
Today, as the scheduled arrival from the diaspora, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine was arrested as he entered the soil at Entebbe International Airport. While roads have been blocked, MPs arrested, journalists arrested and other parts of the nation under siege.
The headquarters of National Unity Platform (NUP) been besieged. The home of Bobi Wine has been the same. Roads been put on roadblocks and opposition politicians has either been blocked from entering Entebbe or arrested on the spot. The authorities in full ammo and prepared to be hostile.
The 1 million march to Entebbe never happened. There was no joy or celebration. Only a massive appearance of security forces, which was prepared and ready. These have been ordered out in the streets. They have been checking every car destined for Entebbe. The area was also under black-out and clearly the state had no plan of giving Bobi Wine a safe journey home. No, they whisked him away and at the moment nobody knows where his at.
We can just speculate what reasons they will give. They cannot say he did some “offensive communication” or “incited to violence”. Because, the most violent ones was the security operatives who went after activists, journalists and MPs today and yesterday. They used violence and brutally went after the ones mobilizing the citizens to go to Entebbe.
By all means, we know the Police Force will fear-monger and they do so on the regular. They will pin something on Bobi Wine and the NUP. That is by default and they need an “excuse” for the arrest. Even if they are taking from it thin-air and with no justifiable reason to do so. There will be some lingering threat or facing judgement that makes no common sense. That’s because there was no common sense in acting this way either.
The arrest of Bobi Wine and others only shows how the state is lacking popularity. How it cannot contain and control everything. The regime is fearing that someone else is the star. They cannot accept that Bobi Wine is a political figure and with a reasonable popularity behind him. As they arrest civilians, politicians and journalists to silence the critics.
There are reports that after the arrest of Bobi Wine the security officers dropped him at his home in Magere, Wakiso District. That was done as anticipated, but not without ruffing up the security guards he has at his gates. They had to send a message and brutalize people even further. Just to prove their point. Just like when they confiscated journalists gear and arrested them for following the return of Bobi Wine today. It just shows how these things are and where the regime is at.
The ones defending this will find any excuse in book. We have heard it all before and this isn’t the first time the authorities of the Republic does this. No, they have done it before and we have heard the stories. It happened to Besigye and now it happens to Bobi Wine. The same ills of society returns and Bobi Wine just proves his power. When they have to turn up like this.
The current regime is showing its weakness and lack of sensibilities when it acts like this. It doesn’t have a heart or cautious mind. Just pure vile brutality and lack of self-control. As it takes a civilian and his associates as petty chicken thieves. Arresting and detaining people on the whims. That’s what they do and this is just showing the sinister side of the National Resistance Movement (NRM). As they are accepting the oppression and silencing of its critics. Peace.











