Gambia: CDS and AMBASSADOR KINTEH

For some of us, the fight to oust tyranny and dictatorship was primarily for freedom and justice. It wasn't like we did not care about Jammeh's corruption or fiscal rudeness, but personally, I'd left that to others.

The struggle to abort that brute and his barbaric, murderous system was prolonged by Gambians that pillared them. Politicians, Men of the clothe, Diplomats, Technocrats and Security forces DID that FOR Yaya and AGAINST Gambians.

Lt. GENERAL Masanneh Kinteh, you may be an immaculate Officer with a distinguished military career BUT Gambians see a lot of deficiency as CDS when that Institution was used as weapon of terror by a handful, instead of protecting them. You stand to be accused of being complicit.

BUT

AMBASSADOR Masanneh Kinteh. You served as the eye and nostril of the same oppressive system. You helped cleanse it's image and tell the world that it was the people's choice. That Yaya changed and bettered their lives. That the cries of the oppressed and repressed were not legitimate; they are soiling the glittering image of the all-my-tea Babili and 'all peaceful' mother Gambia. That's the shit that hurts us. That's the shit that had us in our predicament. That's the shit Gambians undo and are apprehensive in having you and your ilk around to contaminate. ALL Ambassadors and any in decision making positions, especially in places that helped entrenched him, You DISGUST US! Very little to do with your political affiliations.

And we're here to remind you, but especially President Barrow that our watchful eyes are on them and incorruptible memories hold indelible cache of trauma and pain. They cannot launder their images. We may NOT be able to stop you from 'serving' your country but we're forever here to tell you all that you bedded a murderous bastard in a bug infested bed.

Pata PJ

First Published 1/26/2017