Former President candidate, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi popularly known by monicker, Bobi Wine, has rescued 12 of the dozens of Ugandans detained in United Arab Emirates -UAE.
Bobi Wine was a few days ago blocked from performing at a charity concert that was intended to rescue over 500 Ugandans stuck in various cities of UAE and others in Dubai.
It is alleged that many Ugandans detained or stuck on streets of UAE and Dubai where hoodwinked by traffickers that they were going to get jobs.
However, upon arriving in Dubai, and others in Saudi Arabia, many realized that they had been taken on visit Visas which can’t enable them secure jobs.
Bobi took to his social media pages and revealed that some of the victims had arrived at his home and were very grateful for his efforts to return them home.
“This evening, we received the first batch of 12 Ugandans who have been stuck in detention centers in UAE for several months. We hosted them at Magere and listened to their stories, which are very depressing. Many had to run away from torture and other dehumanising conditions until they ended up in the detention centers,” Bobi Wine said.
Bobi explained that priority was give to the sick as well as those who have other urgent concerns. The National Unity Platform (NUP) party president is very grateful to people who have embraced his campaign to bring back stuck Ugandans.
Bobi Wine also extolled those working tirelessly to process the victims’ exit from the deportation centers.
“In the coming days, we hope to receive many others and we shall be updating the nation accordingly. This is a national call. I want to encourage all leaders, political parties, religious institutions, the business community and all Ugandans who have means, to embrace this cause,” Bobi Wine said.
The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) was last year quoted by the media that over 500 girls leave Uganda for domestic jobs in the middle east.
Unemployment statistics conducted by local and international agencies showing that every more than 700,000 Ugandans youths aged 18 to 24 years join the labour market but the government and private sector produce less than 100,000 jobs per year.