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Iron sheets protesters decry torture in prison

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Yesterday, the eight activists who were in May arrested over demonstrations in downtown Kampala aimed at pestering government to prosecute Ministers in Karamoja iron sheets saga, went to the NUP party headquarters in Kamwokya.

The eight activists were received by the NUP party secretary general Mr. David Lewis Rubongoya to whom they narrated their ordeal covering the three months they’ve been under incarceration.

Nelson Wine, one of the activists says they were beaten with batons at CPS Kampala where they were initially detained before their prosecution at Buganda Road Court.

The activists say they were gravely tortured and denied access to food and their lawyers or relatives for close to 48 hours as policemen avenged for the alleged assault of their colleague, Musimenta.

“They claimed we beat up their colleague and that we don’t deserve any mercy,” said of the released activists. “The policemen said we must be denied food so that we lose the energy to resist,” added another activist.

Mr. Rubongoya commended them for their belligerent spirit and welcomed them back from the dungeons.

This (Wednesday) evening at the National Unity Platform office, I was very pleased to receive back the 8 activists who have spent close to three months in jail for protesting against the theft of Karamoja iron-sheets by regime officials. They were granted bail last week but were not released immediately over court bureaucracies. Although they have lost a lot of time and resources, they are of strong spirits. One of them, Mzee Matanda Augustine only learnt that both his biological mother and mother in-law passed on while he was in detention. We’re working with the team to ensure he has an opportunity to say farewell to his loved ones. Like many others, he’s had to pay such a heavy price for daring to fight against corruption and misrule.

They’re grateful to each one who has done anything to push for their freedom. Grateful to the lawyers, volunteers and family members who worked towards their release.

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Bobiwine in year 3020 a defining topic in African books of history

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Bobiwine in year 3020

Reminder;

Believe it or not, by year 3020, “BOBI WINE AND PEOPLE POWER” will be a defining topic in African books of history.

Our sons and daughters will have the privilege of reading about this brilliant, fearless, and patriotic young leader who flipped the script, sacrificed his celebrity lifestyle and took it upon himself to free Uganda from a long Serving dictator, M7 who had misruled Uganda for 40 years.

It will be both an inspiring and heartbreaking sad tale for our grand sons and daughters as they will be subjected to scripts that will feature the high Corruption rate , the Impunity, Unemployment,

nepotism, Military rule, land grabbing, endless Murders of innocent Ugandans, and so much more that existed before Bobi Wine’s leadership.

But as they read between the lines, they will shed tears of joy knowing that Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, aka Bobi Wine, and the entire People Power movement eventually triumphed, transformed Uganda, set strong democratic precedents, and paved the way that leaders after them followed to steer the nation in the right direction, the nation our grand sons and daughters will be enjoying by that time.

By then, the People Power revolution will have swept and dismantled dictatorships across Africa, as African nations that were subjects of dictatorship gained confidence after seeing it done in Uganda. By this time, Uganda is now a developed country, the pearl of Africa again – in its true meaning, in all aspects of life social economic and political, Everything went back to normal, you cant believe we have ever had a dictator called Museveni. The days of dictatorship will feel like a distant, unimaginable past.

Statues of Bobi Wine, clad in full People Power combat gear and the iconic beret, stand tall in major cities. People come take photos, shoot films, and document history—without fear of teargas or repression. A free and democratic Uganda finally a reality.

Bwetukomawo, today is February 3, 2025.

The weight of this change rests on our shoulders, and the truth is no one is going to do it for us. If we want a free Uganda, we must rise as a generation, stand together, and take action.

This fight demands more than just hope, it requires courage, trust, discipline, and an unshakable resolve. The forces of oppression will test us as they have done countless tyms but we must stand firm, knowing that every sacrifice, every effort, brings us closer to victory.

And make no mistake, at the end of it all, we shall win. Uganda will be free, and history will remember this generation as the one that refused to kneel before tyranny.

The time is now. The struggle continues. Together, we shall overcome.

I remain,#JBMuwonge #PeoplePowerOurPower

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Sad; NUP abducted Councillor held incommunicado for 25 days now

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Today marks 25 days since this comrade Muwanga Owen Martin was abducted by the military! He remains under incommunicado detention. He is an elected Councillor in Kyengera, and impassioned activist. Ironically, he was taken away by heavily armed operatives moving in a drone UAL 119V as he returned home after the screening of the Documentary about the gross violations of human rights. Although the police spokesperson admitted that he is in the custody of ‘security’, he has neither been produced in court. His family, lawyers, doctors, and friends have all been denied access to him. Today, our legal team will be asking court to issue a Habeas Corpus order for his release. Very sad state of affairs! #BringBackOurPeople

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Bobi Wine outraged by rampant poverty in Oyam

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President Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert aka Bobi Wine was today outraged by the obscene poverty in Oyam District and Northern Uganda at large.

Bobi had gone to drum up for support for the NUP candidate Daniel Okello who is tussling it out with four other candidates.

In his message, Bobi expressed his disgust at the NRM regime which he says has impoverished the people of Northern Uganda.

Bobi Wine statement;

We spent the day in Oyam North Constituency preaching the message of liberation to our people there! The population in Northern Uganda has been deliberately impoverished and subdued. The levels of poverty are unbelievable. It was very painful seeing old people asking us if we moved with some food because they are starving! The NRM machinery only comes around during elections. It is then that these people get to see the “government” through the long military convoys driving around regime officials! It is during elections that these people are bribed with as little as 500 Uganda shillings and given new empty promises.

Well, we made several stop-overs around the constituency with our comrade Daniel Okello, and yet again reminded these people about the extent of the problem our country faces and everyone’s duty to deliver our nation from this mess. I am grateful to our people for the overwhelming reception, despite all the intimidation and military deployment everywhere! Uganda will be free!

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