Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine was escorted by four women as he submitted his forms seeking to be elected as NUP Presidential flagbearer. After the nomination, Bobi Wine, who came second in the 2021 presidential elections with 35% after the controversial elections show Yoweri Museveni declared winner with 58%, provided details of each of the women.
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Each of these four women who accompanied me as I returned my Expression of Interest to run for President of Uganda has a story of desperation and hope.
The first one is Aisha Kabanda, mother to our comrade Yasin Ssekitoleko Machete who has spent more than 4 years in detention without trial for simply supporting me and the National Unity Platform in the last election. Machete’s bail application was heard, but three times now, the judge says the ruling is not ready! He remains detained with 8 other comrades who refused to plead guilty to crimes they did not commit.
The second one is Nantumbwe Jane, the mother of my principle bodyguard and friend, Eddie Mutwe. Eddie was abducted by Museveni’s son, tortured and kept under incommunicado detention before he was brought to court with grave torture marks. He remains detained at Masaka Prison, despite a court order for him to be transferred for better medical attention. His bail application is yet to be fixed.
The third one is Sarah Ddamulira, wife to John Ddamulira, our supporter who was abducted in 2020 and is still missing up to now. Damulira was picked by armed men from Kisekka market where he worked. He was abducted with his son, who heard his father groaning in pain in the next room as he was mercilessly being battered. His whereabouts remain unknown to-date.
The fourth one is Nabukeera Monica, the wife to Johnbosco Kibalama, our supporter who was abducted on 3rd June, 2019. He had received numerous threats to stop passionately supporting the #PeoplePower movement or he would face consequences. Since then, every effort has been made to trace him without success.
These are just a few of the thousands of victims of the Museveni regime of blood. Seeing them join me today, I felt the heavy weight that we must collectively carry to bring redemption to our nation. It brings great hope to see that despite what these women have gone through, they’re still cheering us and encouraging us to complete the mission for which their loved ones are suffering. WE SHALL OVERCOME!