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Impossible is nothing

[David Lewis Rubongoya @DavidLRubongoya]

At City Hall Court earlier, we checked on our comrades Buwembo Habib, Lubega Obed Reign, and the others with whom they were arrested yesterday. Having been heavily assaulted and pepper sprayed, they've been temporarily freed on medical grounds after being referred by City Hall Clinic to Lubaga Hospital for X-ray and other medical examinations. They're of strong spirits. Supporting @NUP_Ug is not a crime!

[BOBI WINE @HEBobiwine]

What this leaked video of a soldier checking Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi's blood pressure while under incomunicado detention proves is how institutionalised the system of torture in Uganda is. All comrades who have been to those torture chambers will tell you that after being brutalised, the system then sends in other soldiers who claim to be medical doctors to check on you and determine whether you're medically fit to take in more beatings! They torture you, treat you and torture you again! At times these 'doctors' come in when victims are about to be released or taken to court. In such cases they inject victims with unknown substances to quickly reduce swellings before victims appear in public. Then there are those whom they send to speak to victims and convince them to abandon the struggle. At times such operatives are also detained so that they come in as your fellow captives, but the mission is to compromise some unsuspecting persons.

In all, I am glad that the stories so many Ugandans have narrated in the past are now getting backed by video evidence. I encourage all patriotic Ugandans to continue using their cameras to expose the madness, the crimes, the rot. There will be accountability for the crimes being committed against our people!

[Joel Ssenyonyi @JoelSsenyonyi]

Supporting NUP is not a crime!
NUP is a legally registered political party, with the right to mobilize and engage in political activities.
Let’s stop the cowardly acts of persecution.

[Nahabwe Bruce @brucenahabwe1]

BREAKING: Our @NUP_Ug have just been arrested as he attended a Holy Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Bulenga (Kikaaya).
#NationalBobiWinesDay

[David Lewis Rubongoya @DavidLRubongoya]

We've learnt of the arrest of our comrades Ayesiga Promise aka Mr. Nsi, Sarah Namutebi, MC Mose, councillor Sserunjoji, and others as they attended a Holy Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Bulenga (Kikaaya). These comrades had gone to give thanks and dedicate special prayers for our leader @HEBobiwine as their way of marking #BobiWinesDay - a day designated by our mobilisation team to reignite the spirits of our supporters and encourage them to do good works. The leadership of the Church was aware of their presence and offered prayers. As the regime moves around doing their own mobilisation activities, some of which are outrightly illegal, they feel threatened even by @NUP_Ug supporters attending Church. Currently, the Church remains surrounded by police. We must all condemn the stinking double standards and demand for the release of our comrades.

[BOBI WINE @HEBobiwine]

Dear Daughter,
One paradoxical thing about me and being a father is that my greatest hope is also one of my greatest fears.
I hope to see my children grow, spread their wings and fly freely into the world. At the same time, I fear for them as they fly into a world that can sometimes be so unkind.
As you grow older, my girl, I pray that you will be safe wherever life takes you and that you will find favor, love and happiness.

And no matter how big you grow and how many years pass, you will always be my little girl.
Happy birthday, my dearest Shalom Namagembe Nalunkuuma. ❤️

Taata loves you beyond words, beyond time, and beyond measure.

[Nobert Elber Ariho @NobertElber]

Bobi Young is finally back.

[King Saha @kingsaha_256]

Well be back Bobi Young 🙏🏾

[Joel Ssenyonyi @JoelSsenyonyi]

This evening, I paid a visit to Hon Zahrah Luyirika - Makindye West MP, who was re-admitted after a bout of illness, but is now slowly recovering.
We continue to pray for her full recovery so she can resume her duties.

[David Lewis Rubongoya @DavidLRubongoya]

Very pleased to welcome back our comrade Agaba Anthony aka Bobi Young from detention. Bobi Young was violently abducted on 23rd May 2024 and has been detention since. After an absolute failure of all legal processes, he was pushed into pleading guilty to crimes he did not commit before the military court. We welcome him back and continue to demand for the freedom of all political prisoners!
#FreeAllPoliticalPrisonersInUganda

[BOBI WINE @HEBobiwine]

Reminder: Tomorrow, Saturday, August 22nd at 5:00 PM Uganda Time, the NUP Diaspora community comes together for an online fundraiser to support former political prisoners and their families as they rebuild their lives after years of imprisonment.

Join us on Zoom & TikTok!

[David Lewis Rubongoya @DavidLRubongoya]

Did he say that we should be glad that those who are arrested are taken to court? How did that statement sit in the hearts of the families of these Ugandans who were abducted by state operatives between 2019 and 2020 and are still missing todate? Disappeared. Silenced. His regime desperately hoping they can be forgotten.

[BOBI WINE @HEBobiwine]

A few days from now, it will be three months since Christopher Goddy, a comrade and musician better known as 'King Zale,' was abducted from Kamokya. His family is very distressed, having looked for him everywhere without a trace.

As usual, the regime whose men abducted King Zale remains completely silent about his whereabouts – the same silence it has maintained about all other comrades who have been missing for several years now! We continue demanding for his immediate release from illegal detention and an end to this impunity!

[Sir Dan Magic @SirDanMagic1]

Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.
Psalm 126:5

Keep the faith. Justice may be delayed, but it will not be denied. Our everlasting jubilation is coming.

#FreeAllPoliticalPrisonersInUg
#FreeUgandaNow

[David Lewis Rubongoya @DavidLRubongoya]

He then says that Dr. Kizza Besigye doesn't want to be tried! But Dr. Besigye is not opposed to being tried - all he has demanded for is a free and fair trial, guaranteed by Article 28 of our Constitution. Among the key tenets of a free trial are:

1. The presumption of innocence
2. Independent, impartial and competent judge
3. Representation by counsel of one's choice
4. Adequate time and facilties to prepare defence
5. Public, speedy hearing in open court with opportunity to examine prosecution witnesses.

Can he get a fair hearing when his lawyers are being persecuted? When the state tried so hard to hide witnesses? When several applications for refusal over partiality have been denied? Can he?

[NUP Podcast @NupPodcast]

Have you been in a state where your heart aches, your throat wants to scream but your mouth won’t open. Allah hear our cries, protect your children.

#Weknowourheroes #FreeTabz

[Agora Discourse @AgoraCFR]

Let us stand with him too
#FreeTabz
#StopKidnappingUgandans

[David Lewis Rubongoya @DavidLRubongoya]

We checked on our comrades Olivia Lutaaya, Sauda Madaada, Kaija Doreen, as well as Madinah Namaganda and Hannifah Nakibuuka (charged alongside Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi) at Luzira Women's Prison. We also checked on the head of @NUP_Ug institutions, Akiso Benjamin, who remains in detention for engaging in a peaceful demonstration. "Courage over fear" was the message Doreen Kaija requested us to share with all. A big THANK YOU to all who check on them, support their families and continue to push for their freedom.
#FreeUgandaNow

[PIUS JADWAR @One_PiusJadwar]

I won’t bathe until my brother @NinyeTabz is unconditionally released!

#FreeTabz

[NUP Podcast @NupPodcast]

Tabz is courageous, strong, fearless and patriotic. He dedicated his skill to the struggle when he could have just pursued only his career, wealth, hosting exhibitions e.t.c. Regardless of what happens to him. He is our hero and thats how he should always be regarded.

#Weknowourheroes