Very disturbed by the news that Lady Justice Esther Kisakye was finally forced to flee to exile following years of persecution by the Museveni regime! Her crime? Issuing a dissenting judgment in the Presidential election petition, which we filed against dictator Museveni's grand election theft in 2021.
We all remember how Mr. Owiny-Dollo confiscated her file and denied her the opportunity to read her ruling! They switched off the lights and air-conditioning, forcing her to deliver her judgment alone in the dark, hot tent outside. They withdrew her entitlements, and started persecuting her left, right and center. To get some peace, she applied for early retirement which Gen. Museveni rejected so that she doesn't get any retirement benefits! She made numerous applications seeking justice from the courts, but they feared or simply refused to give her a hearing date! You can imagine all this happening to a judge of the highest court in our country! It is not surprising we're now told she has been facing threats to her life.
The persecution of Justice Kisakye underscores the lengths to which the regime will go to silence and punish those who dare to check its impunity. Her ordeal is a stark reminder of the urgent need to reclaim our country, restore judicial independence, and right the wrongs that have been perpetrated against officers like her by those who should have rewarded her integrity!
We have held prayers at the National Unity Platform headquarters in memory of the over 150 citizens who were shot dead on November 18 and 19, 2020 by security forces during presidential campaigns. These victims, who included school children, were massacred during peaceful protests that erupted nationwide after I was violently arrested from a campaign rally in Luuka District.
Relatives of the deceased have spent the last 4 years searching for justice but in vain. In December 2020, a team of lawyers led by Mr. Nicholas Opiyo was abducted and later prosecuted for gathering information into the circumstances under which the citizens were gunned down. Whereas dictator Museveni promised compensation for the victims' families, that has never happened! Effectively, the regime not only denied them justice but also took punitive measures against any entity that tried to step in.
As we remember these innocent lives, we reaffirm our commitment to justice and accountability. Their death, and indeed that of countless other comrades who have been eliminated for opposing the Museveni regime, strengthen our resolve to fight against impunity and oppression. We stand in solidarity with their families and pledge to continue the struggle for a free, fair, and just Uganda where such atrocities will never happen again without consequences. Together, we shall overcome! #PeoplePowerOurPower #M7NovMassacreUg