SEYCHELLES Embraces National Reconciliation

The National Assembly of SEYCHELLES has approved a motion tabled by Leader of the Opposition W. Ramkalawan to create a Committee on National Reconciliation intended to address past wrongs, victimization, political murders of the past since June 5 , 1977 wherein Seychelles entered the One Party State era.

This era brought with it isolationism, internal strife, educational system was turned upside down, alliances were forged with rouge states such as North Korea, Cuba, Communist Vietnam, and Socialist Tanzania. Catholic primary and secondary schools were closed down, and students were offered only State Education. The private bus operators were nationalized, private immovable property was confiscated or acquired in the name of Socialist Redistribution of wealth.

As the strife build up internally, resistance to an unelected government of France Albert Rene grew. After 48 detainees at Union Vale shanty prison dubbed : " Chateau Vallon" were detained for 14 months without charge, many were then exiled to United Kingdom, where a resistance to the dictator France Albert Rene was built up. Numerous coups were planned, many were the back drop for soliciting funds from foolish benefactors. Key politicians of the time benefited from this over seas. But one coup attempt almost worked. Mike Hoare with his band of Rhodesians and South African ,mercenaries, almost succeeded. 

On the home front, France Albert Rene faced down a Military Mutiny, of Seychellois soldiers against Tanzanian occupying officers. He succeeded in quashing them, killing them, those that were not killed, were jailed,The quality of their lives, forever compromised because they opposed Rene. Rene in turn used their presence to demonstrate his might. Look at them, look at those who resist me, look at those who support me. See where they are. The politics of" Ek Nou Pa Ek Nou" was born and took deep roots in SEYCHELLES. En suite, the murders, victimization followed to stamp out resistance.

You Cannot Kill Freedom

Rene try to break the will of his people who opposed him. He failed badly. In 1991, he announced multi party politics for the following year. When he made this announcement, one young party stalwart, fresh off the boat from Cuba said to him:" you tell us to go up the kill, we go. Then you tell us to walk back down and walk in our own shit." Walk in the shit he did, and Rene cunningly invited the resistance overseas, to come back to SEYCHELLES without conditions. As they came back, Rene had new stock of political food to stock for bad times ahead. The economy was flagging. Property values destroyed, hotels in a deplorable state. Seychelles, a Five star destination had a Two star communist product. With the arrival of Freedom loving Seychellois, with their sense of free speech, intellectual know how, the island nation entered a new period of dynamism, which Rene could never have imagined, but he held his fingers on the trigger of AK-47 all along.

Facebook Revolution and Blogs

The suppression of the press, access to media, is a critical component of ruling by FEAR FACTOR. So long as the public does not have information, access to free independent ideas, FEAR FACTOR reigns. With the advent of the Internet, access to information became second nature to the people,of SEYCHELLES. Within a few years, half of the population had become active journalists posting, commenting, editing on Facebook, blogs. A new revolution of information liberty had engulfed the power of the STATE to control access to information, the state had lost control to information dissemination. It was now the people power of information that exposed ideas, murders, victimization, disappearances, and who did what. Fear Factor had been neutralized, the people revolted, sent Le Pep into a minority position in the legislature, while holding on to the Executive Branch by merely a judicial ruling.

Seychelles On Road To Reconciliation

The SEYCHELLES is on the road to reconciliation. It is a welcome move that merit the credit of all sides. What merits demerit, is that it took so long to move in this direction, because two key Le Pep leaders and coup plotters had to be protected: Rene and Michel. Mancham for his part, has been a historical door mat since the advent of multi party democracy.

As word hit the business community of this passing motion, markets were robust and encouraging. Investors were delighted that SEYCHELLES was on the right path.

As markets rocked, murderers and killers had a sleepless week. 

Now they will know what it is like to have sleep less nights.

Congratulations to W. Ramkalawan for giving the speech I have been waiting to hear for over 40 years. 

Congratulations to Honourable Simon Gill for raising your hand in support of the motion....you have come a long way from those early days at the bottom of that mountain.

Stay focused, do the right thing!

Seselwa Pou Seselwa!

May God Bless All Freedom Loving Seychellios!