"The government has taken abduction international...
"If Kizza Besigye dies in Uganda today, we can only blame President Ruto for handing him over to Uganda."
#NTVBeatznBuzz
So when the video of Sam Mugumya leaked last week, the military (and the state) instead of releasing him is threatening me. Anyway, sometimes it’s even hard to tell if it is the military or the state because of the decentralized impunity… but I have received a couple of calls; one from someone that said works with “special forces” identified himself as Elly Tumwine and was demanding to know who gave me that video. I told the person that even if I knew its source my training as a journalist wouldn’t allow me divulge sources but I didn’t even know its source because I got it from social media. The person insisted that I was the first to share it and that they have technology to show that. A couple of days later I received another call. This time there were no introductions but the person said they are concerned about my life although they “like the work I do” but publishing that video of Mugumya “was not wise”. Yesterday, I was told (by a different person that doesn’t know about these calls) of a plan to abduct me because the video I shared has caused so much anger and led to some reshuffle.. I am both informing the state that is supposed to protect its citizens of these threats and Ugandans. #SaveSamMugumya #JusticeForSamMugumya
Ugandans forget easily.
But please never forget that Sydney was murdered in the streets by Boda Boda men.
And @PoliceUg has not given updates in over 2weeks. Only 4 have been arraigned in court.