In the kakistocratic CNDD-FDD regime that governs Burundi, President Evariste Ndayishimiye, aka Neva, is pulled between two kleptomaniac currents. His family and his party want to loot the country dry. Unfortunately, Burundi, the poorest country in the world, is simply not rich enough for both clans; the thieving clans are now openly clashing.
In a surprise announcement, the Burundian Minister of Commerce and Industry banned all liqueur and spirit factories in Burundi. The move shocked everyone in State House Burundi, as the illicit brewing ban affected Ndayishimiye’s daughter-in-law. In the announcement, the minister was visibly panicked, and journalists on-site confirmed, “He was scared, and he had doubled his security.” Moreover, the panicked minister ended his ban with an opening: “We will soon re-register factories,” he said, desperately trying to reassure manufacturers.
A source in the Commerce and Industry Ministry revealed that the ban was sanctioned by the powerful Secretary General of the CNDD-FDD, Reverien Ndikuriyo, who was warned that the first family would be affected. Regardless, he insisted, “Ban it. That family is killing enough Burundians in Congo!” he responded. Ironically, trusted sources indicate that the first family’s illicit brewing company intends to continue production as export products to Congo.
Ndikuriyo’s remarks about Burundians dying in Congo referred to the Tshisekedi-Ndayishimiye-FDLR alliance. For about $5,000 per month, per soldier, Ndayishimiye sold more than 20,000 soldiers to Tshisekedi’s command while only giving about $150 to the deployed person. “The death toll is in the thousands,” our source revealed, “and Ndikuriyo is not happy about the financial compensation for his Imbonerakure [CNDD-FDD youth militias].”
By banning the liquor and spirit trade in Burundi, the party is secretly hoping to unmask how the first family is benefiting from Burundian suffering. It is widely expected that the first family will retaliate against the party’s Secretary General’s financial interests. However, Ndayishimiye is currently skating on thin ice within his party. He is accused of ceding all power to his wife; intervening for his in-laws would be tempting fate.
Although the ban will probably not be enforced, the damage has been done, as the President’s in-laws have been revealed to be producers of poisonous spirits. Furthermore, the power dynamic within the two clans has been upset, and Ndayishimiye is clearly confused about the situation.
His nightmare refuses to pass; he will definitely need more red meat to feed the monstrous regime he created.
