Dear Lady Attorney
MOF,
Phone number received. Thanks. I have called
some activists in Uganda. I was in Kampala in 2013, as part of vital voices
lead team and we had incisive sessions with some of the activists so I had to
search my contact and we spoke around 6pm which was 8pm Ugandan time and they
confirmed to me the incidence happened at political rally there.
You see my learned lady, Mr Yoweri Museveni
has been President of Uganda since Jan 1986 (twenty years) and he wants to
continue in office, he wants to run again and the Inspector General of Police
Kale Kayihura had to arrest and strip a number of women who support his closest
rival, Dr Kizza Besigye and that was what reflected in the video we shared
yesterday 28th Dec of female opposition leader Zaina Fatuma and her
aide who were completely un-dressed bundled into a van. Our country Nigeria will have to appreciate
democrat Jonathan’s May 2015.
God loves this country, we probably would not
be typing and blogging away by now if President Jonathan had showed the
desperation of in the quest to cling on to power at any and every cost. Look at
Rwandan President now he called a referendum and he is staying on till 2034.
Or Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe?. A female lawyer
won human rights award IBA Boston whereat Zimbabwean authorities had beat her
and left marks on her back, protesting Mugabe’s intolerance of opposition.
In 2006, President Museveni won by 59% votes
and Dr Besigye challenged it. The Ugandan Supreme Court by a split decision,
four to three upheld the election. In 2011, Museveni ‘won’ the election but Dr
Besigye again rejected the outcome, EU
observers said the election was “marred
by avoidable and logistical failures” – Akin to Nigeria’s failed PVCs and card
readers.
Back to the Ugandan female opposition leader
being harassed hounded and stripped in front of the public and bundled into
waiting van in the video of yesterday, the Human Rights Institute and the
Ugandan Law Society have spoken against the mistreatment. Also a UN rep.,in
Kampala. We are following up on Kampala and will post periodically.
Thanks noble daughter, for calling attention,
will call during the week.
Yours truly,
HR Attorney Ajie
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