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‘MY life and the life of my sister Stecia Ssentongo is in danger! I even don’t know whether I will leave this TV studio safely or will end this year alive. They want to abduct and kill us because of our support to Hon. Bobi Wine,” said youthful Joel Innocent Ssentongo, while featuring on a religious based television station in Kampala, Uganda.
MY LIFE IS IN DANGER: Joel Innocent Ssentongo when he featured on Dream tv in May, 2025.
He shockingly revealed that, “Men said to be security operatives in plain clothes are trailing us on bodabodas, I receive threatening phone calls from private numbers, their order is that we stop mobilizing youth in schools to support NUP’s Hon. Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi and instead rally behind the NRM corrupt regime or we face death! It’s a No deal on our side”.
“We remain unapologetically proud of the conscious, informed decision I and my sister made to support NUP and our leader, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi. Let me categorically state it that, no amount of intimidation will shake our resolve”, Ssentongo said all this, during a political and current Affairs’ show ‘The Agenda’ which shows both on Dream TV and BTV every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 6am to 8am.
PHOTO: Police reference
Joel Innocent Ssentongo reported a case of Threatening Violence at Katwe Police Station in Kampala, vide SD Ref 33/13/5/2025. However, since, no one has ever been arrested!
PHOTO: ABOVE: Bobi Wine’s Tweet about abducted supoporter. BELLOW; Zaidi Mohammed (right) a strong NUP supporter who was allegedly abducted. Left is Nubian Li, Bobi’s right hand man
ABOUT JOEL INNOCENT SSENTONGO
DREAM TV STUDIO PHOTO: From left; Moses Mugalula (Show host), Dr. Swaibu Nsereko (JEEMA Party Spokesperson), Bob Luswata (NRM Secretariat), Joel Innocent Ssentongo (NUP) and David Musiri (NUP).
Born of Nabisalu Village, Kibuye I Parish, Makindye Division in Kampala, on tv, Ssentongo was on May 13, 2025 hosted alongside JEEMA (Justice Forum) Party Spokesperson Dr. Swaibu Nsereko, NRM’s Bob Luswata Bwanika and Mr. David Musiri (NUP Head of Institutions).
Ssentongo who was invited to talk about youth elections organised by the Electoral Commission said he had no hopes for the opposition youth to win because the organisers were in bed with the ruling regime predicting another sham election. Ssentongo said, “The NRM government fears a democratic process. Some of us who chose to decampaign a corrupt regime are threatened with abduction, arrests and more so, death.”, making a shocking revelation that, “I receive phone calls threatening my life if I do not stop mobilizing youth in schools to reject a corrupt government. I am tired of unidentified men said to be State operatives, trailing me, everywhere i go. My only intention is to see NRM government leave power and be replaced by a people’s government which will respect Human Rights.”
While speaking on tv, Joel Innocent Ssentongo recalled a day, he was trailed with his sister Stecia by men on a motorcycle covering heads with helmets.They were also on a bobaboda coming from NUP Party Headquaters at Kavule to attend a weekly press conference. Without going into details of this incident, Joel said they escaped through Makerere University until they reached out to Mityana Municipality NUP Member of Parliament Hon. Francis Zaake, who rescued the two.
PHOTO: Joel’s sister, Stecia Ssentongo, an ardent NUP supporter and a youth mobilizer. The two complained about men in plain clothes witch hunting them
With tears rolling down his eyes, Joel Ssentongo said, he even fears to sleep at his parents’ home, keeps on hiding at friends’ home. “I am tired of sleeping in friends’ homes. I would be sleeping in my father’s house, during school vacation i worked at a family business, and I’m tired of hiding,” Said Ssentongo, as he speaks out about an alleged manhunt by unidentified security operatives that has forced him to keep on hiding.
Haunted because of our political belief: STECIA SSENTONGO
He asked, “But why is this regime so insecure? They always taught us that we are the leaders of the next Generation, leaders of tomorrow. This is our tomorrow, our Generation. But everytime we move in to take leadership positions, we are beaten, tortured and we have heard about sad stories of molesting our sisters in the opposition.”
“You all saw what transpired in Kawempe North by-election. We were beaten by security organs especially JATT, with impunity, just because, we the youth, supported NUP’s Erias Luyimbazi Nalukoola.” Said Joel Innocent Ssentogo.
Asked what it is, that makes him hate NRM to the marrow, Ssentongo said he believes this is the 21st Century, with 21st Century problems requiring 21st Century solutions. He categorically stated that, if youth of the 21st century who can ably solve 21st century problems are indeed abducted, tortured by the government, intimidated and left with no other alternative, “Apart from fighting for our rights, fighting for democracy.”
PHOTO: Because of his love for NUP, even at school, Joel Ssentongo loved putting on red, NUP’s colour
He informed viewers that many of his colleagues in the youth wing of NUP are continually arrested and left to rot in different government prisons. He asked, what makes it so difficult for the government to produce them before courts of law.
When the show host, journalist Moses Mugalula ‘The Senior Investigator’ asked why Ssentongo and his sister Stecia, young as they are detest NRM regime, Joel Innocent Ssentongo, without mincing words, shot back to this Political Affairs TV show host that, “What kind of question is that Mr. Mugalula? I feel irritated when someone asks such a question.”
“Look at what is transpiring in our country, hundreds of fellow youth are jobless, many don’t have the means to go to school, no one pays their school fees bills, hundreds are homeless, they sleep on the streets on empty stomachs, ghetto areas like Kisenyi, Kawempe, Kamwokya and Katwe to mention but a few are full of disgruntled youth who are marginalised and neglected by the ruling regime.” Said Ssentongo. He advised the show host to find time and visit Uganda prisons, saying, all are full of youth, many on trumped-up charges, they are political prisoners and the government feels unbothered. He gave an example of youth like Eddie Mutwe and others, tortured almost to death! Youth are witnessing acute corruption in our country. We are too scared, very insecure with the NRM government. We are so much pressed on the wall.
Asked whether this is done to disuade them from supporting Hon. Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi for President, Joel Innocent Ssentongo said, “God, the creator gave us a right to decide our choice of leaders. You cant force me to vote a leader against my will.
Born and raised up during President Museveni’s 40 years’ rule, Joel Innocent Ssentongo told viewers during a TV show that as a young voter, he is ready to continue mobilizing for his NUP party and Hon. Kyagulanyi. “I am ready to reach out to fellow youth in schools to embrace the Protest vote campaign ahead of 2026 General elections.”
BIRDS OF SAME FEATHERS; Joel Inbocent Ssentongo with John Baptist Ssegirinya, NUP youth leader in Rubaga
Despite the fact that he is intimidated, Joel Innocent looked determined. Although uncertain whether he will be alive the next day, this young man believes future generations will enjoy the fruits of today’s sweat. He said, “I know, security operatives trailing me are also watching this show. He intimated to the Host that he is not sure of tomorrow and lives one day at a time. He believes and knows fr a fact that his life and that of his sister Stecia Ssentongo is in danger.
“‘WE WILL BEAT YOU, WE WILL CONTINUE TO TORTURE YOU’, NRM BOSS ATTACKS NUP’S JOEL INNOCENT SSENTONGO DURING A TV SHOW
Responding to Ssentongo’s worry for his life and that of his sister, Mr. Bob Bwanika Luswata an official from NRM Secretariat, plot 10 Kyadondo vowed that the ruling regime will continue haunting, beating up and arresting the likes of Ssentongo who detest NRM government.Clad in NRM yellow shirt, Bob Bwanika said, “We will beat you, we will continue to arrest and torture you and all opposition youth who think you must be heard! You dont understand us. Yes you are very many but we will control you and you must abide or be ready to face it rough. Expect no mercy.” Warned NRM ruling government official.
Mr. Bob Bwanika Luswata revealed that NRM brought peace but the opposition shouldnt use it to plot against the regime because that will never be accepted.”NUP youth like Joel Innocent Ssentongo must respect the law and dare not joke with us. As long as you continue protesting against the status quo, we will suppress you, we have the security teams that can teach you a lesson you will never forget, we shall crush you, better run for your life or cross to NRM.” Vowed NRM boss, Bob Luswata Bwanika.
David Musiri, Head of Insititution mobilization in NUP reacted angrily to NRM’s Luswata saying that, his regime is like a sinking boat, it can intimidate, abduct or even kill NUP youth but that will never save it from falling. “NRM is a dying horse, it is kicking many opposition youth but no one will ever give us power on a silver platter. Power is fought for. Many youth like Joel Innocent Ssentongo have been arrested and will never be seen again. Look at our brother Kibalama, Prime Minister Nabbanja openly told Parliament that they abducted and have him in their cells, but the next day she denied ever knowing Kibalama’s whereabouts.” Revealed David Musiri
He said 78% of the Uganda’s population are youth and 90% of NRM supporters are youth.
“Innocent is here, at his youthful years, they are calling him on private numbers, trying to intimidate him, the goverment fears its own people, the regime looks at us as enemies.” Said Musiri, a political activist and human rights defender.
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