When American’s own Neo-liberal bred Dog turns to bite its Master: Museveni’s Military block US envoy from visiting Bobi Wine: US demands independent audit into Ugandan election

 

 A military patrol pick-up truck drives past a road block mounted on Freedom Drive, a road that leads to the home of former National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, in Magere, Wakiso District, yesterday. Access to the politician has been restricted Inset is United States Ambassador Natalie Brown. Photo/ Abubaker Lubowa

 

For the past several decades, a New World Order has been emerging. The model calls for most of the nations of the world to be divided into two parts - an elite class of political / economic "managers," which in most countries approximates about 20 percent of the population, and a "worker-serf" class, which makes up the remaining 80 percent of the population. The "managers" rule the country at the behest and in the interest of American corporate power, which itself is sustained by the machinations and intrigues of the CIA, which in turn is backed up by the guns of the American military. It is an Orwellian realm of "Newspeak" in which there is very little connection between perception and reality; where "freedom" means "slavery;" "democracy" means rule of the many by the few in the interest of corporate profits; and ORGANIZED religion is utilized as a significant and extremely consequential instrument of state control.For the eighty percent of the population which falls into the "worker-serf" category, it is a notably cruel and utterly despotic system. It's held together in two ways: first, by police forces given to fascist-like brutality, torture, terror, and, on extreme occasions, the use of death squads; and second, by an ORGANIZED religious system which has mastered "magic," "mysticism," and Pavlovian psychological techniques. S.R shearer

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Security block US envoy from visiting Bobi Wine

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/security-block-us-envoy-from-visiting-bobi-wine--3261566

Tuesday January 19 2021

 By TABU BUTAGIRA

By DERRICK WANDERA

Security forces guarding former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, last evening blocked United States Ambassador Natalie Brown from reaching the residence of the National Unity Platform (NUP) leader.
Ambassador Brown and team travelled to Magere in Wakiso District where Bobi Wine has been placed under de facto house arrest, in two official diplomatic cars.
However, police and soldiers turned the American diplomats away as they approached Bobi Wine’s home, with police spokesperson Fred Enanga later questioning the motive of the visit and America’s direct involvement in Uganda’s domestic politics.

“What role does America play in the politics of this country? Does the American ambassador have any personal attachment to Hon Kyagulanyi? That then raises even more suspicions, what was she going to do there?” Mr Enanga asked last night.  

 In an email response to our inquiries last night, US embassy spokesperson Anthony Kujawa noted that “the purpose of Ambassador Brown’s visit was to check on Robert Kyagulanyi’s health and safety, given that he’s effectively been unable to leave his home, with security forces surrounding his property under the guise of providing ‘security’ that he did not request”.  
   
But Mr Enanga, without elaborating, said they deployed to restrain the NUP leader’s movement as a “preventive measure” following intelligence they received about planned riots and protests countrywide. 
 Bobi Wine’s confinement is not a new tactic in Uganda government’s rule book in suppressing main political challengers who aim to challenge results of presidential elections in court.

 On the day of voting during the 2016 elections, security grabbed then presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, who alleged that the ballot had been rigged, and placed him under house arrest for more than 40 days and freed him after the period to file election petition had lapsed.
The Supreme Court, however, upheld Mr Museveni’s victory when Independent candidate Amama Mbabazi, who performed dismally, challenged the poll outcome.

Its unclear if Bobi Wine, who has declared his intention to challenge results of last Thursday’s presidential election, will be contained at home for as long as Dr Besigye and lose the opportunity to gather evidence. Police and army yesterday ringed off the NUP headquarters.

 This newspaper understands that the US diplomats yesterday intended, among others, to deliver groceries to Bobi which, if true, would have been an answer to clarion call by activists on twitter to foreign diplomats accredited to Kampala to re-stock supplies for the politician’s family that security forces have kept off-limits from Ugandans.
Police said the family has not run out of food and they are working with Barbra Itungo, the politician’s wife, to ensure no member starves.

 

In last night’s email, Mr Kujawa noted that Ms Brown’s trip was not unusual since US officials regularly meet with “actors across Uganda’s political spectrum as part of Washington’s diplomatic engagement”.  The embassy was unable to say whether her visit to Bobi Wine was coordinated through, or undertaken with approval by, Uganda’s Foreign Affairs ministry as required by diplomatic protocol.     
 “Today, a presidential candidate is being held under effective house arrest by government security agents surrounding his home.  These unlawful actions continue a worrying trend on the course of Uganda’s democracy,” Mr Kujawa noted.

Condemns house arrest
He added: “Nobody should be unlawfully be denied a means to communicate and the freedom to leave his home, should he choose to do so … The government of Uganda’s ‘democracy in the dark’ strategy has undermined the integrity of Uganda’s electoral process.”
During campaigns, Mr Museveni labelled Bobi Wine as a foreign agent.  

President Museveni, in power already for 34 years, won last week’s presidential elections with 58.6 per cent while Bobi polled 34 per cent of the 9.9 million valid votes cast. 
Bobi Wine has disputed the results as manufactured, claiming, without providing evidence, that he won.

Bobi Wine, US demand independent audit into Ugandan election

https://observer.ug/news/headlines/68174-bobi-wine-us-demand-independent-audit-into-ugandan-election

January 18, 2021

 

Written by URN

 

The January 14 general election must be independently audited, National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi and the US government have demanded.

President Yoweri Museveni was declared winner of the 2021 presidential elections by the Electoral Commission on Saturday afternoon.

Museveni who has been in power since 1986, was declared winner by Electoral Commission chairperson justice Simon Byamukama after garnering 5.8 million (58.6 per cent) of valid votes cast. Museveni, according to the Byabakama was followed by Kyagulanyi who polled 35 per cent of the total valid votes cast.

 

Although Museveni described the election as the most cheating free in Uganda’s history, several observers pointed to the violent electoral process, internet shutdown, intimidation as some of the factors that marred the election.
Kyagulanyi who is currently under house arrest has already declared the polls as rigged. Also, wrong and manipulated figures were given to different MPs at parliamentary level including Ibrahim Ssemujju Uganda, Medard Ssegonna among others.

In a statement by the US Department of State spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said the election period was riddled with an environment of fear and intimidation and multiple reports of election irregularities.

Below is the statement

The Ugandan people turned out to vote in multiparty national elections on January 14 despite an environment of intimidation and fear.

We are deeply troubled by the many credible reports of security force violence during the pre-election period and election irregularities during the polls. We strongly urge independent, credible, impartial, and thorough investigations into these reports and that those responsible be held accountable.

We condemn the continuing attacks on political candidates and urge the government to respect their human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of expression. We are gravely concerned by harassment of and continued threats to civil society. Finally, we note the continued nationwide shutdown of the Internet and call for its immediate restoration along with that of social media services.

We urge all parties to reject violence and to use constitutional and legal means to address complaints. We call upon the Government of Uganda to respect freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly, and to hold accountable members of the security forces responsible for violence and abuses.

We reiterate our intention to pursue action against those responsible for the undermining of democracy and human rights in Uganda.