When they came for Besigye, Bagonza kept quiet. Ahhh, it is Besigye, not me. After all, I work for Odrek Rwabwogo. I am safe. When they came for Lukwago, he kept quiet. When they came for Sam Mugumya, he kept quiet. When they came for several NUP supporters, he kept quiet. When they came for Kakwenza, he kept quiet.
Each time they came for somebody, Bagonza checked himself and discovered, with relief, that he was still free. The knock was on another man's door. The basement had another man's name. The boots were kicking another man's ribs. So life continued.
Then they came for Bagonza. And cannibal Muhoozi, whom he thought was his own, displayed his half-naked body to the world like a hunter exhibiting the day's catch: “We have this one. Learning Kiswahili.” Imagine that. Yesterday you were safe because you knew the people who owned the boots. Today you are the one in the basement, and the owner of the boots is displaying you on X.
There is something Ugandans must learn from Bagonza's predicament. Injustice does not become injustice when it finally reaches you. It was already injustice when it happened to Besigye and Alhaj Lutale. It was injustice when it happened to Lukwago. It was injustice when it happened to Sam Mugumya. It was injustice when NUP supporters were taken. It was injustice when they came for Kakwenza, Opiyo, Eron Kizza, Bireete, Matembe etc.
The crocodile does not become dangerous merely because it has finally reached your canoe. Ugandans, it does not matter who you are, what position you hold, whom you work for, whose telephone number you possess, or how confidently you dine near power. When you see injustice being done to another person, fight for that person as though it were you lying in that basement. Fight as though it were your brother, your sister, your child.
Do not wait for the knock on your own door before discovering your voice. By then, you may scream for help and discover that everybody else learned silence from you.
Rukirabachwezi
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