Bobi Wine interacted with the students and and faculty at the Ralph J Centre for African and International Studies at Howard University in Washington DC (PHOTO/Courtesy)
Ugandan opposition figure and musician turned politician, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine has addressed the diaspora community in New York about what he calls the dictatorship of President Yoweri Museveni.
Speaking at a church in Brooklyn where Nelson Mandela spoke about the need for democracy and freedom in South Africa, Kyagulanyi urged everyone in the diaspora to stand up against oppression and tyranny in Uganda. He also criticized the recent brutality on Members of Parliament, activists, and opposition politicians, including his brother and NUP leader Fred Nyanzi, citing that these are tactics to muzzle dissent and discourage political opposition, calling on the international community not to ignore Uganda’s abuses and support the people’s struggle for democracy and a just society.
His speech was met with cheers and applause from the crowd, many of whom expressed their solidarity with the people of Uganda in their quest for freedom and justice and his vision of a better Uganda.
It was such an honour to interact with the students and and faculty at the Ralph J Centre for African and International studies at Howard University in Washington DC.
We discussed the state of affairs in Africa in general and Uganda in particular. Am glad that our message has… pic.twitter.com/YQ3vMvr01q
— BOBI WINE (@HEBobiwine) April 28, 2023
“It was such an honour to interact with the students and faculty at the Ralph J Centre for African and International Studies at Howard University in Washington DC.
“We discussed the state of affairs in Africa in general and Uganda in particular. Am glad that our message has crossed frontiers and is resonating with all people, young and old, across the globe.
“My message to them was to hold their government accountable through their elected leaders in Congress to revisit their relationship with dictatorial regimes on the continent.”
We strongly condemn the unjustified violence and indignity that Uganda's security agencies have meted out on Women Members of Parliament today morning as they peacefully protested against being harassed by police and the military when doing their work.
It is this brutality that… pic.twitter.com/ZHQbAmWPr2
— BOBI WINE (@HEBobiwine) April 27, 2023
Bobi Wine also met with officials at the US State Department. During the meeting, several pressing issues were discussed, including the abduction of civilians, brutal arrests of Members of Parliament, narrowing of civic space, and the curtailing of civil society organizations.
Yesterday, I held a couple of meetings in Washington D.C. with academics, activists and other stakeholders at the Universitys of Maryland and George Washington. We discussed the human rights situation in Uganda and the state of our struggle for democracy and good governance. pic.twitter.com/9YFjDO3MzM
— BOBI WINE (@HEBobiwine) April 26, 2023
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