This audio may be what prompted the so‑called “commandos” to raid Bobi Wine’s home. In the recording, she explains that the threats made earlier were carried out. Al Jazeera English posted it on Instagram last evening, and it is now pinned. Her account of what happened paints a disturbing picture: dozens of large, intoxicated masked men storming her home, violating her privacy in ways many of us have never imagined possible.
For four decades, the NRM has justified its rule on the foundation of peace and a disciplined army. Yet what we are witnessing now suggests that these pillars may be crumbling. How can four men sit on one woman? And what does it say that eight policemen who had effectively kept her under house arrest simply stood by and did nothing?
The growing obsession with masks among security personnel is deeply troubling. Who are these people, and why are they hiding their identities? It is likely they were not even in uniform. To make matters worse, no security agency has issued any statement. One of the most disturbing comments in her account is the reference to “the same tribe.” I am not a Munyankore, though many assume I am. Why are we so determined to fuel hatred toward Westerners? How can we fail to see the long‑term danger this creates? Have we not already inflicted enough harm on this country through the money that has been stolen?
What remains now? If peace is gone, and the discipline that once defined the army has collapsed, then the virtues Museveni instilled in the NRA have been completely eroded. We are coming full circle, and it is a tragedy.
In moments like this, perhaps Gen. Salim Saleh should intervene to locate Bobi Wine and have a talk with him. Not arrest, but find. He has, in the past, exercised his influence in a manner that prioritizes safety. He is also someone President Museveni trusts.