Fifth Estate

Fifth Estate

In political [power-play] definitive terms, ‘fifth estate’ might be observed as an illegitimate, ambiguity that exists as an intertwine [influence] that network itself within the various structures of government. Parenting absurd corruptions.

Fifth Estate’s main purpose is to leech… on the juicy and nutritious body of the fat governments!

It is an [influence], which would mean that its origin is outside [the box] however, its powerful tentacles twine its way through and into every department of government – including military and other security establishments.

Once homed-in among the political and administrative classes, the fifth estate assumes supremacy…

 Consolidates itself into a very humble, fatally aggressive and money hungry group. The fifth estate is a very difficult entity to identify, relate with and get to know.  Fifteen years ago, this pseudo political -economic crime organization was largely non-existent. However today, in Uganda the fifth estate is also beginning to spread its tentacles. In Kenya, the fifth estate is known as “Mungiki”. In Uganda it might be identified with activities of “Kifeci” though, even Kifeci’s activities might not be influential enough to merit having their tentacles thickly twined into various departments of government, like it is with ‘Mungiki’.

After the recent electoral violence that sent Kenyans into Uganda [as exiles] for the first time – ‘Mungiki’ became a vivid political player… today, the pseudo-political crime based entity has their tentacle in various government offices. It has also gotten various local community organizations under its umbrella and several NGOs and global aid organizations assist their shadowy projects.  The crime-based foundation of these ‘WaOrdinary’ communities is also slowly changing characteristics – so that today, the fattening “criminals” run very legitimate concerns. In Nairobi, the story of the transformation of [Mathare and Kibera] are no longer some shameful shanty of shacks on the backside of [Ngong road, or Thika road].

One area of Mungiki influence is at the Cargo handling Mombasa port. It is also public knowledge that the Labor Unions in Mombasa are cramped with Mungiki Influences… what has for decades affected the handling of Cargo – especially those Uganda-bound – that the criminals leech on them! Is also public knowledge.

After the killing in Kampala of Ugandan AIGP Kaweesi and the acceptance by President Museveni, that “Criminals have [infiltrated] Uganda Police” – it now becomes safe for some of us free and independent thinkers – to also weigh-in with this sort of analysis, to highlight the background of this matter.

It is my guess, that if an equivalent of Mungiki exists in Uganda, it might be at an embryo level… though it is also possible, that the embryo is effective – also considering fact that there are scores of various former fighters or retired members of the forces loose in the country.

As a writer, Book Author and Researcher, this is an area of interest to me.