Burundi coup bid: Some coup leaders 'arrested'

Three renegade generals who launched a failed coup against Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza have been arrested.

However coup leader Gen Godefroid Niyombare is "still on the run", a presidential spokesman said.

Earlier, Gen Niyombare told the AFP news agency that he and his followers were going to surrender, adding: "I hope they won't kill us".

President Nkurunziza says he is now back in Burundi and expected to make a national address.

The coup attempt against his bid to seek a third term was launched while he was in Tanzania.

Five soldiers were killed in clashes in the capital, Bujumbura, on Thursday.
'Held accountable'

Renegade general and former defence minister Gen Cyrille Ndayirukiye was one of the three coup leaders arrested on Friday, presidential spokesman Gervais Abayeho told the BBC World Service.

"If they are found to be among the coup leaders they will have to face justice," Mr Abayeho said, adding that it was only a small section of the army who had rebelled and denying a division in the army.



Gen Ndayirukiye earlier admitted that the attempt to overthrow the president had failed.

Thousands celebrated on the streets of the capital after Gen Niyombare announced the takeover on national radio on Wednesday, while President Nkurunziza was at a summit in Tanzania.

It followed weeks of protests against Mr Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term in office, an apparently unconstitutional move. Tens of thousands of people fled the country.

'Overpowering military determination'

The Burundi military claim that they control the city's airport and national state TV and radio stations. BBC reporters say the streets seem to be mainly in the control of loyalist police.

The military had said that they believed the number of troops supporting the coup has dwindled.

This appears to be in line with Gen Ndayirukiye's comment that most in the military wanted to keep the current government in power.

"Personally, I recognise that our movement has failed," he said, according to AFP.

"We were faced with an overpowering military determination to support the system in power," he added.

Elections will continue

In a Twitter posting, President Nkurunziza said: "I thank the army and police for their patriotism. Above all I thank Burundians for their patience."

The president's spokesman, Gervais Abayeho, confirmed that the president was back in the country and that elections would continue as planned.

"The president is in a good mood, he doesn't see any problem at all. He's been elected by the people, he's going to run again."

'Fighting has stopped'

Army chief of staff Gen Prime Niyongabo told the BBC's Maud Jullien the number of soldiers backing the coup had fallen.

"On Wednesday evening we gave them the chance to rejoin the army to avoid a bloodbath. But they tried to attack the radio station today [Thursday] - the army repelled the attack.

"We are in control of all strategic points in the country. Burundi is a democratic nation. The army does not interfere in politics. We are obliged to follow the constitution."

Tens of thousands flee

The unrest began after the 51-year-old president said he would run for re-election in June.

Opponents said this contravened the constitution, which states a president can only be elected to two terms.

Mr Nkurunziza argued he was entitled to a third term because he was first appointed to the role by parliament in 2005, rather than elected.

Earlier this month, the country's constitutional court upheld his interpretation.

More than 20 people have died and tens of thousands of Burundians have fled to neighbouring states since the unrest began.

Source: BBC

Habari zilizotangazwa hivi punde na bbc zinasema kuwa Jeshi la Burundi limewakamata Majenerali watatu walioongoza Mapinduzi Nchini Burundi.

wakati huo huo Jeshi la Serikali limeendelea kuwaambia waasi wajisalimishe kabla ya hatua zaidi kuchukuliwa kwao.

Pia Bbc imedhibitisha Nkurunziza amesharudi Burundi na anaendelea na mipango ya kuhakikisha usalama unaimarika Nchini Burundi.

Source- Bbc news.

subira yavuta kheri

haya sasa, jMali naona maskani yenu mpya ya Burundi haijavurugika, mshakuwa na vijiwe viwili ukijumlisha na DRC...

Nkurumbiza tumekula nae supu ya utumbo juzi Sinza ameshakua rais tena ??? Hongera yake. lakini juzi usingizi ulikua adimu sana kwake.

It is just a beginning,unakiuka peace agreement & so what next,huyu jamaa raia hawamtaki sijui nn kitatokea huko mbeleni.

Alivyoka kwa bbodaboda toka ngara hongera kama alifika
Just kidding

ingekuwa Rwanda tungesikia kuwa hao majenerali waliuawa kwenye mapigano makali na jeshi la serikali.

Hawa ni mashujaa wa katiba

Hao ni mashujaa, wanapaswa kupongezwa....

Hao mashujaa wanakamatwa kwa kosa gani jeshi linaunga raisi wa burundi aendelee kusababisha machafuko?

wahaini kama hawa ni wakupotezwaaa kabisa

Pigagilia risasi kabisa

Ninachokiona ni summary executions kwa hawa waliokamatwa lakini in no time, inafuatia assassination ya watu wakuu wanaosimamia uvunjwaji wa makubaliano unaolalamikiwa.

Nkurunzinza amekuwa akiifool dunia kwamba anagombea tena muhula wa tatu kwa kuwa mihula miwili iliyopita, alisimikwa na Parliament lakini kikubwa ni kwamba anagombea kwa sababu wananchi wa Burundi wanamtaka/wanamshawishi agombee ili aendelee kuwaongoza.

Baada ya vurugu kutokea, public ikiwa imegawanyika na watu wanaandamana mitaani kupinga kinachothibitisha ni uwongo wa kushawishiwa na umma, inakuwa vigumu, hao wanaomshawishi aendelee muhula wa tatu ni wapi? Warundi wamekataa!.

Sasa hivi, dunia ina development agenda kubwa moja ya kupunguza na kutokuzalisha wakimbizi wapya. Nkurunzinza, no matter amejishawishi au amejifungia ofisini na wapambe akaamua kuwadharau warundi wote akaamua kuwaburuza kwa lazima watake wasitake atawatawala, anapoona anazalisha maelfu ya wakimbizi tena wakiwa ni wasomi na nguvu kazi ya taifa, inaleta sintofahamu, anachoking'ang'ania kwa gharama kubwa hivyo kina maslahi ya nani hasa? Na atajustify namna gani kwamba utawala wake ni halali hata akubalike na jumuiya ya kimataifa kama si kusababisha vikwazo na mateso zaidi kwa raia atakakobaki nao?

Katika hali ya kawaida, ukishaona raia wamegawanyika, na jeshi likagawanyika kuwasupport raia, na wengine wachache wakatumia mtutu kuwanyamazisha wanaokupinga, inahitaji kuwa na shida kwenye moyo na nafsi ili usimame kwa ujasiri na kusema kwa mbwembwe watu wawe na amani kwa kuwa umerudi kwenye kiti.

INATAKIWA NKURUNZINZA AFAHAMU KWAMBA UWEPO WAKE KWENYE KITI NDIO UNAOSABABISHA MACHAFUKO NA MIGAWANYIKO HIYO. KAMA KWELI YUKO HAPO KWA MASLAHI YA WARUNDI, NA ALIDANGANYWA KWAMBA WATU WANAMPENDA NA WALIMSHAWISHI AONGEZE MUDA WA KUTAWALA, SASA AFAHAMU AMESHAURIWA KIJINGA.

ANATAKIWA HAO WASHAURI WAKE AWAWEKE KANDO MARA MOJA NA ATEUE WENGINE WENYE MRENGO SAHIHI.

ATANGAZE MSAMAHA KWA WAASI WOTE WALIOKAMATWA NA WANAOTAFUTWA KWA UHALIFU UTOKANAO NA VURUGU NA UASI WA JESHI.

AWAOMBE MSAMAHA WARUNDI WOTE KWA KUAMUA VIBAYA KUTOKANA NA USHAURI MBAYA ALIOPEWA NA SIJUI KAMA WATAMSAMEHE HASA WALIOPOTEZA NDUGU ZAO.

AWASIHI WAKIMBIZI WOTE ALIOTENGENEZA WARUDI MARA MOJA BURUNDI ILI KUJENGA NCHI.

ATANGAZE KUONDOA JINA LAKE KWENYE UGOMBEA WA URAISI AMBAO NDIO CHIMBUKO LA UHARIBUFU.

ATANGAZE MCHKAKATO MPYA NASAHIHI WA UCHAGUZI BILA YEYE KUWEMO ILI ASIMAMIE HAKI BILA TAMAA.

Vingineyvo, anamaliza vibaya sana na anatengeneza Burundi yenye resentments kitu ambacho hakijawahi kutengeneza amani zaidi ya unafiki na kuumizana kwa visasi.

Ibravo said:

It is just a beginning,unakiuka peace agreement & so what next,huyu jamaa raia hawamtaki sijui nn kitatokea huko mbeleni.

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dah, hii imefeli inabidi madenge aendelee na ile singo ya "FDLR imeingia burundi"...:becky:

Ibravo said:

It is just a beginning,unakiuka peace agreement & so what next,huyu jamaa raia hawamtaki sijui nn kitatokea huko mbeleni.

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Wamkatae kwenye sanduku la kura.

kupindua serikali yoyote halali madarakani ni uhuni

Emma. said:

Hao mashujaa wanakamatwa kwa kosa gani jeshi linaunga raisi wa burundi aendelee kusababisha machafuko?

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Nani analeta machafuko?
Walitumwa kuandamana ?
Walioanzisha maandamano na vurugu na kusababisha watu wakimbie nchi ndio mashujaa?

duu hiyo kali

Uhaini na Kupindua serikali ni kinyume cha Katiba, cha ajabu hao waliopindua ndo wanadai Nkurunziza anataka kuvunja katiba