In article in Kaieteur News of June 8, 2014…
PNC/APNU’S Harmon attempts to intimidate and prevent witnesses from testifying at CoI

OLD KAI will begin where he left off yesterday by a reminder that it appears the memory of the PNC leadership has suddenly returned. How else can one explain their newfound eagerness to ‘clear their names’ before the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry as is being suggested by APNU’s spokesperson, Joseph Harmon? Contrast this with prior to the start of the CoI, when Mr. David Granger lamented, “Human memory, after 34 years, can be contaminated by political propaganda, prejudice, and partiality. Human memory is capable of playing tricks with the recollection of past events.”
Let us all hope that the memory of Granger and company does not ‘play tricks’ on them if they are called to give testimony before the CoI.
On another equally serious note, Mr. Harmon’s comments, which are contained in an article published in the Kaieteur News on June 8, 2014, are clearly intended to intimidate witnesses from turning up to give testimony before the Commissioners.
How else can one explain him calling for the Police and the Army to question Joseph Hamilton on admissions he made during his testimony, specifically on the pistols he claimed were issued to the House of Israel by current opposition PNC leader, Robert Corbin. Harmon, justifying his efforts to intimidate witnesses, is quoted as saying: “…this has nothing to do with immunity from the Commission itself, this is now evidence which has emerged from the mouth of Mr. Hamilton that he had these illegal weapons.”
This is a deliberate attempt by the opposition APNU leadership to send a warning message to those who might be contemplating coming forward to give testimony and make even more damaging revelations about the PNC and certain political leaders who are still active today, to stay away, less they face possible criminal investigation outside of the Commission of Inquiry.
No Guyanese should countenance such a desperate effort by the Opposition using the media as an avenue to intimidate witnesses to prevent the truth from emerging, so we can finally establish under what circumstances Dr. Walter Rodney was killed.
Shame on Mr. Harmon! Shame on the PNC/APNU! It will not work. These totalitarian tactics belong to a different era, a bygone era and they will not stop the truth from emerging. All Guyanese have a duty to oppose any attempt to prevent them from knowing exactly what transpired in this dark period of our history.
Old Kai is familiar with Mr. Hamilton, I have interacted with him before and I know he is a man who says what is in his heart. At his age and level of political experience, he has no time for silly political mind games, such as those which are being attempted by the APNU. The nation deserves closure on this period of our history where significant portions of information are missing and he has come forward and has done his part. He must be congratulated for summoning the courage to clear his mind publicly, and any attempt to attack him by the PNC should be rebuffed.
This also shows that the dictatorship streak of the Opposition is still alive and kicking, even though they try to project a different image when the occasion suits their agenda.
That aside, Old Kai is encouraging those who have information to shed further light on this period and those particular events, to come forward and let our people know. Let us know so that, as a nation, we will never allow ourselves to return to such a reality. Let us know so that we can all have closure, especially the wife and children of a patriot who was brutally taken away from all of us in 1980. Do not attempt to cheat history from recording the facts. This is the opportunity for us, as a nation, to finally put the past behind us, after being satisfied that we now truly know what had transpired.