
On the 22nd August, the Ad-Hoc Committee published their report on the aftermath of the 15th August Arua Municipality By-Election. As the violence, the arbitrary arrests and treason charges has hit Members of Parliament, as well as civilians whose been damaged by the authorities and security organizations as they tortured them. That is why so many of them needs to be hospitalized and needs remedy. Now, the President who is so happy with the results as 11 are still behind bars and the 23 others are partly on bail, awaiting more trials. The President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has no mercy and shows his cold shoulder. As he wants this case out of the world and the headlines. He doesn’t want the continuation of that.
However, when you torture and arrests fellow Members of Parliament, hurt dozens of civilians and even have fatal casualties because the actions of the Special Force Command. Than, there is all natural to debate and find the culprits behind the ones who killed the civilian. However, for the President it is fine that the driver of Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine died. As well, as he has not taken much action for the arrests in the riots, the killings in Mityana and Mukono.
That is why it is insulting with this reports from the two biggest TV channels today!
“President Museveni has advised the NRM parliamentary Caucus to halt all debate the Ad-hoc committee report on members of parliament arrested after during the Arua municipality by-elections, arguing that this would it would prejudice investigations elsewhere. The call came as the president met the NRM caucus at State House Entebbe. The meeting had been called to brief the legislators on the violence in Arua and its aftermath” (NTV Uganda, 28.08.2018).
“President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended the high skills and discipline exhibited by the Special Forces Command to contain the Arua fracas that involved the stoning of one of his convoy cars. While meeting the NRM Caucus, the president also informed legislators on how both Kyadondo East legislator Robert Kyagulanyi and Mityana Municipality legislator Francis Zaake resisted arrest and instead resorted to assaulting the army officers” (NBS Television, 28.08.2018).
If this isn’t a sign of recklessness, as we have already read that the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah haven’t wanted to stop Parliamentary Business, even if there are no direct investigation into the tortured MPs. Because, the business and day-to-day business of the Parliament are to important. That is like he was the mouth-piece of Museveni. As he told the National Resistance Movement Parliamentary Caucus had a secret meeting at Entebbe today.
Instead of discussing and more fact-finding, as the Ad-Hoc Committee Report is showing parts and some evidence of what went down. That explains the details of some of the issues of what went down. As the narrative from the government and the president haven’t been accordingly or fitting together. Therefore, the act of the President to advise the NRM Caucus to not debate it. Is a way of silencing the Parliament and the Representatives of the public. As the NRM is the majority of the Parliament and have the power to do so.
That the President is a coward and weakling, who cannot manage scrutiny is evident. He just blows people away with guns, tear-gas and intimidation of possible arrests. But cannot man up to take responsibility for the harm the state does to their own. That is true tyranny, when the dictator are ordering pain and looking away, when the reality hits the streets. That is why he has advised this and most likely will the NRM MPs follow his words. As they know the price of not doing so and the pay-off for following him in the long-run.
That he cannot even manage to debate the Ad-Hoc Report shows how he wants to control and silence other voices. As he wants to keep people in the dark and doesn’t want investigations into it. Because he knows secrets and the spin that has been all a lie. Because the Arua stone isn’t all powerful to break bullet-proof glass, neither is the violence real, as the SFC did the shooting and targeted the car of Bobi Wine. While they where hunting down the opposition, as they was winning yet another By-Election. A result the President cannot handle. That is why he has warned the Electoral Commission to review itself and deliver more credible results aka NRM friendly results.
The President prefer the beautiful lie over the brutal truth, because he wants to silence people and keep them out of the loop. Peace.