Today, we mark exactly six years since we unveiled the National Unity Platform (NUP)—the political wing of the People Power movement. What a journey it has been! A journey of sacrifice, pain, and triumphs.
When we set out, may detractors said we wouldn't last a month. They called us hooligans and lumpens. They branded us a passing wave that would never amount to anything. They dismissed us and unleashed all manner of propaganda against us.
But we did not give up or give in. Today, we still stand as a potent, resilient anti-dictatorship force known world over for standing for the rights and dignity of every citizen.
We celebrate this milestone under heavy hearts, remembering our comrades who are still languishing in illegal detention, those who have been tortured, and those who have paid the ultimate price for a free Uganda. We shall never forget their sacrifice.
To the regime: our spirits have not been and will not be crushed by the extreme repression!
To the people of Uganda: do not lose hope. The setbacks we have encountered are mere phases in an intergenerational struggle. We will complete this mission.
Thank you to our leadership team, our diaspora chapters, and every Ugandan standing firm at the grassroots. The journey may be long, but freedom is inevitable.
Happy 6th Anniversary, NUP! ✊🏾🇺🇬
I joined @TheWorld's @MarcoWerman to discuss why leaders who cling to power at the expense of their people remain one of the world's greatest threats, and why Uganda’s struggle for freedom deserves urgent global attention.
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I had taken a break from X for personal reasons, but I have been compelled to come back because of my duties as a citizen of Uganda. I speak not only on my behalf but also on behalf of all those fellow Ugandans who are not able to do so due to circumstances beyond their control. To continue remaining silent would be a gross betrayal of my hardworking late parents, who never denied me an opportunity for education as a girl child. Remaining silent would also be a betrayal of our forefathers and foremothers - (the deceased hardworking Ugandan citizens), whose sweat and taxes supported and paid for my Advanced Secondary Education at Trinity College Nabbingo, my three-year legal training at Makerere University, one year at the Law Development Centre, and also partially supported my Doctoral studies in Law for two years.
During the period I have not made any new posts on X, I have continued to follow the events going on in our dear country, Uganda, which have received national and international coverage. These events continue to depict and project the continued erosion of constitutionalism, the rule of law, respect for human rights, and equal and timely access to justice. I’m deeply saddened by all those who have chosen to take us back on the journey which we resolved and declared to be behind us in 1995 when we adopted our Constitution of Uganda. The Preamble to our Constitution reads as follows:
“WE THE PEOPLE OF UGANDA:
Recalling our history which has been characterised by political and constitutional instability;
Recognising our struggles against the forces of tyranny, oppression and exploitation;
Committed to building a better future by establishing a socio-economic and political order through a popular and durable national Constitution based on the principles of unity, peace, equality, democracy, freedom, social justice and progress;
Exercising our sovereign and inalienable right to determine the form of governance for our country, and having fully participated in the Constitution-making process;
Noting that a Constituent Assembly was established to represent us and to debate the Draft Constitution prepared by the Uganda Constitutional Commission and to adopt and enact a Constitution for Uganda;
Do hereby, in and through this Constituent Assembly, solemnly adopt, enact and give to ourselves and our posterity, this Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, this 22nd day of September, in the year 1995.
FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY”
I would like to thank all my fellow citizens who continue to do the right thing and continue to uphold our Constitution, and I encourage you to continue in those footsteps. Let’s not give up on our dear country, Uganda.
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