Very disturbed by the news that Lady Justice Esther Kisakye was finally forced to flee to exile following years of persecution by the Museveni regime! Her crime? Issuing a dissenting judgment in the Presidential election petition, which we filed against dictator Museveni's grand election theft in 2021.
We all remember how Mr. Owiny-Dollo confiscated her file and denied her the opportunity to read her ruling! They switched off the lights and air-conditioning, forcing her to deliver her judgment alone in the dark, hot tent outside. They withdrew her entitlements, and started persecuting her left, right and center. To get some peace, she applied for early retirement which Gen. Museveni rejected so that she doesn't get any retirement benefits! She made numerous applications seeking justice from the courts, but they feared or simply refused to give her a hearing date! You can imagine all this happening to a judge of the highest court in our country! It is not surprising we're now told she has been facing threats to her life.
The persecution of Justice Kisakye underscores the lengths to which the regime will go to silence and punish those who dare to check its impunity. Her ordeal is a stark reminder of the urgent need to reclaim our country, restore judicial independence, and right the wrongs that have been perpetrated against officers like her by those who should have rewarded her integrity!
It has been a great pleasure presiding over the @NUP_Ug's Annual Youth Convention held today at Jinja Show Grounds.
Despite the intimidation and last-minute demobilisation tactics by the regime police and military, young people turned up in large numbers to reaffirm their commitment to the struggle for freedom and democracy. The partisan police blocked us from using Kakindu Stadium that we had initially booked and paid for. They then blocked most major roads in Jinja town hoping to make it difficult for the young people to show up but it also failed to work.
I used the occasion to remind the young people of Uganda about their historical mission at this critical time when our nation is at a crossroads. YOU ARE THE LEADERS OF THE FUTURE AND THE FUTURE IS TODAY. The youth must play a central role in not only re-imagining the future of our country but also getting behind the steering wheel that leads Uganda there. Thank you Hon. @ZaakeFrancis and the entire leadership of our Youth League for organising this important event. #PeoplePowerOurPower
Delighted this evening to interact with some of the leaders of the @NUP_Ug Gauteng Chapter in Johannesburg. These comrades have done a lot of work over the years to mobilise, organize and agitate for change back home. We appreciated them for the great work and encouraged them to continue pushing towards the finish line.
#PeoplePowerOurPower
A very happy birthday to you comrade @sasmvn. Thank you for availing yourself and all your abilities to the struggle for freedom and democracy in Uganda. God grant that in the end, it'll all be worth it.
A few days after I was attacked, amongst the visitors who came to check on me were these elderly ladies who are mothers or wives of our political prisoners. Their loved ones have been stuck at Kitalya and Luzira for close to four years. Many of them have now been pushed into pleading guilty to crimes they did not commit, in the hope that they can be freed. It was heartwarming to receive them, and listen to their words of encouragement and strength. We SHALL OVERCOME!