For nearly 40 years, Uganda has been shackled under the dictatorship of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. He has worn the mask of democracy, deceiving the world, while Ugandans suffered under the weight of military oppression. But now, the mask is off, and the truth is undeniable. Uganda is not a democracy—it is a military state, ruthlessly controlled by Museveni and his brutal son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
The Death of Democracy
In a chilling declaration, Muhoozi, Museveni’s son and head of Uganda’s military, openly announced that no civilian will ever lead Uganda after his father. “The next leader,” he said, “will be a soldier or policeman.” This outrageous statement shatters any illusions of democracy in Uganda. The regime no longer even bothers to hide its true intentions: power will remain in the hands of the military, at the expense of the people.
But while Muhoozi and his father tighten their grip on power, innocent Ugandans demanding their rights are abducted, tortured, and murdered. The National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters, led by Bobi Wine, are being dragged before military courts simply for speaking out. The real criminals—the architects of this brutal dictatorship—continue to walk free.
A Betrayal of Uganda’s Youth
Uganda’s youth—the backbone of the nation—has been betrayed. Museveni’s regime has systematically destroyed their futures, leaving millions jobless, hopeless, and silenced. Uganda’s population is overwhelmingly young, yet these young voices are seen as a threat by the regime. Instead of hope, they are met with bullets.
But it is this generation, fearless and unbreakable, that is rising up. The youth, represented by leaders like Bobi Wine, have had enough. They are taking to the streets, demanding the democracy they have been denied for decades. Museveni fears this generation because he knows they hold the power to end his reign of terror.
Economic Sabotage: The Legacy of Museveni’s Corruption
Museveni has not just robbed Uganda of its democracy—he has also stolen its future. The country’s wealth is in the hands of a corrupt few, while millions of Ugandans struggle to survive. Foreign aid, meant to improve the lives of ordinary people, is siphoned off by a political elite that cares only about maintaining its iron grip on power.
Ugandans are being starved economically, their education and healthcare systems in ruins. Meanwhile, the regime continues to thrive on corruption, lining its pockets while ordinary citizens face grinding poverty. Museveni’s Uganda is a land of broken promises and shattered dreams.
Western Hypocrisy: The Funding of Oppression
But the true betrayal of the Ugandan people doesn’t end with Museveni and his son—it extends to the international community. America and other Western nations claim to stand for democracy and human rights, yet they are complicit in this dictatorship. How? By sending billions of dollars to prop up Museveni’s military regime.
The West speaks the language of freedom, but they fund tyranny. These governments and international organizations are fully aware of the atrocities committed under Museveni, yet they continue to support him with financial aid, military equipment, and political cover. This is the democracy they are funding—a democracy in name only, held together by bloodshed and fear.
Uganda Will Not Be Silenced
The time for silence is over. The time for complacency has passed. Museveni and his son have declared war on the people of Uganda, and the world must take notice. The international community must stop funding this regime and recognize it for what it is—a dictatorship disguised as a democracy.
The Ugandan people are rising. They are demanding their rights. They are fighting for their freedom. And they will not stop until they are heard.
A Global Call to Action
To the people of Uganda: Your strength is unmatched. Your fight for freedom will not be in vain. Keep rising, keep resisting, and never give up. The world is watching, and the regime’s days are numbered.
To the international community: Enough is enough. Stop funding the oppression of Uganda. Stop supporting a regime that murders, tortures, and silences its people. You cannot preach democracy while financing dictatorship.
The Fight for Freedom Continues
Uganda will be free. Museveni’s time is up. The youth, the women, the brave citizens of Uganda—they will lead this country to the freedom it deserves. And the world must stand with them.
Join the Movement. Demand Justice. Stop Supporting Tyranny.
What You Can Do
Raise your voice: Speak out against the atrocities in Uganda. Use your platform to expose the truth.
Pressure your governments: Demand an end to international funding of Museveni’s regime. Call for sanctions against those responsible for human rights abuses.
Support Ugandan activists: Stand in solidarity with the brave Ugandans fighting for their freedom. Share their stories, support their cause, and amplify their voices.
Uganda’s fight for freedom is not just their fight—it’s a fight for justice, democracy, and human rights everywhere. Will you stand with Uganda, or will you stand with dictatorship?
THE ROLE OF LAWYERS IN DEFENDING SOCIAL JUSTICE IN A DICTATORSHIP
H.E Bobiwine at ULS
This morning, Bobi Wine, the President of the National Unity Platform and leading voice of Uganda’s pro-democracy movement, delivered a powerful and deeply personal keynote address to the members of the Uganda Law Society and the Ugandan public. His message was as bold as it was urgent: the legal profession must rise to its moral responsibility of promoting social justice by defending human rights and electoral integrity no matter the cost.
With his signature mix of clarity and courage, Bobi Wine opened by reflecting on his own journey and the dream that had been with him since childhood — the dream of becoming a lawyer. A dream that, like many of Uganda’s youth, was delayed by poverty, dictatorship, and lost opportunity, and only came to fruition last year, in his 40s, after years of struggle and sacrifice.
This was not just a personal anecdote — it was a political indictment. Bobi Wine emphasized that the State has a non-negotiable responsibility to subsidize life for its citizens — to provide education, health care, opportunity, and dignity — because only then can every Ugandan have a fair shot at a meaningful life. In his words, “A government that abandons its people to fend for themselves, while looting national resources, is not just negligent. It is illegitimate.”
He reminded the audience that his own delayed education was not due to laziness or lack of ambition, but due to the structural violence of a corrupt and unequal system — one that millions of Ugandan children are still trapped in. “My story is the story of so many,” he said. “We are not where we are because we lacked potential, but because the system was designed to hold us back.”
CALLING OUT JUDICIAL COWARDICE MASQUERADING AS LEGAL DOCTRINE
Bobi Wine then turned his fire toward a subject rarely discussed so openly in Uganda — the complicity of the Judiciary in the oppression of Ugandan citizens. With unflinching honesty, he condemned what he called “judicial cowardice dressed up as legal doctrine.”
He boldly called out the Judiciary’s long-standing tendency to hide behind conservative legal principles to justify injustice and protect military dictatorship. “Since independence,” he said, “judicial officers have repeatedly used ‘doctrine’ as a shield — not to defend justice, but to protect power.”
He especially criticized two specific doctrines that have been used to dismiss legitimate electoral challenges: the ‘Political Question Doctrine’ and the ‘Substantiality Test.’ These, Bobi Wine argued, have become legal tools of repression — used by the Supreme Court to throw out compelling evidence of vote rigging, electoral violence, and fraud in Museveni’s elections.
In one of the most striking moments of his speech, Bobi Wine stated:
“Even when judges know that any single act of rigging—however small—was done to alter the final result… even when they know that no one rigs an election just for the sake of it, but to win it… even when they know that State-led electoral malpractice destroys the legitimacy of the entire election… they still go ahead to say it was not ‘substantial.’”
And why? Because, in Bobi Wine’s words, “They would rather feel safe than uphold their judicial oath.” These words struck deep, drawing the attention not only of those in the room but across Uganda.
LAWYERS MUST CHOOSE: SILENCE OR SOLIDARITY
Bobi Wine reminded lawyers that the law is not neutral. It either protects the people or it protects tyranny. He called on all legal professionals to choose courage over complicity.
“Lawyers, by their training and knowledge alone, must play a central role in achieving a just society. Their inaction in times of oppression makes them complicit. Silence in the face of injustice is not neutrality—it is betrayal.”
He invoked the name of Chief Justice Benedicto Kiwanuka, Uganda’s first African Chief Justice, who was abducted and murdered by Idi Amin’s regime. “Ben Kiwanuka refused to bow to tyranny, and he paid with his life. Today, our lawyers fear even to speak. What are we becoming?”
Bobi Wine emphasized that no one is ever safe in a lawless nation. The judges, the lawyers, the politicians — all are vulnerable when a regime begins to devour its own people. “If law cannot protect the least among us,” he said, “then it will eventually fail to protect those who think they are safe.”
THE STRUGGLE FOR A NEW UGANDA
But Bobi Wine’s message was not only one of condemnation — it was also a message of hope, resistance, and responsibility. He called on Ugandans — especially the legal fraternity — to reclaim the law as a tool of liberation, not repression.
He called on lawyers to:
Challenge bad laws and unconstitutional practices Stand up for victims of torture and political persecution Expose the abuse of State institutions by those in power Refuse to normalize impunity and dictatorship
He made it clear that Uganda is at a crossroads, and the legal profession must choose which side of history it wants to be on. “Will you be remembered as defenders of justice — or as enablers of oppression?”
He also reminded everyone that change will not come from the courts alone — but from the collective struggle of all oppressed people. That is why he called for a #ProtestVoteUg2026 — a defiant stand against dictatorship using the very weapon Museveni fears the most: the voice of the people.
“We are building a new Uganda — one built on justice, truth, and accountability. And in that Uganda, the law will serve the people, not those who brutalize them.”
A FINAL WORD
In closing, Bobi Wine warned of the cost of silence, but also affirmed the power of truth. He said the time for fear is over. The time for complicity is over. The time to stand with the people is now.
“Uganda is bleeding. Our children are growing up in fear. Our youth are being abducted, tortured, and murdered for demanding justice. The judiciary cannot keep playing dumb. The lawyers cannot keep hiding behind gowns. The time for polite silence is over.”
If the legal profession will not lead the charge for justice, who will? If the men and women trained to interpret and defend the law cower in silence, then what hope is left for the ordinary citizen?
The future of Uganda depends on a brave and principled legal fraternity. Not tomorrow. Not in some distant time. But now.
Accompanied by a smiling image of Uganda’s 80-year-old ruler, the caption framed this moment as just another routine political development. But to millions of Ugandans especially the youth, this was not news. It was a slap in the face. It was a continuation of a 40-year nightmare disguised as democracy.
I commented under that post calmly but firmly exposing Museveni’s long record of repression, corruption, and illegitimacy. Within hours, my comment had been deleted. By the next morning, BBC News had blocked my account from interacting with their page. I had to access their page using a different account with my comment deleted.
No warning. No explanation. No appeal.
A British publicly-funded media house silenced a Ugandan citizen for exposing decades of abuse, in the comments section of their own post. Whom do they serve, what are they protecting??
What Did I Say That Deserved to Be Erased?
Here’s the truth that BBC did not want to remain under their post,
For nearly four decades, Yoweri Museveni has not ruled Uganda through democratic consent but through violence, constitutional manipulation, and military force. Since 1986, he has held onto power through rigged elections, brutal crackdowns, and legislative coups. He was not elected by the people in 1986, nor in 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, or 2021.
In 2005, he bribed MPs to remove term limits a safeguard meant to prevent exactly this kind of life presidency. Then in 2017, when age threatened to disqualify him, he sent soldiers into Parliament to beat up lawmakers and remove the presidential age limit by force. These weren’t democratic reforms. They were constitutional rapes carried out at gunpoint.
Museveni didn’t come to power through the ballot. He came with bullets preaching against long-serving leaders only to become Africa’s longest-serving dictator.
Uganda Under Siege By Its Own Government
Uganda is not a democracy. It is a state under internal occupation. The police have become hunters. The army, a personal militia. Parliament, a circus of cowardice. Activists vanish into “torture houses.” Protesters are gunned down in the streets. In November 2020, more than 100 Ugandans were killed in cold blood simply for demanding the release of opposition leader Bobi Wine.
Today, youth unemployment is over 70%, hospitals are crumbling, and education is a luxury. Meanwhile, billions are siphoned through fake contracts, inflated military budgets, and ghost projects. Uganda’s national debt now exceeds 52% of GDP but the money doesn’t build; it maintains dictatorship.
Then the West’s Dirty Hands in Uganda’s Oppression
Museveni survives not on popular support, but on Western protection. Britain, the EU, and the United States continue to arm, finance, and legitimize his regime. To them, Museveni is a “stabilizer” in the Great Lakes region a useful gatekeeper in exchange for oil, gold, and mineral access. Their commitment to democracy ends at their borders.
The same BBC that blocked me would never silence a Ukrainian, Palestinian, or Russian dissident for criticizing a regime. But they erased my voice a Black African fighting for justice in my own country. That is not journalism. That is complicity.
Why Was I Silenced for Speaking the Truth?
If my words were wrong, they could have been debated.
If my tone was aggressive, it could have been challenged.
But I was blocked and erased. That tells you everything.
Museveni fears the youth. He fears the truth. But now, so do his international enablers because the narrative is slipping.
Uganda’s young people are awake, informed, and angry. We are not afraid. Museveni is not a president he is a parasite, a relic clinging to power, feeding off a nation he has robbed for 40 years. He has overstayed, over-bled, and overruled Uganda. And we are ready to take it back.
To the BBC and the West You Can’t Silence Us All
If BBC wants to side with power instead of people, history will judge them. If they believe blocking one activist will stop the truth, they are mistaken. My voice echoes millions of others who are rising to say:
NUP LAUNCHES FUNDRAISING DRIVE FOR 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS
Today at our headquarters in Makerere-Kavule, we have launched a global fundraising drive to raise money and other material resources necessary to take us through the forthcoming general elections. We have constituted a Committee led by Hon. Balimwezo Ronald Nsubuga to oversee this exercise. Other members of the Committee include Hon. Kaaya Christine Nakimwero and Ms. Fatuma Kassim.
Comrades who are supporting this cause have been categorized and they will receive certificates from one star to five star depending on the amount that they commit to this cause for instance those who qualify to attain certificates are those who donate UGX 100,000 and above.
We are grateful to party leaders, members, aspiring leaders, and members of the general public who turned up in droves today and contributed generously to the cause.
We humbly appeal to whoever wishes to contribute to either send your contribution through bank or mobile money (see poster below) or bring the contribution physically to our headquarters.
Every contribution is acknowledged with an official receipt, although contributions above UGX 100,000/= additionally get a Certificate of Appreciation. Contributions in cash or in kind (such as branding material, fuel, non-monetary services, etc) are all welcome.
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