This morning at Kampala Hospital we checked on journalists from different media houses who were attacked yesterday as they tried to cover the Kawempe North by-election. The journalists who were brutalised include Isano Francis, Raymond Tamale, Denis Kabugo, Abubakar Lubowa, David Ijo, Hasfa Nanvuma, Yasin Kiboyo, Owora Gabriel, Robert Mutebi, among others. The extreme violence against journalists forced all media houses to withdraw them from the field, effectively giving room to Museveni's goons to do whatever they wanted, including assaulting and abducting leaders, raiding polling stations, ballot stuffing, etc. All of us must condemn this criminality because as we have seen, all of us are potential victims. JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME. #FreeUganda
Congratulations, Comrade @EliasNalukoola! The people have spoken, and their will has prevailed over guns! Your hard-fought victory is a testament to the resilience and power of the people when they stand firm for what is right! As we have always said, it is very possible to overwhelm the dictator in an election no matter what stops he pulls to rig it. This win is not just yours—it belongs to all those who refuse to be silenced; the millions who refuse to stop believing in the possibility of a new, better and brighter Uganda! The struggle continues! THANK YOU PEOPLE OF KAWEMPE NORTH. PEOPLE POWER IS INDEED STRONGER THAN THE PEOPLE IN POWER. #PeoplePowerOurPower