Opinion: Museveni is repeating the oppressive means of Obote II

The man who promised a “fundamental change” and be a different from the ones before him. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni promised a lot, but however these days it shows no difference between him and the second Dr. Milton Obote II regime. He is using the same means against opposition and activists.

The abduction and suddenly detaining of Nicholas Opiyo yesterday proved it. As he was taken by law enforcement in plain clothers from a restaurant in Kamwokya. Later it was reported that he was at the Central Investigation Division (CID) at Kireka. However, they have suddenly charged him with money laundering and such. That is just an easy way freeze accounts and find excuses to have behind bars.

It wasn’t only Opiyo who was abducted yesterday. His team was also taken-in. These was Simon Peter Esomu and Anthony Odur. Which shows that anyone can be taken by the state operatives for no apparent reasons these days.

There been reports of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leaders and candidates who has been taken and in-custody without any warrants. The National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters have been attacked by soldiers as they were preparing for rallies. They were wearing red and posters of Bobi Wine. That was enough to get either brutally hurt by them or arrested to unknown locations.

These days the regime doesn’t have the State Research Bureau (SRB) which was a torture dome and where people was taken too. Today the Internal Security Organization (ISO), Chieftain of Military Intelligence (CMI) and other outfits are using not only CID Kireka, but also ungazetted safe-houses for the ones that is abducted by the state. This sort of operation have gone on for long and court cases proved it. However, the election is only showing the lack of space for opposition in the Republic.

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is acting like Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) under Dr. Milton Obote II did to the Democratic Party in the 1980s. Where MPs was arrested, gerrymandering and abduction of people. There is no difference there. Only new names and parties, but the parties are clearly acting alike.

Now the green of the DP isn’t the deadly sin, but wearing the red or blue is the problem. If you are associated with NUP or FDC you can expect legal trouble. You can get abducted for weeks without warrants or charges. The people who is abducted is able to get access to get attorneys, neither are they freed after 48 hours without a trial. They are just keeping them indefinitely and hoping nobody is blowing the whistle on the injustice.

The NRM is repeating the ills of the previous regimes. They are using the military, expanded the Presidential Entourage and finding new measures to suppress the public. The President is blaming the victims and using words that even Obote did in 1983.

Where Obote said: It is convenient for them to make allegations in order to hide the effect of losing support and the lack of policies to put to the electorate” (Leon Dash – ‘Violence Poisons Political Process Within Uganda’ 01.12.1983, Washington Post).

We can hear the NRM saying similar these days. They are deflecting and hoping people are forgetting the ones abducted and arrested politically during these times. That would be very convenient for them. As we are following the campaign trail and what’s happening to the main candidates. While the lingering supporters and smaller candidates… can be behind bars without anyone defending them. Some can even be at a safe-house and their families have no clue where they are taken. The ones abducted to unknown locations. Just because the state can do so… Peace.

Opinion: The old man lies about politics

Don’t make politics your livelihood project. You should know that politics is a voluntary service. I have been in politics for 60 years but it is not my livelihood. Everyone should have something they do to earn a living. Politics is not a game or a joke, if handled badly, it can put the nation in danger”Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on the 22nd December 2020

Someone who has established himself as the riches man in the Republic. The man who was poor before he came into office. A man who owns several of business and the same with his family. All of that wouldn’t have happened if the old man didn’t have the political office.

President Museveni wouldn’t be wealthy or have estates, if he wasn’t a president. This man wouldn’t have several of farms, hotels and businesses in general. If he wasn’t in office. So, for a man who got richer than GOD because of the political office. Is saying that you shouldn’t join politics for money.

Well, you are afraid of losing your wealth, money and titles, if you loose the office old man. You are afraid of the lose of power and amassed wealth. That is why is so defensive.

In theory the President is right. Politics should be voluntary and not be a paid position. However, if your elected and become a public official. Than, the ones running for office is getting a pay-off. Therefore, the locals and the activists on the front-lines isn’t getting paid. Nevertheless the ones on top of the food-chain will get salaries and perks from office. That is why people aims for it.

Not only salaries and office. The possible candidates are paying fees to contend. The candidates are risking big funds and huge fees plus campaigning. That they need to win to be able to repay their loans and what else it took to campaign. Therefore, this commercialization of politics have been created the old man and he shouldn’t act like it didn’t happen on his watch. He has ensured hungry politicians needs their meal-ticket and also office to be able to cover their debts.

President Museveni is saying politics is dangerous. That is because he has militarized the state and the policies itself. The army does everything from catching illegal fishers to deliver out mosquito-nets. Therefore, he can order them and get rid of the ones in his way. It is a way of signalling and again coming with threats. So, that only his loyal cronies are standing by and not the ones he despises.

The man who says this isn’t setting a good example. As he orders soldiers and military outfits to quell civilians from demonstrating. The man who doesn’t get things investigated and extra judicial killings dies in silence. A man who burns a Kings Palace and kills his guards, but doesn’t settle the score. His all for the momentum of fear, because he cannot get the love anymore.

President Museveni is speaking theories, but his isn’t living up to it himself. He has had the time in office to do so. The President could have been the honorary student and the example to look at. However, the old man has said everything and done nothing.

The political system of today… is a reflection of what he wanted and how it operates. It is all because he wanted it like this. He wanted to make the politics commercialized so he can corrupt meal-ticket politicians. The old man also militarized it to ensure the fear and intimidation could keep him in office.

The old man should look into himself before he entertains these ideas. As he is a hypocrite and insincere at best. If his supposed to give youth leaders a lesson. It is not becoming like him. Because, they will just loot, steal and rip-off a nation for years. That is what he has done and his been lucky to get away with it. Sooner or later the reason for all of his wealth will come out. The way he has enriched himself and gotten so much land. That should be investigated and told about for the coming years. Because, he had nothing and suddenly his one of the richest men on the continent. Peace.

Opinion: Museveni shouldn’t throw stones in a glasshouse

I know Bobi Wine and the fools supporting him who don’t know Uganda very well, foreigners and others who are here but I know all them. I know that this one is a fool and the other one” – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in Kikuube, Hoima on 19th December 2020

There are some people who has the foresight and visions to get ahead. President Museveni thinks he did, but apparently he never got there. If he had faith in the general public or people in general. He wouldn’t come with a statement like this. This is intolerant and very sectarian of him.

This is deeming some people and a whole group of supporters for fools. That is very devise and for someone who is a liberator and working for Pan-Africanism. If he was supposed to bring in the whole collective and be working all parts of society. He should also understand and appreciate other opinions.

However, that is not the deal of the old man with the hat. His is a self-entitled, self-styled President for Life and the only man with a vision. This is why Bobi Wine is a fool. That’s because he doesn’t work in accordance to the beliefs and ideas of the Presidency. Everyone is supposed to follow his ‘Correct Line’ and if they don’t they are not part of the “fundamental change” this President promised.

Apparently, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine isn’t following the programme and neither is his supporters. They are trying to remove the old man and his regime. That is clearly violating the ideals of the regime and its cronies who is all working in tandem with this. They are all involved and enriching themselves. They don’t want to loose their bread and butter. However, when someone like Bobi Wine challenge that. It is dumb, stupid and foolish.

Nevertheless, it couldn’t be further from the truth. Yes, in the gist of it. It can be seen as a hopeless mission to vacate a dictator or a tyrant. That road is so filled with obstacles, hardships and suffering. The state is working against you and all avenues are blocked. There is no way to turn without getting oppressed or suppressed for your belief. Still, you work on it, because the idea of true freedom and liberty will not stop. Not until it happens.

Museveni is not wise calling this enterprise foolish. It makes him insecure and belittling his main competitor. For someone calling politics a battle of ideas. This sort of act shows his indifference to pleas of his citizens. It shows the reality on the ground and what sort of narrative he plays out.

The National Resistance Movement is filled with “yes-men” and only following man’s ideas for decades. The party is run like a one man show. While other organizations are run through protocol and through conferences, which sets the program and manifestos. Therefore, the Chairman and President controls the game. Anyone just supposed to follow him blindly.

This is why the ones who doesn’t is in his eyes a fool. However, that is not true. If so then most people are and many who did follow him has stopped. They have left because they couldn’t following the solo-run of the President. Not like he has the same folks around and only a few choses who has stayed there. Not because of policies or dogma, because that wouldn’t be beneficial to their ways of earning profits on their offices.

The President better start acting rational and not like this. If he thinks this is wise or wisdom. I hate to break it to him. It’s really not that smart and not brilliant either.

This is just desperation and a bad trade of the old man. He should know better, but clearly he don’t. Peace.

Another night where Bobi Wine cannot access a hotel [this time in Mbarara]

The police is blocking us from accessing the accommodation we booked. They say we can not sleep in Mbarara”Bobi Wine (18.12.2020)

This is another day of this as Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine is twelve miles away from Mbarara. Where the Police Force is blocking the National Unity Platform Presidential Candidate from getting to Mbarara town where he had booked accommodation or a hotel room ahead of the next day’s campaign in the region.

Bobi Wine also tried to go in another direction and get a hotel in Isingiro. However, the Police Force blocked that too. So, we can expect the Presidential Candidate to sleep roadside somewhere. Even been taken to somewhere out in nowhere and sleep inside his vehicle again.

This is becoming so common that its obnoxious. The President comes with all the flash and fanfare. While this one gets the tear-gas, blocking roads, venues and hotels at night. Live bullets towards his car and his associates. Who are either hurt or arrested while they are campaigning. Some are even captured during the night on dodgy charges that will go nowhere.

Therefore, what is happening tonight isn’t new, but a systemic efforts to thwart things. They haven’t been as many hours in one location as they we’re in the Northern Region. However, they are still blocking his movement and not allowing him shelter for the night. That is injustice and disgusting behaviour of the state. This is what the Law Enforcement does to their own citizens.

Bobi Wine is an enemy of the state. That is evident by the acts made towards him. This is ridiculous. Peace.

Police shot at Bobi Wine’s car in Rwampara

Police officers have shot at Bobi Wine’s car,flattening the front tyre as he approached Rwampara for campaigns. Two NUP members have also been injured. Bobi’s campaign roadmap covers Rwampara, Ntungamo and Isingiro today” (91.2 Crooze FM, 18.12.2020).

Again, the Police Force using dangerous means to stop Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine in the mist of campaign. It is a reason why his wearing a bulletproof vest and helmet. The man need to be safe and secured, because the Police Officers are clearly not keep him safe.

On our way to Rwampara, the same team of masked men in black police uniforms who have been trailing us on all our campaigns, cut us off the road in a remote area, shot at our car flattening the front tyres, an officer using his bayonet injured 2 of our comrades” – Bobi Wine (Kampala Dispatch, 18.12.2020).

We are seeing that Police Force have no regards for the opposition or their campaigns. They are ordered to block and violently stop the National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential Candidate. This is seemingly so. Since the RDCs and DPCs are all finding their measures and ways to make it hard for Bobi Wine to campaign. They are using all tactics means to make it hard for him and his team.

This have been a steady act of the authorities. They have been relentlessly on the case of Bobi Wine. Ensuring that he cannot access districts, hotels and not even use the main roads. There are so many cases of injustice and impunity in the middle of the campaign. Not only the unjustified arrest and fatal days of riots to get him freed. No, that is only one piece of a systemic acts of disenfranchised candidate who has the “world” or the state directly against him.

Bobi Wine is an enemy of the state. To say otherwise at this point is naive. His car has been shot at before, used tear-gas against and roads blocked to any sort of venue or hotel even. There are nothing he can do without questioned or have law enforcement on his tail. This man is more monitored than terrorists or common criminals. It is like Bobi Wine is a serial offender and serial killer who is traversing the Republic. With all of that his still persisted and continued to campaign.

So, that Bobi Wine car shot again isn’t surprising. This is sadly the state of affairs and what they do to him. We are lucky it’s the wheels and towards that part of the car. Even though that is dangerous and we cannot know wheels would react after the shots. The cylinders and mechanics could have been damaged. The shooter could even hit the engine and put the car into fire.

We are lucky that it was the tires. It could have even hit the front windows and been dangerous for the driver and other people in the vehicle. That says it all and how far the government are willing to go after their enemy.

If Bobi Wine wasn’t an enemy. Why are you using live bullets towards his car and towards his team?

That is the signal of this and the message I am getting from this. This is why things are directed towards him and with such fierce force. Peace.

Opinion: Museveni continues to tarnish the #FreeBobiWine demos and intimidate Police Officers…

I congratulate the UPDF for defeating the insurrection that the traitors, with the foreign backers, attempted to stage a few weeks back. The Police Force must be made to do its duty of defending Ugandans from lawlessness, threat to life and property, any police person, that does not do this, must leave the Police. There are thousands ready to replace them” (Yoweri Kaguta Museveni – New Appointments memo to the UPDF & UPF, 16.12.2020).

Today the new appointments and changes within the leadership in Uganda People’s Defence Force aka National Army and Uganda Police Force was official. As the President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni made swift changes and moved around personnel. This is not new, but something he does irregularly.

What was more striking than the actual changes was the way he ended it. As the old man with the hat. Was proud of the killings of the plain-clothed soldiers and armed personnel who did the extra judicial killings, which was promised to be investigated, but nothing has happened. That is not strange when the President is proud of it and continues to push unsubstantial claims without any evidence. As he is backed by foreigners and his budgets has been for years. So, him saying that is nonsense until any proof is delivered. Which will never happened. Just like we never got any evidence of the Arua stone.

It is tragic that the President is like this, but he lives and thrives on fear. President Museveni needs that to be in office. That is why his using these means and saying it this way. That he states it like this about the #FreeBobiWine riots or demonstrations. Where he cannot prove anything and neither can any of “his” security organizations. Calling citizens traitors, but not proving the treachery. That is a huge charge on citizens without any evidence.

The way the Police Force is addressed is also striking. That he says its easily to change the personnel and the police officers. This means for him that anyone else is replaceable, but not himself ironically. The Police can easily be replaced by someone else. They are told they are not doing their job good enough. Which is also intimidating them and inciting fear of their job. That their work is on the line and someone else can come in their place. To say that is challenging them to deliver.

That is what the President does and he does it a month ahead of the polls. This is clearly a message to them. To ensure the Police Officers acts accordingly and be vigilant towards the demonstrators and possible riots. The ones that doesn’t follow can leave the Force.

This says how much the President values the most important reasons for his prolonged time in power. The ones that is on the frontline for him He clearly doesn’t value them and sends them threats too. The Afande, Kifeesi and everyone else should know this. Peace.

Electoral Commission: Press Release – Electoral Commission Directs Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu to Comply with Election Guidelines and Respect Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures (15.12.2020)

Lt. Gen. Muhoozi commands the SFC again [and expect a vicious operation by the SFC during the polls]

JUST IN: First son Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been re-appointed as SFC commander while Gen Sabiti Muzeyi has been sacked as Deputy IGP and sent back for redeployment. The army is set to release a statement explaining the changes shortly” (NTV Uganda, 16.12.2020).

President son and Presidential Advisor for Special Operations have been redeployed to Special Force Command (SFC). The literal Presidential Guards to operate and be their commander ahead of the polls in 2021. Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba wouldn’t be there and at this position if he wasn’t part of the first family.

This isn’t the first time his the commander of SFC… this is something that he has had control over since 2008 or so. Only a short stint with someone else, until his now reassigned. This a family affair and only giving him back the command and control of these soldiers.

As the commander of this outfit he has ordered them to the Kasase massacre and ambush on the Parliament ahead of the Age Limit. Therefore, this man has no issues to answer with violence and do it without any consequences.

So, this man gets that ability in the end of the year and in the up-coming election. Expect him to answer the pleas of his father and do his bidding. Be brutal and violent ahead of the polls in January 2021. This here will not make things better, but expect it to be worse.

To give way and make it possible for a man like this and with his huge ego. We can just wonder what he will do. If the Special Force Command suddenly intervened in rallies of Bobi Wine and POA. That would make sense. If the SFC blocks roads and ambush hotels. That would be natural at this point and then shift the blame on the victims. Who the SFC attacked and did unwarranted operations too.

Therefore, this redeployment is an direct move to intimidate and show fierce force ahead of the polls. Because, the Lt. Gen have no quarrels to send troops and attack civilians. Instead of securing the territory from outside alien forces. This man goes after self-created enemies and create havoc. The SFC will continue to be known for things like this.

A man that would operate the SFC soldiers in plain clothes within the chambers of Parliament in favour of his father. That’s why this move is a dangerous one. He wants to incite fear and uses a known man and loyal to son to serve that. The President does this to prove a point and the timing is perfect for this.

In this regard, expect the SFC to wreck havoc and intimidate as well. The SFC will be operational and used in favour of the President. They will not act for peace, but to brutalize anyone standing in the way of the President and his party. That is why they are prepared and has Muhoozi at the helm just a month ahead of the polls.

If the Special Force Command suddenly does a brutal and gets violent on the opposition or the citizens who gathers around them. If not they are abducting and arresting someone associated without any warrant or charge. That could easily happen too. Especially, when someone like Lt. Gen. Muhoozi is in control.

This does not deem well. The SFC have already been used viciously and with him commanding it. I can only expect more of it. Peace.

Opinion: Tumukunde proving his entitlement with his dismissal of Bobi Wine

Being a president is a challenging task which calls for advanced experience which the NUP leader does not have” Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde in Bubulo East, Namisindwa district on the 15th December 2020.

From a man that has failed in several position in government. The high and mighty, the man who thinks his ego and his entitlement is sky-rocketing. It is like these NRA historicals and NRM stalwarts thinks only the ones going in the school of Museveni have the edge or ability to take over. Because they have sit around the round-table or taken out the sword of the stone. So, these folks have followed the personal cult of Mr. 1986.

It is like these NRA and NRM big-men thinks they have the secret codes to the treasure chest and can only open it up. Not like anyone else can ever succeed the President. Tumukunde is mocking Bobi wine, as he thinks you need a certain skill and entail on thing. Heck, if this is like that. Why haven’t anyone in the ranks of NRM succeeded Museveni?

Well, he doesn’t think anyone of you are good enough or popular enough. It is a reason why Bobi Wine is mentioned. They use his profession … and his past. Not like the same folks saying this hasn’t skeleton in the closet and proven failures. Like Tumukunde himself. It is a reason why he gotten sacked and axed by the President. However, he still dismiss someone else.

It is like these guys needs a special training. It is not supposed to be institutions, laws and a constitution that the President have to uphold. That he will have advisors and have people around making him better. Not like he will rule supreme alone. That is if he cares about governance and service delivery. As it shouldn’t be a one man circus, but a government governing. This is if the incoming President.

However, that is not something Tumukunde thinks off or considers himself. Because, everyone is on an island running the state. A President is supposed to be the “Fountain of Honour” and “His Excellency” without any safeguards or oversight over. This is what the NRM is used too and that is why the President at this point is untouchable.

Tumukunde is mocking the wrong man and showing ignorance. That is not new. That is why his bitching about the state crashing his rallies and blocking him from campaigning. The man who took a chopper and crashed Mbabazi at one point. This man is a token loyal NRM cadre. He will be that, because he hopes for a plum-job when this is over. That is why he says this. To prove to his master that his still one his guys.

Tumukunde is showing his loyalty. As he see no prospect of a Bobi Wine presidency. However, Tumukunde would have most likely said the same about anyone else. Initially stating that Museveni is the only man. Therefore, just showing his a pawn in the game of the Entebbe State House. Peace.

Opinion: UCC goes only after Bobi Wine Friendly Youtube Channels …

The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) wrote a letter to Google INC on the 9th December 2020, as they stated that several accounts was breaching Ugandan Law through the Youtube Platform. These accounts, channels and media houses that is targeted just happening to be People Power and Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine friendly ones. They are not going after anyone who has made accounts praising the President or the NRM. No, they are just targeting a selective 14 channels on Youtube and Facebook. It is very intentional.

That the UCC does this isn’t shocking nor surprising. This is the same UCC who has blocked opposition from appearing on radio broadcasts and blocked people from wearing red berets on TV shows. This government entity is working as the good servant for the Presidency and his vision. The UCC is a slave to the President and all of his actions. If they weren’t that. It wouldn’t have acted like this. Muffling the free speech and using the law to suppress alternative media. If the UCC cared about that. They would have targeted these actions differently, alas they do it now in midst of campaigning. As they know no other follows the opposition and particularly Bobi Wine like these media outlets.

These fourteen in question is: TMO Online, Fred Lumbuye, Trending Channel UG, Uganda Yaffe, Uganda News Update, Ghetto TV, Busesa Media Update, Uganda Empya, Map Mediya TV, KK Tv, Ekyooto TV, Namungo Media, Jil Muwonge 2 and Bobi Wine 2021.

These 14 entities are on Youtube and these channels have to follow Terms of Services. These channels have to follow laws and the jurisdiction to the Youtube and Google. These entities are following the usage and rightfully so. They are putting out content, because of the ability to do so. If they are putting out content that is deemed illegal or unfit for Google/Youtube. The company can strike them, they can suspend and they can delete it. This is being done on a regular and they can also get demonetized as well… which means that the entities or channels can loose ad revenue, if Youtube deem it unfriendly and make it unprofitable content. That is also something they do to their creators. Therefore, the UCC is sending a warning and possibly making this possible for these channels.

However, the UCC doesn’t have a direct connection or control here. The Google/Youtube enterprise is following laws and statutes from elsewhere. Therefore, the question is in another dominion. Meaning, this can only be a plea by the UC to shut these down or suspend them. However, the UCC doesn’t deliver anything substantial. Other than some nice wordings in a long letter, but no direct proof of the allegations. They are not proving which videos or clips that is horrific or “hate speech”. That is why this is very fruitless.

The UCC is acting as the mouthpiece of the President. He only wants UBC, UBC lite versions out there and New Vision outlets. Which only spew out his propaganda. The President only wants his words and his “victories”. The man doesn’t want other things out and that is undermining his standing in the public. As people are getting news, views and perspective outside his controlled media space. This is why the UCC is going after these 14 Youtube Channels.

The UCC wouldn’t do this, if they wasn’t interested to prove their loyalty. These channels are only targeted because they dare to make content, which is friendly to the main opponent Bobi Wine. If they weren’t they wouldn’t be in trouble or hit like this. Peace.