Relieved to learn that Hon. Miria Matembe has been granted bail following her abduction last week. It remains a shame that Matembe, a 73-year-old grandmother with an unblemished record of public service, had to suffer this ordeal in the first place!
Remember, Matembe was subjected to this ordeal because she bruised the fragile ego of Muhoozi Kainerugaba -- the dictator's infantile son -- when she criticized him. It really takes special cowardice for an army commander approaching 60 years of old age to flex State power on a defenceless grandmother whose courage he can never match in 100 lifetimes.
More shameful, the regime that practices sectarianism openly charged Matembe with "Promoting Sectarianism."
Imagine the very regime that breathes and practises sectarianism, claiming the moral authority to prosecute those who expose its sectarianism!
We shall have to unite and find a lasting solution for these blood-thirsty tyrants!
🚨New: Sadio Mane on the controversial penalty appeal for Youri Tielemans against Senegal:
🗣️“This is football, not theatre. Tielemans gets to the ball first, Camara is doing exactly what every defender is taught from the first day, clear the danger. They arrive almost together, there’s only minimal, unavoidable contact after the challenge. That alone is not a foul.
The Laws of the Game don’t punish every collision. A penalty requires a careless, reckless, or excessive-force foul. Simply making contact after both players challenge for the ball isn’t enough. Football is a contact sport, not a non-contact exhibition.
VAR is supposed to correct clear and obvious errors, not turn every 50-50 duel into a courtroom trial. Every time the referee is dragged to the monitor for incidents like this, the game loses another piece of its soul. It’s like using a microscope to find an elephant, it makes no sense.
Senegal were fighting like lions, Belgium were hanging by a thread, and then one decision threatens to rewrite the entire story. If this is a penalty today, then defenders may as well stop tackling and start writing apology letters before kick-off.
Modern football is becoming a house built on sand, one soft decision after another. The badge on the referee’s shirt is starting to carry more influence than the players wearing the jerseys. That’s not protecting the game; that’s suffocating it”
@LarryMadowo I have got a feeling that even Yoweri Museveni is afraid of his power-hungry son. He nurtured a monster he cannot tame! A Palace coup wouldn't be far fetched.
Gen MK has been very clear .All those horrible things he is doing to Ugandans are policies and cleared by his father, Gen Museveni. For the record, they are brutalities of Museveni regime. Not just of Muhoozi alone. Committed while protecting their Family rule.
I stand with this incredibly brave, selfless, outspoken role model of mine. The cowards after her are even more cowards than we thought. Time is coming when we will realize we have no choice but to all rise up against these shameless people.
Dear Maama Miria Matembe,
I stand with you in this dark and painful moment.
The harassment you and other women are facing from a childish coward masquerading as a general does not diminish your courage or dignity, it only exposes his weakness and moral bankruptcy.
The world is watching, and one day he will be held to account for his atrocities against the people of Uganda.
God be with you Maama.
My heart goes out to Maama Dr. Miria Matembe who is being hunted down and our sister @SarahBireete who just got raided. May you still gather the courage to speak your truth during this difficult time.
They have built a throne for fear to reign among us and when they raid our homes and strip our dignity bare, they think they will undress our courage! We condemn every act of cruelty being unleashed on Uganda’s daughters, women and mothers.
To the sisters who have been beaten, raped, raided, left alone to fend for families while the breadwinners are abducted, kept in unknown detention and silenced. Be of courage! Injustice doesn’t reign forever! History will remember your wounds!
BREAKING NEWS: After 17 ICC protests and 7 arrests in The Hague following the abduction of Eddy Mutwe, the ICC Prosecutor has reportedly started a pre-investigation into alleged crimes linked to Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
On 8 May 2023, we submitted over 1,500 pages of evidence, including 217 affidavits. Multiple witnesses reportedly gave accounts connected to torture chambers and meetings involving Muhoozi, and we believe the necessary evidence can be established.
Thank you to all comrades who stood firm throughout this journey — special appreciation to @klup , comrades in the diaspora, and everyone back home who continued pushing for accountability and justice.
The struggle continues.