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Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, aka Bobi Wine, the presidential candidate of the National Unity Platform, has angrily reacted to President Museveni’s remarks that security forces have more than enough bullets to deal with rioters.

In a video posted to his social media platforms on December 18, Bobi Wine said the president’s remarks, made on December 17 at a news conference in Kisozi, Gomba, amounted to inciting the police and military against the people of Uganda.

“My message to you, the police officers, the soldiers, this man is old and he’s leaving and you are there and you know that according to the human rights law, you will be personally liable for any gross human rights violations,” Bobi Wine said.

He added: “The people that Museveni is telling you to kill, those are your brothers, those are your sisters, those are your in-laws, those are your age mates, those are people of your generation, those are your fellow citizens. 

“So, I advise you not to listen to an old and wasted man who has no respect for human life whatsoever.”

KEY POINTS FROM BOBI WINE’S REMARKS

• Accusations of incitement: Bobi Wine accuses President Museveni of inciting the police and military to use lethal force (referencing the 120 bullets per officer) against Ugandan citizens.
• Personal liability: He warns security forces that under human rights law, they will be held personally liable for any gross violations, regardless of orders from their superiors.
• Appeal to shared identity: He reminds the military and police that the people they are being asked to target are their own family members, friends and fellow citizens.
• Commitment to legality: The opposition asserts that all their calls for action, including election observation and protests, are strictly within the bounds of the law, specifically citing Section 31 of the Presidential Elections Act.
• Constitutional right to protest: He emphasises Article 29 of the Constitution, which guarantees citizens the right to demonstrate and protest non-violently and unarmed, especially in the event of suspected vote-rigging.
• Challenge to the presidency: He questions why the government is using intimidation tactics if it does not intend to rig the election.

President Museveni, who is seeking re-election for a sixth term, is one of the eight candidates contesting the January 15 election. 

Bobi Wine, his main challenger, has attracted mammoth crowds across the country on his campaign trail, but security forces have been filmed on multiple occasions blocking his movements.

While campaigning in Gulu, his supporters were attacked by security forces, forcing the Rev Fr Eric Justin Uma to issue a strong condemnation of the military and the police. In Soroti, his campaign team was forced to leave a hotel where they had booked accommodation, according to statements on his social media platforms.

In Thursday’s video, Bobi Wine dismissed accusations that he had urged Ugandans to behave in an unconstitutional or illegal manner.

“Everything we encourage the people of Uganda to do is within the law,” he said.

“We have encouraged the people of Uganda to exercise their rights within the law and we have quoted article section 31 of the Presidential Elections Act, which gives the people of Uganda the right to observe the election in a non-violent and legal manner.”

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Legal experts and election monitors have singled out section 31 of the Presidential Elections Act to say that it does not prohibit voters from hanging around polling stations after voting.

But Justice Simon Byabakama, the Electoral Commission chairman, and senior army officers, including army chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, have said voters must leave after voting.

Bobi Wine said that in the event that the election is rigged, “the people of Uganda have every right to stand against that and that is according to article 29 of the constitution”.

He said Mr Museveni’s comments deepened public suspicion about the credibility of the vote, asking why a government confident of victory would fear peaceful demonstrations.

“Museveni, if you know that you’re not going to rig the election, why do you intimidate the people of Uganda?” he asked.

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