakufa na njaa serious ??Hujui kwamba Kenya ndio oxygen wa EAC? Tukijitoa EAC inakufa?
Security mzee . Huku hamna alshabab wala alshabibiKwani kila kitu cha EAC kinawekwa Arusha? Huo ni upuuzi.
EAC inakufaa au nyinyi Ndio mnakufaa na njaa 😅Hujui kwamba Kenya ndio oxygen wa EAC? Tukijitoa EAC inakufa?
Oxygen ni Tz that offers stability in the entire EA region labda aseme KE ni Carbon Dioxide [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]mama ngina ndio alisema [emoji1787][emoji1787] yani oxygen haiwezi saidia raia wake mpaka wanakufa na njaa serious ??
Ili kuwe na common currency lazima kuwe na monetary convergence among EA states failure to that tusahau EA common currency. Mfano mzuri tu KE keep on shifting the debt ceiling above the set limit na sisi hatutakubali tuwe na common currency na watu ambao wana disregard financial principles ambazo zinaweza kuleta madhara makubwa sana kiuchumi.Kama ulikua hujui kenya ndio walikua wanapush zaidi kwenye hii ishu ya kuwa na currency moja na ishu ya frrepaas kwenye borders za EA ila sisi tulikua tunakataa mkasema sisi tunachelewesha maendeleo ya EA ila saivi naona kibao kimebdlika
Nyie hamuaminiki na mambo ya helaWorst thing about it ni ati watu ambao banking industry yao imekufa akina Uganda na Tanzania ndio wanang'ang'ana eti kuhost headquarters ya hii bank. Kama bank zao zimewashinda kurun watawezaje kuhost hii regional bank? Anyway, there will be no common currency, tuwache kudanganyana. Kenya hatuwezi kubali mambo ya common currency.
Namshangaa pia mimi,Stop being stupid.. Ukraine is a sovereign country, not a colony of Russia.it has the right to decide which direction to take