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- DAY  OF ACTION AGAINST MILITARY SPENDING  NAIROBI 17th APRIL 2016 

convened  by  Bunge La Mwananchi (peoples parliament) (article)   (article)  

place : 

Program : below 

>>contact and remote participation skype room - opened before during and after the meeting : https://join.skype.com/bOMq6xTL65u0
Ferdinand and Cidi will be on live chat and sending photos 

Global Campiagn on Military Spending – Africa     

THEME:              Money for War ….. or Human Needs?

DATE:                  Sunday 17 April 2016|9.00AM-4.00PM       VENUE:               Ufungamano House.

CONTACTS:       David Calleb Otieno +254708566012 

 

DISCUSSANTS/RESOURCE PERSONS:

1.       Gisele Nadayiziga            | Burundi

2.       Musa Chekai                     | Kenya   

3.       Ferdinand Manirerekana  | Burundi

4.       Oltesh Abraham                | Tanzania 

5.       Tebanyang Arukol            | Uganda

6.       David Otieno                     | Kenya               

PROPOSED MODERATOR:                        Rachael Mwikali and Tom Oketch – Kenya 

EVENT BRIEFING NOTE:

In the run up to the Berlin World Congress 2016, the African region shall hold a Pre Congress on 17 April 2016 at Ufungamano House in Nairobi to develop common African position ahead of the Berlin Congress. The African PREPCOM shall coincide with the Global Day of Action on Military Spending – GDAMS 2016. Kenya has consistently marked GDAMS since 2011.

 

The Nairobi 2016 PREPCOM is very critical as the debate on reducing military expenditure in Africa has always been met by skeptics who indicate that Africa need to increase her military expenditure to address the increasing cases of insecurity in the African Continent due to increasing terror threat and presence of rebel groups. In 2013/2014 Africa, had the largest relative military rise than any other region in the world at 8.3% reaching a spending of USD44.9bn. The Nairobi 2016 PREPCOM shall therefore provide activists in Africa with an opportunity to disabuse the notion that Africa will attain safety and security with an increase in military spending.

Hosted by a moderator and resource persons, participants at the discussion forum will deliberate on:

1.       Terrorism Threat – Alternatives to Fighting Terrorism and Terror Groups from a Kenyan Perspective focusing on War on Al Shabaab and the Operation Linda Nchi, Main causes of terrorism and the Impact of war on terror on regional peace and security; 

2.       Women and Peace - Peace and Disarmament from a Gender Perspective

3.       Elections, Regional Peace & Security and Military Spending – Linking Flawed Elections to Regional Instability and Increasing Military Expenditure

4.       Corruption, Security and Military Spending – Linking corruption in the military sector to Increasing Military Spending

5.       Burundi, South Sudan, Kenya and Nigeria – Tracking military spending in relation to the crisis facing these countries

6.       Climate Change, Security and Military Spending – Linking Climate Change to increasing conflicts in the region

7.       African Treaties and Military Spending – A focus on African Treaties related to Peace and Security and their contributions to Militarization in Africa 

Recommendations from the PREPCOMM shall be compiled, circulated and presented to the Berlin Congress as African Position.

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ABOUT GCOMS

The Global Campaign on Military Spending[1] (GCOMS) is a global campaign whose main objective is to ask the world governments to reduce their military expenditures and move the money to support critical areas that are the backbone of human survival.