One of the tents Eugenia Nassolo donated to Ndeeba-Kalerwe people in Lubaga South
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DP’sEUGENIA Nassolo, who lost in the January 14th 2021 Lubaga South Member of Parliament elections is set to sweat plasma in court after tendering in her election petition seeking the election of Hon. Aloysius Mukasa Talton Gold as a member of Parliament for Rubaga South to be nullified!
WAS SHE MISLED? Eugenia Nassolo
MP Mukasa’s camp has laughed at Nassolo calling her a political failure whose petition lacks substance and should not be given much time. “You read it, it’s full of gaps, mistakes, errors and lies. She was rejected by the electorate and now thinks will dupe court to give her what she doesnt deserve? What a day dreamer! Let her lawyers serve our MP, that will be a walk over.” Said a supporter of Lubaga South MP-elect Mukasa, who asked for anonymity. He adds, “You don’t go before court with dirty hands. Her tents are all over the Constituency, and everything she donated. Why waste court’s time?”
LUBAGA SOUTH MP-ELECT: Aloysius Mukasa Talton Gold
A successful businessman who is among Hon. Bobi Wine’s top confidants, Hon. Aloysius Mukasa contested on opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party ticket, massively winning Nassolo Eugenia and other twelve candidates to be declared winner by The Electoral Commission Kampala Returning officer. Other candidates were; Male Charles Kenneth (NRM), Kifampa Silaje (JEEMA), Kato Lubwama Paul (Independent), Mugga Adam Swift (Independent), Lufunya Derrick (Independent), Ken Lukyamuzi (CP), Lubega Samuel Walter Mukaaku (SDP), Buwembo Habib (FDC), Kiyingi Denis ( Independent), Nakanwagi Grace (Independent), Sebugwawo Mbidde Denis (Independent) and Kayemba Michael Oscar (Independent). Aloysius Mukasa polled 49,501 (Forty Nine thousand, five hundred and one) and Nassolo came second 12,893 (Twelve thousand, Eight Hundred ninety three) votes. In fact, no MP candidate in Kampala won with such a high percentage apart from Aloysius Mukasa and Shamim Malende (Woman MP-elect Kampala). Nassolo who is said to have ran one of the best bankrolled campaigns in which she donated tents, heplones, masks, water tanks among others items, has instead petitioned court to cancel Mukasa’s election on allegations that he donated 300 bags of cement to St. Peters Church Ndeeba.
A lady in Nateete, Lubaga South, putting on Eugenia Nassolo heplone during campaigns
In her petition, she also puts it to Mukasa that he used his private car to take helpless-sick people to the hospital! Citing Section 68 (1), (7) & (8) of the Parliamentary Election Act, the petitioner Nassolo Eugenia says, “Mukasa Aloysius and his agents with his knowledge and consent or approval during the election period and with the intent directly or indirectly to influence voters to vote for him and to refrain from voting her gave out donations and gifts like branded masks, water tanks with words, ‘Aloysius Mukasa MP Rubaga South’, to voters on 23rd November 2020 at Nateete Market and Ndeeba Trading Centre.”
Water tanks donated by Eugenia Nassolo all over Lubaga South Constituency
In her petition she further alleges that Mukasa Aloysius; ● Donated Sugar, Salt and soap to voters on 23rd December 2020 at Kabowa Village, Nateete Parish and Najjanankumbi. ● Gave free ambulance services to constituents using motor vehicles no. UBE 564W & ANOTHER Toyota Hiace which were branded in the colour and stickers of his images and pictures with inscriptions, ‘Lubaga South Mukasa Aloysius T G – Mission 2021’ in the parishes of Ndeeba, Nateete, Najjanankumbi 1 & 2, Kabowa and Rubaga Parish. ● He donated and gave gifts like bunches of matooke (Banana), Rice, Sugar, and oil to voters around 24th December 2020 in the parishes of Ndeeba, Nateete, Najjanankumbi 1 & 2, Kabowa, Rubaga Parish. ● That around the month of November 2020, Mukasa gave a donation of 300 bags of cement towards the construction of St. Peters Church Ndeeba which had been razed by court bailiffs. ● Did not complete a minimum formal education of Advanced Level Standard or its equivalent ● Did not complete and attain a Uganda Certificate of Education ● He bribed voters contrary to section 61 (1) of the Parliamentary Act.
Evidence that Mukasa Aloysius holds a Bachelors degree from Ndejje University
In her prayers, Petitioner Nassolo has asked court to; ■ Declare that Mukasa was not duly elected but the Petitioner ■ An order that the election of Mukasa as a member of Parliament for Rubaga Division South be set aside ■ An order that the petitioner is the dully elected Member of Parliament for Rubaga Division South Constituency ■ An order that the respondents pay the costs of the petition
NASSOLO WILL BE DEFEATED AGAIN – MUKASA’S CAMP Speaking to Mukasa’s camp how they feel now that Nassolo wants court to throw out their MP, they advised her to be prepared for a third defeat in a period of less than six months. “The first defeat she encountered was at NUP Headquarters where she had camped for a party ticket. On sensing that the vetting committee will instead give the ticket to a hardoworking Mukasa Aloysius who passed the test, Nassolo ran to Balintuma road for the DP ticket.” Said Mukasa’s camp.
PROOF: Names of 10 voters in Lubaga South with signatures suporting nomination of Aloysius Mukasa
The second defeat was on January 14th 2021 when Nassolo’s results were four times less than Mukasa’s results and the camp says, the third defeat will be this election petition. “Hon. Mukasa holds a Bachelors in Business Administration from Ndejje University, Advanced Certificate in Business Administration, Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education and Uganda Certificate of Education are all certified. On issues of academic qualifications, our MP is very qualified.” Said MP Mukasa’s camp.
Hon. Mukasa with other Graduands on their Graduation day at Ndejje University main campus in Luweero
About the donation allegations, the camp says, Nassolo must produce evidence beyond reasonable doubt. “It’s true our MP is known for being very generous and for years, he has been extending a helping hand to the needy. But as a super observant of the Parliamentary election Act as amended, he couldnt commit illegal practices or other offences under this Act. So Nassolo’s allegations are baseless.” Mukasa’s camp told this News website. They were shocked that in her petition, Nassolo mistakenly brands Mukasa’s private car of Drone type reg. No. UBE 564W to be an ambulance asking whether this DP lady knows what is an ambulance and it’s features.
Hon. Mukasa’s private car, Nassolo mistakenly calls an ambulance in her petition to court
“We don’t want to waste time on this empty petition. We shall meet in court but advise her to be ready to pay heavily for her lies. Lubaga South people will stand with their member of Parliament as he defeats Nassolo in round three.” Vowed Hon. Mukasa supporters. By press time, Mukasa had not been served by Nassolo lawyers of Alaka & Co. Advocates.
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Hon. Robert Ssentamu Kyangulanyi after handing over NUP membership card to Hon. Sulaiman Kidandala
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FORGED Academic documents your own ‘Mr. Update’ Muhammad Sseggirinya submitted for nomination to the Electoral Commission have landed into problems a top official of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP). He is now facing arrest over fraud! NUP Secretary General Davis Lewis Rubongoya has been cited in the duplication, falsefication, impersonation, alterations and forgery of Sseggirinya’s academic documents and both gentlemen are in hot soup! This comes after former Deputy Lord mayor Sulaiman Serwadda Kidanda petitioned court on allegations that Kawempe North MP-elect Muhammad Ssegirinya submitted forged documents to be nominated by the Electoral Commission on 15th October 2020.
From left; Kidandala, Rubongoya, Kyagulanyi, Zaake and Joel Ssenyonyi
Through his lawyers of Alaka & Co. Advocates, Kidandala has asked court to instead declare him as the duly elected Kawempe North Constituency member of Parliament. In his Petition to court Kidandala states that, “The non-compliance with the provisions of the Parliamentary Election Act as amended, and failure, affected the result of the election in a substantial manner in that, the nomination and the subsequent election of Ssegirinya Muhammad as a directly elected Member of Parliament for Kawempe North Constituency was invalid.” “The nomination paper of Ssegirinya Muhammad was void, he was not duly nominated for election as a directly elected Member of Parliament for Kawempe North Constituency and did not complete a minimum formal education of Advanced Level Standard or its equivalent.” Reads the petition. The petitioner Kidandala prays to court that, “Declare me other than Ssegirinya Muhammad, who won the election for the directly elected Members of Parliament for Kawempe North Constituency.” The three grounds on which Kidandala based his petition are very strong! All indicators show, Ssegirinya will be thrown out of the 1th Parliament and court won’t hesitate to declare Kidandala the duly elected Kawempe North constituency member of Parliament.
Kidandala with supporters ready to oust Ssegirinya
Insiders say, Ssegirinya and NUP bosses will be interrogated for this forgery. We are told, Bobi Wine has already squeezed Rubongoya’s balls on how such a blunder came up which has caused total shame to this popular opposition party. For Kidandala, he has a very good case, unless otherwise.
THE UNTOLD STORY In March 2020, Hon. Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi invited Kidandala for an urgent meeting. This is when Bobi asked Kidandala to help him formulate People Power Movement since he (Kyagulanyi) was going to run for president in 2021. Bobi said, “I know you my brother as a strategic thinker, a good planner and a very hardworking young man. You have been the Democratic Party National Organising Secretary for years. We want your super experience to help us build People Power as we transit into a political party.” Kyagulanyi told a listening Kidandala how he wanted him traverse the whole country, set up structures which will in return help to identify suitable candidates for 2021 polls. In his response, Kidandala said, “I have no objection my brother, but I wish to tell you that I am going to run for Kawempe North MP in 2021. So most of my time, I give it to my people in Kawempe for early preparations.” Bobi asked him not to worry, he will give him full support but before that, they should embark on the main goal of building People Power together. For starters, Kidandala is one of the most brilliant young men in DP who for years organised activities and structures for this oldest political party in Uganda. In fact, Kidandala was very much influential in building momentum for Nobert Mao to take over DP Presidency in a 2010 Delegates Conference in Mbale. How did he do that, we shall come back to that in another story! Fast forward, Kidandala was stationed at the People Power secretariat in Kamwokya and perfectly organised this pressure group as it grew up into a political party. Setting up leadership structures in NUP and assigning roles, was entirely done by Kidandala.
KIDANDALA BETRAYED It all begun with rumours in NUP how top leadership were not willing to give Kidandala a party ticket for Kawempe North MP, that secretariat didn’t want to lose his brain. Later, a clique of NUP youth said to be in touch with party top bosses started spreading Ssegirinya’s gospel. Kidandala approached Bobi and reminded him about their agreement. He instead assured him how all will be well. During the vetting process in NUP, it is said, Ssegirinya didn’t forward his academic documents to the NUP committee for verification.
Hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya in trouble
This was deliberate and SG Rubongoya is said to have been behind this game. He personally received and hid Ssegirinya’s documents in his office so that they aren’t accessed by any committee member. Now don’t ask how Ssegirinya beat Kidandala for a Kawempe North MP ticket. The rest is history! Unsatisfied Kidandala supporters in NUP asked him to contest as an independent. He finished second in an election won by Muhammad Ssegirinya.
HOW SSEGIRINYA’S DOCUMENTS LEAKED In February, a few days after Ssegirinya was declared a winner for MP Kawempe North, someone in Rubongoya’s office landed on hidden Ssegirinya Richard’s academic documents. Amidst questions on why they were kept separately, this person thought they would be of importance to Kidandala. That is how they landed into his hands.
DETECTS FRAUD With his colleagues Vincent Mayanja and William Kamulegeya, Kidandala critically looked at Ssegirinya’s academic documents submitted at NUP. This is when Mayanja said, “Pimbas Secondary School, a private school can not be having index number reading U0053. Such numbers are for historical schools like Lubiri Secondary School, Mengo Senior, Kings College Buddo not Pimbas.” William Kamulegeya also noted something! “By 2009, UNEB was not awarding certificates having a student’s photo. How come Ssegirinya’s has it? This certificate can’t be authentic.” Lastly it was Kidandala himself asking how could Ssegirinya score 5BCBB in S.6, results which are not easily got!
Forged S. 6 results submitted by Ssegirinya for him to be nominated
KIDANDALA GIVES LAWYERS INSTRUCTIONS He instructed counsel Lydia Nakyejwe of M/s Alaka & Co. Advocates to write to Electoral Commission to give him documents Ssegirinya Muhammad submitted for nominstion, which EC did. The file had the exact academic documents which leaked from Rubongoya’s office. Kidandala then instructed his lawyers to write to Uganda Examination Board to verify the academic documents Ssegirinya Muhammad submitted in Electoral Commission for nomination which were UACE for 2009 in the names of Ssegirinya Richard with Index Number U0053/754 of Pimbas Secondary School and a UCE for examination year 2007 in the names of Ssegirinya Richard under index Number U0053/054 of Pimbas Secondary School
Fake S 4 results submitted by Ssegirinya for nomination
On 17th March 2021, UNEB responded saying; i) Verification of Academic Documents of Ssegirinya Richard U0053/054 (2007) U0053/754 (2009). ii) Candidate U0053/054 is Nampiima Sarah who sat at Mengo Secondary School not Ssegirinya Richard sitting at Pimbas Secondary School iii) Candidate U0053/754 (2009) is Nabadda Maureen who sat at Mengo Secondary School not Ssegirinya Richard sitting at Pimbas Secondary School. UNEB concluded that, the certificate serial numbers U1884798 and A0964827 whose copies Ssegirinya submitted to Electoral commission are NOT authentic documents issued by the Board.
KIDANDALA GOES TO COURT: HERE IS THE FULL PETITION Your humble petitioner Serwadda Sulaiman Kidandala is a person who was a candidate at the above mentioned Parliamentary Elections for Directly elected Member of Parliament for Kawempe North Constituency. I stood as an Indipendent together with Ssegirinya Muhammad on ticket of National Unity Platform (NUP), Kasenge Tom John Fisher (NRM), Sebaggala Abdulatif Sengendo (Independent), Mathias Mulumba (DP), Rodgers Sendawula (ANT), Muhamood Mutazindwa (FDC), Robinah Nanyunja on ticket of Ecological Party of Uganda (EPU) and Burrows John Lumu (Independent). The Returning officer of the Electoral Commission returned Ssegirinya Muhammad as validly elected having polled 41,197 (Forty One thousand, One hundred and ninety Seven) votes as opposed to Kidandala who came second and polled 7,512 (Seven thousand five hundred and twelve) votes. The Electoral commission (the second respondent) gazetted these results on the 17th day of February 2021. I state that; I. Ssegirinya was not duly nominated for Directly Elected Member of Parliament for Kawempe North Constituency and his nomination papers were or void in that: a) Ssegirinya’s nomination was not accompanied by the names and signatures of a minimum of ten persons who are registered voters in Kawempe North Constituency supporting his nomination.
b) Ssegirinya was not qualified for elections under under Section 4 of the Parliamentary Election Act as amended; i) He did not complete a minimum formal education of Advanced Level Standard or its equivalent ● He did not complete and attain a Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE). ● He did not complete and attain a Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE). ii) Ssegirinya Muhammad was not a registered voter; ● He registered his Deed Poll to change his name one year after the closure of the update of the Voters Register by Electoral Comission (The Second Respondent).
Change of name from Ssegirinya Richard to Ssegurinya Muhammad made in 2015 but gazetted in 2020
Deed Poll; Change of Name dated 27th September 2015 bearing a stamp of URSB dated 13th July 2020. And it was gazetted on 13th July 2020. It was published in the Monitor Newspaper of 14th July 2020. Yet voter update exercise ended around December 2019. ● Ssegirinya Muhammad not a registered voter in Kawempe Constituency, Kampala Capital City, or at all, at the time of elections of January 14th 2021 for Kawempe North Constituency Member of Parliament.
c) Ssegirinya did not comply with the provisions of Section 4 of the Parliamentary Election Act as amended; ● Contrary to Section 76 (a) of the Parliamentary Election Act as amended, Ssegirinya Muhammad personally or with his knowledge and consent or approval forged Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) and Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) documents relating to the holding of the election. ● Contrary to Section 76 (a) of the Parliamentary Election Act as amended, Ssegirinya Muhammad personally or with his knowledge delivered to the Returning officer of the Electoral Commission a Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) under Index Number U0053/754 of Pimbas Secondary School P.o.Box 1901 Kampala in the names of Ssegirinya Richard knowing it to be forged. ● Contrary to Section 76 (a), of the Parliamentary Election Act as amended, Ssegirinya Muhammad personally or with his knowledge delivered to Electoral Commission Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) under index Number U0053/054 of Pimbas Secondary School P.o.Box 1901 Kampala in the names of Ssegirinya Richard knowing it to be forged. ● Contrary to Section 79 of the Parliamentary Election Act as amended, Ssegirinya Muhammad not being a registered voter committed the Electoral offence when he voted in the election of 14th January 2021.
d) Ssegirinya’s nomination paper was not signed and countersigned in accordance with subsection (1) of Section 11 of the Parliamentary Election Act as amended: ● Contrary to Section 11 (1) (c) of the Parliamentary Election Act as amended, Electoral Commission’s Returning officer nominated Ssegirinya Muhammad on 15th October 2020 without the names and signatures of a minimum of ten persons who are registered voters in the Kawempe North Constituency supporting the nomination of Ssegirinya Muhammad. ● Contrary to Section 13 (a) of the Parliamentary Election Act as amended, Electoral Commission failed to regard the nomination papers of Ssegirinya Muhammad invalid or void when they were not signed and countersigned in accordance with subsection (1) of section 11 of the Parliamentary Election Act as amended. ● Contrary to Section 13 (c) of the Parliamentary Election Act as amended, Electoral Commission nominated Ssegirinya when he was not qualified for Elections under section 4 of the Parliamentary Election Act as amended.
e) AND THAT, the non-compliance with the provisions of the Act, and the failure affected the result of the election in a substantial manner in that; The nomination and subsequent election of Ssegirinya Muhammad as Kawempe North MP was invalid.
PIMBAS SCHOOL BOSSES SPEAK OUT Pimbas Secondary School headmaster Daraus Wamala has clearly said their school index number is U1549 not U0053 on Ssegirinya’s academic documents. He further stated that their school’s P.O.Box number iso 1173. “Yes Ssegirinya was our student but he didn’t sit final exams from our school.” Said Pimbas Secondary School Headmaster.
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Mutaasa Kafeero (2nd right) with some of the leaders addressing journalists in Kampala
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COMMANDED by a no nonsense young man Mutaasa Kafeero who is said to be a well trained returnee from Iraq and Afghanistan where he was working with security organs, Uganda security has received intelligence briefing about a group of youth plotting to disorganise President Museveni’s swearing-in function slated for May 12th 2021 saying he was wrongfully declared winner of the January 14th 2021 General elections. These youths have started positioning themselves in different parts of the Country, mainly in cities mobilising and sending messages to all youths about their campaign dubbed, ‘The Time is now, Museveni tajja kulayira’. Security minister Gen. Elly Tumwine has sent them a tough warning not to even think about disorganising the presidential swearing-in celemony, saying, they will be dealt with accordingly. President Museveni was declared winner of the recently concluded presidential elections beating Hon. Bobi. Just in the same line, Gen. Proscovia Nalweyiso who is a presidential advisor on security matters on Friday last week featured on 94,1fm radio Bilal hosted by Ismail Kalumba Butannaziba and directed all rioters to be arrested. This most ranked female officer in UPDF said, “No one will stop President Museveni from being sworn-in. Those are jokers. Ok, let them try, they will face it rough. Any one attempting to disorganise our peace and stability must be arrested henceforth and prosecuted.” Mutaasa Kafeero has however responded to the two Generals, saying, “We are not worried of being arrested, abducted or even killed like many of our brothers and sisters. We are only worried of the next generation because as we are speaking, the whereabouts of hundreds of youths is not known, the exact number of death and those still alive is not known, and yet more arrests are being made.” Quoting Franklin Roosevelt, former USA President, Mutaasa Kafeero said, “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself. If we want to overcome oppression, then we must be fearless.” Calling themselves The Red Top Youth Brigade, this group says they are not in any way connected to National Unity Platform (NUP) Party leader Robert Ssentamu Kyangulanyi aka Bobi Wine although they believe he is the rightful winner of January 14th 2021 presidential elections not NRM’s Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. “It is on this basis that we can’t allow the loser to instead be sworn-in as our President. Time is now to stop this circus. There will never be such a function, we are well positioned in every corner of the country, city to city, mobilising to launch National wide riots.” Announced Mutaasa Kafeero, who insiders say, worked together with the late Maj. Joseph Robinette “Beau” Biden III in the two major wars of Iraq and Afghanistan and also in other Arab countries when Beau was still the envoy. Maj. Beau was son to USA newly elected president Joe Biden. He was the eldest of three children from the marriage of U.S. President Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden. He was a Major in the Delaware Army National Guard. Mutaasa was for three years PA to Gen. David Howell Petraeus a retired United States Army General and public official. Petraeus relinquished command of U.S. and NATO forces. “I am still in touch with my mentor Gen. Petraeus. Mr. Museveni is aware.” Mutaasa told this news Website in a private interview. Addressing media in Kampala over their next move, a fearless Mutaasa Kafeero said, “We launched a campaign that stops Mr. Museveni from swearing-in as our president because we strongly believe that he is not the legitimate winner of the recently concluded General elections. Yes he participated in the elections but was defeated by Mr. Robert Ssentamu Kyangulanyi amidst so many election malpractices.” Mutaasa Kafeero noted that, as kidnaps and abductions of hundreds of youths from different parts of the country is on going, many are innocently detained while others allegedly killed under the watch of the President. “As Red Top Youth Brigrade we believe such a leader, who is the Chief in Command (CIC) of the Armed Forces should not be given another chance to lead this country.” Says Mutaasa. For starters, Red Top Youth Brigade which Mutaasa Kafeero commands was started by a group of Iraq returnees. Their activities were mostly seen shortly after the 2016 Presidential elections where they had running battles with security organs putting pressure on the State to release Dr. Besigye. They threatened to set Kampala ablaze if Dr. Kizza Besigye was not released saying his arrest was unconstitutional.They gave government an ultimatum of seven days or else, they take action. For those who dont know, Red Top Youth Brigade were the ones who introduced Red berrets before Kyagulayi’s People Power Movement jumped on the wagon. They are known to be fearless, very determined and very much connected especially to European Union and American Embassy. In fact, Mutaasa Kafeero is that young man who alongside Eng. Dafala Ssenjako took Members of Parliament by a surprise when they dived from the Parliamentary Gallery into the plenary in protest against acute corruption in the country while legislators looked to be tight lipped. At first, some MPs took off for their dear lives suspecting that Parliament had been attacked by terrorists. The two youth were brutally arrested and spent month at the Government’s Luzira Maximum Prison. On their release, they vowed to start where they had stop in a fight against corruption, injustice and bad governance. During the nominations of Presidential candidates for 2021 General elections, Mutaasa Kafeero was among the first who declared their intentions to stand for president and notified Electoral Commission (EC). He was however not nominated citing sabotage by EC top bosses whom he says, were dancing on the tunes of the NRM leadership. He says, he gathered signatures from 108 districts although EC wanted 98 districts but EC after getting a call from the ‘Above’ did not allow him to appear on the ballot paper and that is how his bid was paralysed. “The Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) confiscated my USD 2M charging me with a funny case of Money laundering which of course I will win. How can you say that a presidential aspirant is laundering money? Who can traverse the whole country without money? Mr. Museveni used trillions in campaign. What is then USD 2M friends had fundraised to run my campaigns?” Puting this aside, this Red top Brigade commander says, Kyagulanyi won the Presidential elections, so he should be sworn-in as the new President not Mr. Museveni. An outspoken Mutaasa told media that, “We can’t fold our hands and let Mr. Museveni impose himself by force on Ugandans. You can’t use violence and intimidation for you to ursup people’s power. This will not be entertained.” “We have already sensitised our people from all urban centres and even the smallest trade centres across this country. They are all aware and that we must start preparing to make sure the Chief justice does not swear-in a wrong President in May.” Noted Mr. Mutaasa Kafeero. Asked about how they will effect this amidst tight security, Mutaasa proudly said, “The way we beat Parliamentary security hands down, is the way we are going to do this. We are masters in the game, just know we will take them by surprise. We have senstized the whole country, it’s a call for everyone to stand up and say no to an illegitimate president.” He called upon the intellectuals, religious leaders, cultural leaders, the business community and every one who agitates for peace, justice and fairness to rise up, embrace Red Top Brigade as they demand for a true winner to be declared and sworn-in as president. He said, “Every body is going to take part in the demonstrations as we send a signal to those in government that people voted for change so their leader Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi should take over.” Quoting Article 29 of the Uganda Constitution, Mr. Mutaasa Kafeero noted that, it gives Ugandans a right to demonstrate about what they are not contented with. “And in this very matter of kidnapping, detention and killing of our innocent people, exiling Ugandans as hundreds are running out of the country for their dear lives, Ugandans fleeing via Nairobi, via Tanzania and other neighbouring countries because the country is full of fear. We must stand up to stop this madness before it gets to the worst.” Mutaasa told media. On why they are choosing that path to sabotage presidential swearing – in ceremony yet Kyangulanyi withdrew his election petition from the Supreme Court clearing President Museveni’s re-election, Mutaasa said, “But court blocked evidence pining EC and Mr. Museveni on vote rigging across the country, vote stuffing and other election malpractice. What was on the minds of Supreme Court Justices while doing this?” “Opposition supporters were brutalised during campaigns, others killed, meetings dispersed by ruthless security officers, candidates were stopped from accessing some radio stations where they were supposed to address their supporters. This is why the Red Top Brigade can not allow Mr. Museveni to be sworn-in.” Said Mutaasa, adding that, “Besides this, do you want us to go to court for our brothers and sisters killed, kidnapped and others rotting in jail? Does it requires me to go to court to prove that kiddinaping innocent Ugandans is illegal?” Asked what are their demands are, his answer was, “We want him to step out peacefully to allow the rightful presidential election winner take over and serve Ugandans or else, Red Top Brigade and all other Activists and stake holders in this country will sabotage that swearing-in function.” On allegations that it’s Hon. Kyagulanyi behind this group after his announcement that the matter be taken to the public court (protests and riots), Mutaasa Kafeero strongly objected. He said, It’s true they agree with Hon. Kyagulanyi but they are not mobilising on his orders. “This is a joint command. Red Top Youth Brigade totally agrees with Hon. Kyagulanyi that we must rise up against impunity, torture, kidnap and vote rigging in this country.” Mutaasa Clarified. Asked whether they have notified police about their planned National demonstrations, he replied that when the going gets tough, it takes high moral standards to understand that things are no longer under control. “Our institutions like Police where we would run were destroyed and are now working on the President’s order. We are discussing human rights and freedoms not Police or the courts. Both have failed to defend human rights and freedoms. If both have partnered with the tormentors then it calls for us all to rise up and protest this marriage.” Mutaasa told media in Kampala. On when their riots and demonstrations are commencing, he said very soon. “We have been secretly mobilising, telling Ugandans that this isn’t about Red top Youth Brigade, Kyagulanyi, Dr. Kizza Besigye or other political party leaders, but about all Ugandans.” Whether his group has talked to key opposition political figures in the country about the Museveni won’t swear-in campaign, Mutaasa said yes they are aware that the only way to go is by protest and demonstrations until the regime is down. When we asked Mutaasa whether he is not worried of being arrested or picked up by drone over his campaign against Museveni swearing-in, he said, “Some of us have been arrested countless times, when I was arrested for diving into Parliament, my bones were dislocated, although my body is injured, my heart is stronger than never before.” “I have to stand up and fight with resilience so that Ugandans won’t go through what I went through when I was arrested. The challenges we go through can’t weaken us spiritually or mentally, they can only weaken the physical body.” He told media.
MEMBERS of The Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) have unanimously declared their support for Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga rejecting Jacob Oulanyah, Government Chief Whip Ruth Nankabirwa’s candidate for The 11th Parliament Speaker. Calling Kadaga their star player who can not be substituted by any sane football club which is looking for a win, Women MPs say, they can not allow all the three arms of Government to be led by men. “We have a male president who heads The Executive and at the same time, a male Chief Justice heading Judiciary. So to their deputirs. We can’t allow another man to head Legislature or else, women emancipation will become useless.” Quoted one of the women MPs, who attended a meeting where Kadaga was endorsed by UWOPA. The group which also include direct constituency elected MPs and some male legislators summing to 280 members, uniformly stated that Kadaga should be the Speaker of 11th Parliament and that they won’t listen to any one diverting them. Nankabirwa who in January lost to NUP’s Christine Kaaya for Kiboga District Woman MP is vending Oulanyah for Speaker. Through their Association, Women Mps made the announcement at the Golf Course Hotel on Friday during a meeting to drum up support for the passing of some pending Bills affecting women in the society. The UWOPA Chairperson, Pamela Kamugo Nasio told the cheering participants that the two arms of Government including the executive and the judiciary are being spearheaded by men and their deputies and that calls for reserving Parliament for women. “We have come here to get solutions for the issues affecting women and we cannot forget about our involvement in the governance of this country. The head of executive and his deputy are men, the head of judiciary and his deputy are also men, automatically meaning a woman should be in charge of Parliament,” Pamela said. President Yoweri Museveni is the head of executive deputized by Edward Ssekandi and the Chief Justice, Alfonse Owiny Dolo is deputized by Richard Buteera. She continued that the woman they want is none other than Rebecca Kadaga. “Our strongest voice in this country is Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga. We are strongly behind her to make sure she heads the 11th Parliament.” Said UWOPA.
Read also: PROPAGANDA OF RAG: STATE HOUSE DISOWNS OULANYAH ENDORSEMENT REPORT Kadaga is facing competition from her deputy Jacob Oulanyah, who is saying the former has exhausted her two terms and it is now his time to ascend to Speakership. To his disadvantage, Owiny Dolo also comes from Acholi sub-region just like Oulanyah leaving Eastern and Central Uganda with no one, apart from Kadaga, heading any arm of Government or deputizing.
PROFILE Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga is a Ugandan lawyer and politician who has been Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda since 19 May 2011. She is the first woman to be elected Speaker in the history of the Parliament of Uganda. She succeeded Edward Ssekandi, who served as Speaker from 2001 to 2011. She is also the current Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kamuli District Women’s Constituency, Busoga sub-region, a position she has held since 1989. She was born in Kamuli District, Eastern Uganda, on 24 May 1956. Rebecca Kadaga attended Namasagali College for her high school education. She studied law at Makerere University, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LLB), in 1978. She went on to obtain a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center in Kampala in 1979. In 2000, she obtained a Diploma in Women’s Law from the University of Zimbabwe. In 2003, she obtained the degree of Master of Arts (MA), specializing in Women’s Law, also from the University of Zimbabwe. In 2019, Nkumba University, a private university in Uganda, awarded Kadaga an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Between 1984 and 1988, she was in private law practice. From 1989 to 1996, she served as the member of parliament for Kamuli District in the District Woman’s Constituency. She served as the Chairperson of the University Council for Mbarara University, between 1993 and 1996. During 1996, she served as Secretary General of the East African Women Parliamentarians Association. From 1996 to 1998, Rebecca Kadaga was the Ugandan Minister of State for Regional Cooperation (Africa and the Middle East). She then served as Minister of State for Communication and Aviation from 1998 to 1999 and as Minister for Parliamentary Affairs from 1999 to 2000. She was elected as Deputy Speaker of Parliament in 2001, a position that she held until 19 May 2011, when she was elected Speaker of Parliament. Following the February 2016 general election, Kadaga was unanimously re-elected as Speaker of Parliament on 19 May 2016.
THE State House has categorically disowned and described as “propaganda of rag” a report circulating on social media that the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah has been endorsed for Speaker. The senior presidential press secretary, Mr. Don Innocent Wanyama told this News Website that the report should be ignored. “It is good for journalists to be able to source their own stories, not relying on propaganda of rags,” said Mr. Wanyama. The team campaigning for Oulanyah on social media has since yesterday circulated the story also published on some online news sites. The story did not quote anyone from the State House on record but instead picked what the Government Chief Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa said on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday. The tactic is however not new as team Oulanyah rely on propaganda to sell his candidature. President Yoweri Museveni, as the chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement party, has a say in the Speaker elections but he has remained quiet and is not expected to openly come out to support a candidate. The current political situation gives Rebecca Kadaga leverage against Oulanyah in a number of areas. The first advantage of going to deliver a third term for Kadaga is Gender. The head of executive and his deputy are men, the head of judiciary and his deputy are also men, and automatically meaning a woman should be in charge of Parliament. President Yoweri Museveni is the head of executive deputized by Edward Ssekandi and the Chief Justice, Alfonse Owiny Dolo is deputized by Richard Buteera. The powerful Uganda Women Parliamentary Association has already declared their support for Kadaga for Speaker. The second advantage on Kadaga’s side is regional balance, a critical and inescapable issue in Uganda’s politics. President Museveni and Justice Owiny Dolo come from Western and Northern respectively making it hard for Oulanyah from North to succeed in becoming Speaker of Parliament. Kadaga’s stiff challenger can only come from Central or Eastern and for now there is none.
2021 MITYANA Municipality MP contestant Abraham Luzzi commonly known as ‘Mbazzi ewaata’ has put NRM ruling party loss specifically in Buganda to its inability in foreseeing and recognising the political strength of NUP leader Hon. Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi and his superb game plan. Youthful Luzzi, President Museveni’s blue eyed boy has now urged NRM Party not to waste time mourning but quickly return to the drawing board and strategize on how to claim back Buganda territory. In the on going elections, NRM has performed poorly in Buganda and most parts of Busoga. The young NUP party has demonstrated might in these regions. Top NRM leader are asking themselves, what went wrong, why the party has been wounded that much, blaming each other for the incompetence.
Hon. Kyagulanyi (right) with Mityana Municipality MP Hon. Francis Zaake
During an interview with News Editor Media, Mr. Luzzi said days of mourning and blame games must stop, the ruling party has all it needs to correct mistakes and win back areas captured by NUP. Congratulating Hon. Francis Butebi Zaake who defeated him in Mityana Municipality MP polls, Mr. Luzzi said, “My brother Zaake carried the day. He is our MP. He has been added five more years. I congratulate him and I am ready to work with him for the betterment of Mityana. I concede and therefore call upon others who lost elections to do the same so that we move on as a country. Avoid acts of violence and instability. Me I will continue serving Mityana people in my other projects as we fight poverty and youth unemployment.”
NUP CAUGHT US UNAWARES – LUZZI Speaking about how NUP swept almost all elective positions in Mityana, Kassanda, Kiboga, Luweero, Nakaseke, Masaka, Wakiso, Mpigi, Bukomansimbi, Kalungu, Butambala, Kampala and other parts of Busoga, Mr. Luzzi said ruling government was ambushed and hit by the strong youth wave. “We didn’t see this coming, most of us were asleep. What a political ambush! Now that the enemy has hit us the first time, let us go for retreat, get more prepared and then attack in 2026. We are superb at this game.” Said Luzzi.
Results of the NRM Primaries in Mityana which forced Luzzi to seek for DP ticket
For starters, this football philanthropist who has been bankrolling Ssingo County FC in Buganda Masaza cup last year in September contested in NRM Primaries only to leave the party later, on allegations that a certain clique had rigged for a weak John Mary Bugembe, husband to State minister for Kampala, Benny Namugwanya Bugembe.
Luzzi a day he was nominated on DP ticket to contest for Mityana Municipality MP
A dissatisfied Luzzi instead defected to opposition Democratic Party (DP) winning a ticket to contest for MP Mityana Municipality. A few days to January 14th 2021 polls, Luzzi announced how he was for candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni just like DP VP Fred Mukasa Mbidde shunned Party candidate Norbert Mao to drum support for NUP’s Kyagulanyi. In fact, videos of Luzzi receiving funds from promoter Balaam Barugahare to mobilize for president Museveni in Mityana hit social media. Luzzi later confesed before press how he had received facilitation to mobilise and protect candidate Museveni’s votes in Mityana. His campaign truck was branded by both Museveni and his photos in DP colours. He doesn’t regret dropping Mao for president Museveni. He told us, “Since childhood I have been a staunch president Museveni supporter. Because some opportunists rigged me in primaries, it doesn’t make me hate mympolitical role model president Museveni. Yes my friends in DP endorsed my candidature but for president I was for H.E Yoweri Museveni.” DP remained mute as Luzzi was mobilising for candidate Museveni. He says although NUP wanted President Museveni to get no votes in Mityana, his last minute mobilisation saw NRM Presidential candidate bagging some good votes in the district. Luzzi thinks if they can go into early mobilisation, stop in-fighting, work on service delivery, fight unemployment and hire more youth for government programs, NRM will reclaim it’s glory come 2026.
CAUTIONS NUP Saluting NUP for putting up a good show during elections, Luzzi said, “For sure, you have worked hard and efficiently. You have given everybody a surprise of the century. Keep it up and we are proud of you as a country.” He said, NUP exhibited a lot of commitment and these young men and women made it against all odds. “You have not only talked about what should be done for our country but you have participated, contested and won on different levels. Ugandans have entrusted you, go and serve with one heart, be exemplary, don’t start wars with other leaders in government. Please, have respect to elders.” Said Mr. Luzzi. He wants NUP Principal not to condon acts of social media bullying, abuses and inciting violence saying public is looking up for their alternative leadership. To NRM, Luzzi urged them to embrace a political co- existence and exhibit proper judgement and advocacy to work with other political parties saying this is what multi party political system of governance and democracy calls for.
Luzzi (left) with NRM leaders at a function in Mityana. Extreme right is Hon. Minister Godfrey Kiwanda Ssuubi. In the photo are Party SG Justine Kasule Lumumba and Treasurer Rose Namayanja Nsereko
“I pray, we put all our efforts, creativity and time towards activities that add value to our country, let’s promote a healthy and meaningful debate on social media and elsewhere, let’s not look at NRM and other political parties, government or personalities as enemies anymore. We are all children of the soil.” Urged Luzzi. He called upon all political forces to spread the godpel of love not hatred or insults against different personalities, organisations, opposition politicians or government officials. Apologizing to all those he offended during this hottest political season, a soft speaking Luzzi said, “Let us all say sorry to one another. Let us open up a new chapter of love and respect and co-existence. As an NRM and President Museveni’s supporter, I will use any possible meansto promote love, forgiveness and understanding especially between NUP and my NRM party.” He advocates for reconciliation and rehabilitation of the situation for a better Uganda without wounds and hatred for each other. He offered himself to open up a debate for a good Uganda every one wants by calling upon all political players starting with, “My party Chairman and the president elect H.E.Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the most charismatic youthful leader of NUP Hon.Kyagulanyi to put aside all challenges, pride and ego and we create a meaningful platform for dialogue to forge a way forward.”
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JUST a day to January 14th 2021 General elections, dirty games intending to influence election results have started. Masaka district is in spotlight after opposition Democratic Party treasurer money magnet Mary Babirye Kabanda is said to be in bed with ruling NRM’s Robert Asiimwe who is contesting for MP Kimanya-Kabonera against NUP’s Dr. Abed Bwanika. Babirye Kabanda is Masaka woman MP and also doubles as DP treasurer. She is said to have borrowed Norbert Mao’s DP about Shs 700M to buy party headquarters @Balintuma in Mengo. In fact that is why she is too close to Mao and chose to open a war against all Masaka MPs who defected from DP to NUP. What the two, Babirye Kabanda and Robert Asiimwe are chasing after would definitely leave many unanswered questions in opposition at a time when another DP MP candidate for Mityana Municipality Abraham Luzzi defected to President Museveni’s camp and is now kicking NUP’s Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, left, right and centre. For starters, DP’s Luzzi was paid by President Museveni’s blue eyed boy Balaam Barugahare to go and disorganise opposition camp in Mityana. Luzzi confessed to having received this money and these last campaign days, he has been seen campaigning for President Museveni. Insiders say, Babirye and Asiimwe are cooking up something that is feared to be involving Masaka district EC returning officer a one Agaba. Those in the race against Babirye Kabanda and Asiimwe must watch the two with a very sharp eye. It’s not known whether that juicy deal the three; EC’s Agaba, Babirye Kabanda and Asiimwe are allegedly chasing involves huge sums of money since Kabanda is known to splash cash like a Bank owner. Our footsoldiers in Masaka have cited a one Musinguzi who is acting as a broker between the three. Could it be about the final results which will be declared by this very returning officer Agaba? Some sources say, about three days ago, a top security chief in Masaka met polling assistants and gave them orders. A day later, Babirye Kabanda, Robert Asiimwe and Sarah Kiyimba allegedly met with presiding officers at Sarah’s mum home to seal the deal. Yesterday, Lwasa is said to have held a meeting wI think polling assistants and there are fears that he might have given them codes. In such elections, there has been reports of some candidates cutting deals with returning officers and Electoral commission has on many occasions sent warning bells to their staff. Featuring on KSTV recently, EC Spokesman Paul Bukenya said some malpractices in the election process are engineered by incompetence of some EC staff but warned that if any one is caught, he or she will face it rough. He said, “Yes we have reports that some of our people involve themselves in vote rigging. EC has no place for such undisciplined staff. Any one caught, will pay for his sins.” There is a tendency amongst some contestants to influence returning officers to change results and be declared winners. “You find a candidate who brags around that he will be declared the winner by the returning officer whether he genuinely wins or not. It is sad to note that a big number of contestants even in this election have banked their winning on returning officers. EC must watch out. Names of some returning officers have been read out in such bad deals.” Said a source. Babirye Kabanda is facing a tight race with NUP’s iron lady Juliet Kakande for Masaka woman MP while Asiimwe is having sleepless nights over NUP’s Dr. Abed Bwanika’s dominance in Kimanya-Kabonera. Last opinion polls put Dr. Abed Bwanika in the driver’s seat showing that he is the favourite Kimanya-Kabonera MP.
SUMAYIYAH MUWONGE, opposition Democratic Party candidate for Kampala Woman MP has today evening regained her freedom after two nights in detention at Jinja Road Police Station. Sumayiyah has been released on police bond after she was charged for Disobedience of lawful orders as per Vide SD Ref 105/04/01/2021. She is required to appear before the OC CID Jinja Road on Tuesday January 12th 2021, just two days to Thursday General elections. Sumayiyah Muwonge was arrested on Monday in Kirombe-Luzira, Nakawa Division during her campaigns. Also read: POLICE BRUTALLY ARRESTS DP KAMPALA WOMAN MP CANDIDATE SUMAYIYAH MUWONGE On her release, Sumayiyah vowed not to cease fire saying, her competitors might be behind this, they wanted her kept in custody until election day. “I suspect my competitors are behind my arrest. They must be worried of our sky rocketing support. We will not be discouraged, we joined this race for a genuine cause and winning is on our side next week. Tomorrow am hitting our campaign trail again.” Sumayiyah told this news website. Kampala women MP race has other contestants who includes; NUP’s Shamim Malende, FDC’s Dr. Stella Nyanzi, NRM’s Faridah Nambi among others.
When Speaker Kadaga received the rule of law award from Ms. Nabasa, President Uganda Law Society. Left is Mr. Okwalinga, ULS CEO
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ON DECEMBER 24th 2020, Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga received Rule of Law award 2020 from Uganda Law Society (ULS) at a function presided by lawyers’ President Phiona Nabasa Wall. This happened in the Speaker’s boardroom at Parliament. While receiving this special award, Speaker Kadaga said, “I am happy that Uganda Law Society has recognised my work. Sometimes I stand between the State and the people and the situation becomes complicated but I think it’s worthwhile. I feel energized and I will continue speaking for the voiceless.” The rule of law award is given to specific individuals for the efforts that they make towards the rule of law. Kadaga, a great leader who is the Kamuli district Woman legislator cited President Museveni’s directive to disband the Fisheries Protection Unit and said, “That is one of the areas that we engaged in running battles between myself and the Miltary but finally, something has happened. However in the process, there has been so much damage, so much cost, so much loss of economic opportunities, loss of life and so on. However am glad that finally our voices have been heard and Fisheries Protection Unit disbanded.” Handing over the award to Speaker Kadaga, ULS President Nabasa said, “Madam Speaker, you are the right person for this season, and we thought that you should get this rule of law award because we can not think of any body that has championed the cause of rule of law like you have.” “Allow me to present to you this Uganda Law Society rule of law award in recognition of your contribution towards the fight for rule of law, respect and enforcement of human rights, for your partnership with the Uganda Law Society and for the good will towards the people of Uganda. We know that sometimes your job looks like a thankless task but we want to remind you today that we see what you do and we thank you madam Speaker.” Said President Nabasa in the company of Moses Okwalinga, CEO Uganda Law Society. It was in light of this that Kadaga was recognised for her contribution towards the fight for the rule of law, respect of human rights, for a partnership with the Uganda Law Society and for the good will towards the Republic of Uganda. Kadaga who was presented the award on Christmas eve was found in her office working on a public holiday which surprised the delegation from Uganda Law Society. On this the President Uganda Law Society had this to say, “The fact that you are in office now shows the level of commitment you have for the service of this country.” ULS addresed Speaker Kadaga as their very dear member, the highest lawyer in parliament and actually in the land and because of that they said, they would always look to her for guidance. Uganda Law Society has a mandate to protect the rule of law but also advise government on issues of the good governance and the law in general. They release quaterly reports that name and shame and also applaud those people that have been actually championing the cause of the rule of law. A lawyer by profession, Kadaga is an active member of the Uganda Law Society praised for raising the flag high.
WHY KADAGA WAS AWARDED THE BEST The Rt. Hon. Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga was the president of the Federation of Women Lawyers in Uganda in 1986 to 1989. She championed the establishment of the first legal aide clinic in Uganda by FIDA. Ms. Nabasa noted that, as Uganda Law Society their third duty is to ensure increased access to justice thanking Kadaga for her sweat in the first legal clinic ever established in 1994. FIDA had a legal clinic thanks to Kadaga. ULS President put it to Kadaga that, “As women, we also applaud you for spearheading the establishment of the certificate of gender equity which is the first in the world. And UN women recognised this at the women’s day in Kololo in 2018. We want to applaud you for this because it has increased affirmative action in appointments and the appointment committee in Parliament and we can not thank you enough for this change.” Kadaga was the first woman to establish a law firm in Uganda and has mentored so many women through that Law firm and even with in FIDA. “However, we want to talk about your latest term as Speaker of Parliament. You are currently the Commonwealth parliamentary president designate for 2018/2019 and for me, that means you have been holding our flag high even in the issues of Commonwealth internationally.” Noted ULS President. Lawyers thanked Speaker for her effort in ensuring that two key legislations that were passed last year (2020). These are: The Human right enforcement Act which has now put in reality the execution of officers that abuse their powers but has also shown the might on torture during prosecutions. This now entitles the courts to throw out any prosecution where it is found that someone has been tortured. Kadaga was also thankes for championing the passing of the Judiciary Adminstration bill. For the first time, in the history of Uganda, lawyers say, the judiciary is now taking the place that it has always meant to be holding as per the constitution. It is the third arm of Government but for a long time it has been lame or invisible. “So we thank you that under your leadership, this year, we saw this happen and has opened up a lot of things and we are also looking to the judiciary for hope as we speak.” Said ULS President. On Kadaga’s efforts geared towards ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Uganda, ULS said this has been a huge cultural injustice and without a voice like hers in Parliament as the third member of the Government it would be hard to fight. Kadaga was hailed for championing the inquiry that has dealt with injustices and rule of law matters in this country. Lawyers zeroed on the sexual harassment in schools. “This broke with the St. Lawrence scandal and madam Speaker you were very quick to put up the Rwakojo commission to investigate these issues.” Said ULS President, adding, “That report from Parliament has been a basis of a lot of research, a basis for funding to the Uganda Law Society through you and women for all the SGBV efforts that we are making. I am glad to tell you Rt. Hon. Speaker that we have about seven legal aide clinics of our twenty-four that are now dealing with the SGBV because of the efforts that you brought forward.” As Uganda Law Society, we have rule of law clubs, believing in the rule of law should be a culture. They started rule of law clubs in schools and for the last two year, SGBV has been the theme of their rule of law symposiums. They also participted in 16 days of activism, saying their funders would not have prioritised this conversation if Speaker Kadaga had not made it a conversation that is a priority in Parliament. On championing the fight against corruption, ULS looked at The Bank of Uganda investigations and the funding around Covid-19, especially to do with the radios. On radios they said, it saved the government a lot of money after investigations revealed that the supplier was questionable. ULS noted that Rt. Hon. Speaker Kadaga has been very passionate about the new things that are happening in the Uganda Law Society. She has been a champion for the legal aide bill and the sexual offenses bill. If the legal aide bill becomes a reality, ULS said, every Ugandan will be entitled to legal aide in this country. They thanked Kadaga for always having an open door whenever lawyers go to her over the sexual offenses bill. This bill seeks to register the offenders because these people who are defilers in schools, move from one school to the other because they are not registered. “We are looking to you Hon. Speaker to have that bill passed. We also look to you to pass the human rights defenders bill. A lot of human rights enforcement officers and human right defenders have been under fear for their work because of the shrinking space they are operating in.” Said Ms. Nabasa. She explained that, “Without the human rights defenders bill being passed, human rights defenders will still continue to be viewed as annoying insects by the government and will be thwarted away endlessly. So we thank you for your support towards this bill. With someone like you Rt. Hon. Speaker, we have been able to come to you with confidence.” “When I started my term as ULS President,” Nabasa said, “I was so honoured to have you come and spend five hours with us. And with the women in Law Society talking about a new dawn for the Uganda Law Society. About the challenge that you put to us to unite as lawyers in this country, I want to report that we are achieving that.” She appealed to Speaker Kadaga to continue championing the cause of human rights defenders. “We also want as Uganda Law Society to openly petition you, we need a chairman for the human rights commission. The fact that we have not had one for a year, tribunal can not sit. This is a very big problem and a big injustice, it is creating problems of backlog in the courts like we do not have enough problems with that and a lot of people are dying without seeing any remedy.” ULS President Nabasa prayed. Former Human Rights Commission boss Med Kaggwa passed on last year.
I WILL FIGHT ON – KADAGA Thanking ULS for appreciating her work, Speaker Kadaga said she has been energized to fight on. About Human Rights commission chairman, Speaker Kadaga said, “I want to tell you that I am concerned just you are on the issue of the Chairman human rights. I talked to president three times about it so I think we really need to remind him because I know they are handcuffed.” “First of all, they registered the required number so they can not form committees but the absence of the substantive head really makes it difficult. Recently I had to devise a way for them to come up with to report because the constitution puts a particular time for them to report. So I had to find a way for them to present a report although they lack a chairman.” She explained. About the human rights defenders bill, Kadaga assured ULS that as soon as it is tabled, they will work on it saying her members would be happy to do this work. “Parliament has been very consistent for instance on torture bill and the human rights enforcement bills were from the private members. Parliament has always been concerned and trying to fill the gaps. It is so long ago that we started the FIDA work but now having all those legal aide clinics, it’s so amazing.” Noted this iron lady.
KADAGA’S SPEAKERSHIP BID All indicators show, Kadaga is still a darling and the best candidate for the Speaker’s job. She has already declared her intention to stand again to preside over the 11th Parliament as Kamuli people are set to massively vote her again next week on Thursday January 14th 2021 as their MP. Other aspiring candidates for speakership look very weak, unpopular and none can fit Kadaga’s shoes going by Uganda Law Society recommendations to their own while crowning her, best rule of law defender. Recent opinion polls put Kadaga in a very comfortable zone if elections are to be carried today. Any other MP who will be tempted to contest against Kadaga, will just be wasting time and resources.
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BAKERSSEJJENGO , the newly elected Chairman Buganda Youth Council (BYC), has opened up on the on-going killings and has demanded for a report from government on all murdered youths. He says, as youth leaders in Buganda, history will judge them as traitors if they just fold hands and keep quiet about the injustices and continued murder of youths without doing anything. For starters, Buganda Youth Council is the Buganda Kingdom youth Parliament. It has representatives from all the Eighteen Counties making up Buganda Kingdom.
BYC Boss Baker Ssejjengo (clad in a Kitengi shirt) with youth leaders and Kabaka Mwennyango members when they visited late Maliba’s mother
Ssejjengo and BYC members were on tour to the three Buganda counties making up greater Mpigi. These include; Mawokota, Butambala and Gomba. On reaching the home of late Godfrey Mugerwa Maliba, the founder of Kabaka Mwennyango Association who was killed years back, Chairman Ssejjengo extended his heartfelt condolences to Maliba’s mother and assured her how his leadership will not relent until Government brings to book Maliba’s killers. This is a group of enthusiatic bodaboda youth who escort Kabaka Mutebi whenever he tours his Kingdom. Maliba, who was their leader, was killed along Masaka Road during 2016 General elections. No one knows who killed this peaceful Kabaka’s subject and what the motive was. Ssejjengo said, since Maliba’s murder, no report has been released. “It’s absurd that fellow youth like Maliba are being murdered every day that passes by under very unclear circumstances. We have not received reports on such murders. As Buganda Youth Council, we think it’s enough. We demand that government releases the report and those implicated be prosecuted. We want to know Maliba’s killers.” Maliba’s mother narrated to Buganda Youth Council members how she is living a very tough life after the killing of her son. “I am struggling with Maliba’s children. We need justice.” Said late Maliba’s mother. Buganda Youth leaders condemned the excessive force used by security during the presidential campaigns. They said, this has ended into death, un necessary arrests and miming of innocent civilians. They want security officers to professionally execute their duties and the undisciplined officers be held responsible for their acts. Chairman Ssejjengo called upon the youth wherever he went to be peaceful, work hard and always pay attention to Kingdom officials most especially, to Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga. “Be supportive to Buganda Kingdom and give extra love to our Kabaka.” Said BYC boss. Ssejjengo took over from Paddy Kiganda Ssenkungu who had served for four years. When he was appointed by Kabaka to head Buganda Youth Council, Ssejjengo thanked His Majesty the Kabaka for giving them an opportunity to lead the youth in the Kingdom of Buganda. On a function presided over by Premier Mayiga at Bulange Mengo, Ssejjengo said, “We thank the Kingdom’s Cabinet led by the Katikkiro Owek. Charles Peter Mayiga and our line Minister Owek. Ssekabembe Henry Kiberu for entrusting us with such a great responsibility. We appreciate the out going Executive of Buganda Youth Council led by Ssenkungu Paddy Kiganda for good service to the Kingdom.” Committing himself to serve with one heart, Ssejjengo said, “We come in office with great experience earned right from our Secondary Schools were we started as members of Nkobazambogo/higher institutions of learning. The problems that the youth are facing in Buganda Kingdom and Uganda at large are not news to our ears.” “Leadership is the key to the transformation of the world. Therefore, our main task will be to prepare good Leaders for Buganda, Uganda, Africa and the world at large.” Reasoned Mr. Baker Ssejjengo. With his council, he promised to improve the participation of the youth in the Kingdom’s programs. “We are presented with a task of organising youth into investment clubs in order to build their financial muscle, Awangaale Maasomoogi.” Said Ssejjengo. He has a strong family background with strong attachments to Buganda Kingdom. A very hardworking and approachable young man, he has been a leader in Nkobazambogo through his Primary, secondary and University education life. When he graduated, he started serving the Kingdom in Buganda Land Board. He was once the Chairman BLB Nansana Branch. In 2019, Baker Ssejjengo was elected the best employer of the year and he has since been promoted.
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