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‘Museveni embraces Bobi Wine’s public court, makes submissions as Judges listen in’

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Geoffery Serugo
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Museveni, Bobi Wine

President Yoweri Museveni has come out and embraced the Former National Unity Platform Presidential (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine’s public court and made his submissions.

On Thursday 14th January, 2021, the Electoral Commission conducted presidential elections where Ugandans exercised their constitutional rights of choosing a president who will lead them through a five year term. Uganda has a total 18,103,603 registered voters and 34,684 polling stations however only 10,350,819 people turned up to vote.

The presidential election which comprised 11 candidates was won by President Yoweri Museveni Tibuhaburwa Kaguta who got 6,042,898 (58.38%). His closest opponent Kyagulanyi Robert Sentamu got 3,631,437 votes (35.08%).

Last week, the singer withdrew the presidential election petition from the Supreme Court after its registrar declined to receive his evidence. The MP was challenging President Yoweri Museveni’s victory on grounds that the election was not free and fair. He in tandem failed the matter in ‘court of public opinion’ and asked Ugandans to preside over it.

During the hearing, Bobi tabled box files containing over 20,000 declaration of result forms of the 34,684. The singer said he won the election despite the intimidation, arrests and torture of his supporters.

“From the DR forms in our possession, it is clear that we won the election with 54.19% of the total valid votes cast. We won the January 14, 2021 election. The Special Forces Command (SFC) soldiers wearing Electoral Commission t-shirts and caps stood side by side with Byabakama as he read Election results. We even saw him stammering in fear as he read out the winner,” Bobi Wine submitted.

“I call upon all people to rise up and demonstrate against what he dubbed as stolen victory and the continuous kidnappings of Ugandans by the security operatives. We demand for unconditional release of his supporters and Party members who were arrested and detained before.” he told court of public opinion

And last Sunday, President Museveni made televised submissions before the honourable court. He told ‘court’ that Bobi Wine and his group rigged massively. Despite, the rigging, Mr. Museveni said he won the election.

“It is the opposition especially this group of Kyagulanyi which cheated massively in the 2021 elections through ballot-stuffing in Kampala and other parts of Uganda where we had a weak organization,” Museveni said.

“People who rigged elections on the contrary were from NUP. All this is documented. I couldn’t comment on a matter in court but now it’s out. Some of the police officers were being bribed during campaigns, for instance people putting on yellow were attacked by NUP supporters but the Police did nothing.” Museveni told ‘court’ adding that there’s a plot by the opposition to stop the swearing in ceremony.

“I can assure you that the opposition will not stop the swearing in ceremony of the President. They plan all sorts of crazy things. If we get evidence on that, we shall come for you,” he added.

And today, Bobi Wine has asked the president to avail evidence that they rigged. He also called for auditing of the results saying that truth and facts tend to escape the president’s mouth.

The presiding judges on social media are since doubting the president’s submissions noting that he was in charge of the country and all election processes, how did the rigging happen?

Court adjourned and another session will begin on notice.

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Troubled EOC boss allegedly refuses to handover office

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Our Reporter
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Dropped :Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi

Rejected Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) Chairperson Sylvia Muwebwa Nabatanzi has allegedly refused to hand over office as she continues to play hide and seek with the government.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Aggrey Kibenge earlier ordered the EOC chairperson to handover office on February 5, 2021, a few days after her contract had expired.

For over a month now, she still hasn’t yet handed over office and the official government vehicle of number plate UG 0931T to the commission.

The EOC boss since renounced and abandoned the use of the name Sylvia Ntambi as it appears on her national identification card and in the lieu assumed the name Sylvia Nabatanzi Muwebwa according to a deed poll.

Sylvia’s contract expired on January 19, 2021 after several efforts of lobbying for a renewal from the president were futile as she grapples with corruption charges which were leveled against her in 2020.

The charging of Sylvia Muwebwa and nine others follows the lunging of complaints to President Yoweri Museveni calling for his intervention. According to a petition dated 22nd May 2019, the whistleblower accused her of causing financial loss of over Shs200 million through termination of workers contracts and forcing workers to resign and replace them with her relatives and friends.

Since she took over the chairperson-ship of the commission, the whistleblower said Mrs Ntambi has unfairly dismissed over 11 staff, terminated over 10 staff contracts, and four contracts have not been renewed. In 2017/ 2018, the Auditor General advised the commission to employ people on permanent contracts however the chairperson declined and this has since led to financial losses.

They accused her of directing the collection of Shs100 million which they had approved in the commission meeting and the said money was to be used as kickbacks for individuals who worked hard for passing of the commission budget in 2018/19.

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Arbitrary arrests, torture breed anger and eventually war

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Guest Writer
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By Nabendeh SP Wamoto

 

Arbitrary arrests, torture, kidnaps, abductions, tears, intimidation, breed anger and eventually war. This is an eyewitness history regarding Mathew kyaligonza and his wife Sanyu Geraldine Kyaligonza.

During Idi Amin’s time, Colonel Juma who was also called Butabika invaded their house in Nsambya and looted everything. No one was found in the house because their two children had been taken ill.

Mrs Kyaligonza was attending to the sick and Kyaligonza had gone to visit the sick with drinks.

Kyaligonza was therefore, forced to flee to Nairobi. When Idi Amin was overthrown, Kyaligonza returned but for a short time. Just one day after the 1980 election results were announced, Kyaligonza disappeared again, this time from his farm house in Hoima.

Geraldine and family also fled Hoima to Kampala but when her efforts to trace her husband became futile, Mrs. kyaligonza returned to the village (Bunyoro) where they ran a small farm drug-shop. In 1982, I was privileged to run into Kyaligonza at the late Michael Wateya Maswere’s residence at Fire Brigade Headquarters at the clock Tower where the black bombers used to sneak for safe refugee.

Remember that anger had driven many even women such as Jovia Saleh, Gertrude Njuba, the late Mrs Dora Kutesa, Mrs Janat Mukwaya, the late Olivia Zizinga, Geraldine Kyaligonza and others who initially ferried even very dangerous and sensitive war materials which ladies were previously scared of like bullets which Mrs Kyaligonza frequently transported with men like the late Mutwalib. The rebels (NRA) also had secured a radio transmitter for resistance radio that operated in the bush. It was Mrs Kyaligonza who received it in Kampala from a covert foreign ally and delivered it to Lukola. This was very risky undertaking especially for a woman, wife and a mother. For the unknowledgeable, a radio transmitter can be an equivalent to a ten – thousand-liter water tank. It was a big risky, parcel because it is reported that when it was being unpacked, the rebels bought many saw blades to unwrap the same.

He(Kyaligonza) had already gone to the bush and was commanding the deadly Namugongo based Black Bombers. One evening in 1982, a rumor circulated that Kyaligonza was in their village and that a myriad of soldiers had ransacked their house. They (soldiers) did not find Kyaligonza in their Bunyoro home again but fear engulfed Geraldine who decided to flee the farm drug-shop business altogether back to Kampala where she tried several relatives but none could dare host a bandit’s wife.

A friend offered to accommodate Geraldine and their last-born Martin but she (friend) got fed up with them too. On one occasion while I was travelling to Nairobi, Kenya through Malaba boarder, I witnessed the arrest of Mathew Kyaligonza who had been lined up by NRM/A external wing for a visit to Liberia to negotiate for war weapons but dared to sneak into the country to see what matters most-his family. The Ugandan arresting officers at the time included the late Sir Bob Mushikori the former Bugisu cultural leader who passed on recently.

Kyaligonza was always fortunate. He staged a daring escape running away with hand cuffs and without a shirt on.  One would have expected that all these things happening to them could have broken their spirit but they weren’t. Mrs. Kyaligonza says she wanted to bury the hand cuffs but the highly spirited Kyaligonza insisted that he would deliver them to their Commander-In-Chief Gen. Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni.

Fast forward I had bush war contacts both in Uganda and Kenya where I had relocated for studies. In Uganda as earlier said I knew a senior police officer Michael Wateya Naswere. In Kenya I was in touch with very many high-profile contacts Viz: Ernest Kakwano, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, Zak kaheru, Dr Samson Kisekka, Matthew Rukikaire, Perez Musamali and other Ugandans.

 

(+256776658433)

Email: simonwamoto@yahoo.co.uk

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Bobi wine to petition CDF demanding for unconditional release of his supporters

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Geoffery Serugo
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Bobi Wine

Former National Unity Platform Presidential (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine is set to petition the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen David Muhoozi demanding the release of their supporters under detention.

Since November last year, the country has witnessed a number of kidnappings by both armed plain clothed men and security personnel traveling in Toyota Hiace commonly known as drones. Most of the victims have since not been arraigned before courts of law nor released on police bond. However some abductees resurfaced and narrated their ordeal.

The singer is seeking for release of among others the head of his Private security team Edward Ssebuufu aka Eddie Mutwe, his singing partner Buken Ali aka Nubian Li and 36 other supporters who are currently held in Makindye military prison.

Last President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that the Special Force Command (SFC) under the leadership of first son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is holding scores of missing Ugandans who were reportedly kidnapped by plain clothed armed security operatives.  The president said SFC is holding 51 people after it released two.

“The disappearances are a consequence of the essentially treasonable acts of elements of the opposition.  It is dishonest for anybody to talk about the mistakes, if any, of the Security Forces without talking about the origin of the problem: treason, using terrorism by the opposition.  Criticize the Army if justified, but also criticize those taking the unconstitutional road of terrorism, intimidation, sectarianism etc,” Museveni said.

“We will today deliver a letter to the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen David Muhoozi demanding the release of their supporters under detention. They add that if the letter is not respected, peaceful demonstrations will continue,” Bobi said earlier today.

Bobi said over 400 NUP supporters are still missing since November last year.

The MP was yesterday nabbed at city square as he led NUP MPs and other leaders in a peaceful protest demanding for unconditional release of his supporters.

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#Covid-19: Absa Group Ltd records 51% decline in earnings

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Geoffery Serugo
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Absa Group CE Daniel Mminele

Absa Group Ltd has reported a 51 percent decline in normalised headline earnings to Shs 1.96 trillion (R8 billion) after impairments nearly trebled to Shs 508 trillion (R20.6 billion) amid the economic downturn that was precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earnings and returns improved materially in the second half of the year as lockdown restrictions eased, particularly in South Africa, which accounts for more than 80% of the group’s earnings. Group headline earnings fell 82% in the first half of 2020 compared with the first half of 2019. Headline earnings in the second half of last year were 19% lower than in the second half of 2019.

As COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were implemented across countries last year, Absa moved swiftly to adopt remote-working, implement payment relief measures for clients, and to launch initiatives to support the communities we serve, while ensuring operational and financial resilience.

“Absa responded decisively to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic downturn. We supported our staff, customers and communities through a difficult period and produced a resilient financial performance in a very challenging operating environment,” said Daniel Mminele, Absa Group Chief Executive. “We also successfully completed our separation from Barclays and reviewed our strategy to ensure that it continues to be relevant in the context of rapid changes in the operating environment.”

 “We believe we offered the most comprehensive relief programme in the South African banking sector, providing approximately shs 2.3 trillion (R9.8 billion) in cash-flow relief to 613 000 retail and business banking customers,” said Mminele. In addition, Absa waived various transaction fees and provided insurance premium relief, while temporarily extending credit cover to include a wider definition of ‘loss of income’ events.

Absa subsidiaries in countries outside of South Africa extended COVID-19 payment relief to more than 60,000 retail and business banking customers.

Approximately Shs 13.2 trillion (R54.4 billion) in payment relief was extended to corporate and investment banking clients during the year under review. This included interest and/or capital moratoriums, covenant concessions and extensions of maturity dates on expiring facilities.

Absa also mobilised its citizenship programme to support communities across presence markets. Absa and its employees directed R83 million towards COVID-19 response initiatives across the continent.

Financial performance

While credit impairments had a substantial negative impact on earnings, Absa Group’s 2020 financial results indicated positive underlying trends, including a 2% increase in income and strong growth in pre-prevision profit. (Pre-provision profit is profit before setting aside funds for impairments.)

Net interest income growth of 5% stands out, considering large policy rate cuts that reduced Absa’s net interest income in South Africa. However, Absa’s structural hedge released R2.6 billion to the profit and loss statement to partially offset this.

Operating expenses remained well-managed, declining 2%.

Combining resilient revenue growth with lower costs produced positive operating JAWS – a measure of efficiency – of 3%, improving cost-to-income ratio noticeably to 56%.

“I was really pleased with our 7% rise in pre-provision profit as this is an important indicator of positive underlying performance. I believe that we have appropriately prioritised balance sheet strength balanced against selective targeted growth during these uncertain times,” said Jason Quinn, Absa Group Financial Director.

Retail and Business Banking South Africa (RBB SA)

While RBB SA’s earnings declined 55%, strong pre-provision profit growth of 6% largely cushioned the business against an increase in impairments.

In a challenging and uncertain period, RBB SA actively supported customers through relief measures including financial advice, proactive customer and community outreach programmes and the provision of comprehensive payment relief.

Many customers signed up for the payment relief programme as a precaution, and by December, the outstanding exposure of loans deferred had reduced significantly as customers resumed payments. A combination of these support programmes, strong equity in mortgages and elevated savings rates, along with a resilient balance sheet, place the business on firm footing as it navigates the next phase of its strategy journey.

At the same time, RBB SA continues to invest, particularly in digital to improve operating efficiencies and the overall customer experience. This is illustrated by a 23% increase in digitally active customers to 1.9 million, largely driven by the mobile app. The app has been consistently the highest-ranking in the market.

CIB’s headline earnings declined by 17% as impairments increased six-fold. Pre-provision profit increased by 22%, supported by income growth of 14%, with all core operating business units delivering solid revenue growth.

CIB’s completion of separation from Barclays, which involved 44 projects, was a significant milestone, freeing up management time and facilitating the introduction of newer systems.

CIB successfully integrated the custody and trustee business (Absa Investor Services) which was acquired from Société Générale. The US office became operational with all regulatory approvals and licenses secured.

 Absa Regional Operations (ARO)

ARO earnings declined 56%, or 65% in constant currency. Pre-provision profit grew 3% as ARO continued to benefit from its well-diversified portfolio, both by activity and geography.

Completing its separation from Barclays was a significant event for ARO, most of which Absa acquired from Barclays in 2013. It included the largest single data and systems migration in Africa, as customers in nine countries were switched to a new, enhanced online banking system. It also involved a major rebranding of branches and corporate offices, ATMs, point-of-sale terminals, and over 1.2 million customer cards.

Strategy

Absa undertook an in-depth review of the group strategy in 2020, two years after the launch of the 2018 growth strategy, to evaluate execution progress, and to assess relevance given the changes in the operating environment.

“The review process concluded that, while our strategic choices from the 2018 strategy remain relevant, the world in which we seek to achieve them has changed,” said Mminele. “As a consequence, some shifts and accelerations are required to drive the modernisation our business, not only to maintain relevance but to thrive and advance as a business.”

“The Group has delivered respectable progress over the last two-and-half years against the strategy journey that was adopted in 2018, and we have seen good traction in some parts of the business. Our refreshed strategy enables us to become more precise in expressing how we want to embed customer-centricity at the heart of our business, how we will evolve our digital maturity, and what it means to be purpose-led,” said Mminele.

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Sand Cranes begin preparations ahead of 2021 Africa Beach Soccer Qualifiers

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Our Reporter
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Sand Cranes players in training

The Uganda National Beach Soccer Team (The Sand Cranes) has entered a residential camp at the FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru to start preparations for the forthcoming 2021 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations qualifiers due this month.

Uganda will face Ghana in a double-legged affair, with the first leg taking place at the FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru on 27th March and a return leg away in two weeks’ time between 9th to 10th April.

The team began preparations with a double session at the newly constructed Beach Soccer Facility at the Technical Centre.

11 of the 20 players summoned attended Monday’s training with the rest who still have engagements with teams in the Uganda Premier League expected to join camp by Thursday morning.

These include Captain Meddie Kibirige, Douglas Muganga, Samson Kirya, Brian Nkuubi, Jamilu Maliyamungu, Paul Kato, Alex Emmanuel Wasswa, Rica Byaruhanga and Godfrey Lwesibawa.

Caoch Salim Jamal Muwonge was impressed with the first day and believes the players will be in good shape before the matches.

“Many of the players have not been active and therefore, the first task is to work on their fitness levels and make sure they are in good shape before the games. We believe entering in camp will have us to access every player,” Coach Salim told Fufa.

Goalkeeper Nasser Lwamunda is optimistic that with better preparations, the team will achieve the target of qualifying to the final tournament.

“Our target is to go past Ghana and qualify for the final tournament and I believe better preparations will help us achieve that. We have started off well and hope to keep the same momentum ahead of the games.”

The winner on aggregate will qualify for the final tournament slated for May in Senegal.

Full Squad

Goalkeepers: Meddie Kibirige (Isabet), Jamilu Maliyamungu (MUBS), Samson Kirya (Entebbe Sharks), Nasser Lwamunda (KIU)

Defenders: Paul Lule (Buganda Royal), Davis Kasujja (MUBS), Douglas Muganga (MUBS), Paul Kato (Buganda Royal), Suleiman Ochero (St. Lawrence University)

Midfielders: Peter Mukwata (Mutoola Beach), Swaibu Kakwaya (Buganda Royal), Alex Emmanuel Wasswa (St. Lawrence University), Ronald Magwali (Buganda Royal), Rica Byaruhanga (Isabet)

Forwards: Ismail Kawawulo (MUBS), Brian Nkuubi (St. Lawrence University), Said Munir (MUBS), Swalleh Ssimbwa (St. Lawrence University), Godfrey Lwesibwa (Buganda Royal), Baker Lukooya (St. Lawrence University).

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Notorious drive-by robbers arrested, three motorcycles recovered

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Our Reporter
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Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga

The Flying Squad, conducted a sting operation that culminated into the arrest of five suspects highly involved in the rampant drive-by robberies on motorcycles.

The thugs on the 19 February 2021, at around 8 pm; while travelling on a motorcycle registration number UFD976Q, TVS, Red in colour; attacked Bukenya Patrick, a 40 year-old, electrician of Bunamwaya, Makindye, Ssabagabo Division, in Wakiso District.

The victim managed to raise an alarm which attracted several responders from the community, and one suspect Munywevu Derrick, was arrested from the scene. Upon further interrogation, he led the task teams to the arrest of four other gang members who included; Businje Charles, Lines Stuart, Nsubuga Bashir and Nalugwa Shadia.

Two other motorcycles under registration numbers, UFD445F and UER 789H were recovered and exhibited. The gang has been targeting pedestrians every evening along the axis of Salaama – Makindye – Bunamwaya – Rubaga, whom they would either attack physically or snatch their phones and bags then speed off.

“We would like to commend the dedicated efforts of the Flying Squad Unit and the Territorial team in Katwe, who jointly cracked down this criminal gang,” Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said.

“The operations are ongoing to harvest more suspects who form part of the gang and rid them from society by charging them to court.  We also urge, members of the public, who return home every evening on foot, to always exhibit vigilance, while moving back home.”

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Impis Rugby Club lose first two matches

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Simon Kabayo
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Impis Rugby Club players

Having had last year’s league canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Nile Stout Rugby premiership got a normalcy of starting the league afresh. At the canceling of the league, Impis was was laying at the bottom of the table.

At the restart, the club had a hope of improving their performance after they made some signings but all in vain. The club has gone on to lose the first two of its games since the restarting of the tournament.

The Impis started with the Mongers at their home ground, the graveyard but to their dismay, they lost the game towards the blowing of the final whistle.

Four of the new signings l had their debut against the Mongers but instead failed to convert the game to the winning tip. The new signings are; Godfrey Ayebare, Edmond Way, Gilbert Deng Ring and Aaron Atooke.

Talking to the head coach, Katuntu Emmanuel, said, “We have a good team that can compete so we’ll only need a great train and inspiration. We expect good results from the other matches.”

However, the Impis thought they could get their first win in Jinja while playing against the Jinja Hippos who were also hungry and thirsty for their first win. To a disappointment the Hippos through three tries from Emong, Echeru and Ebonga touched down the first half. The Hippos took their first lead with 19-3 points.

The Impis also fought hard in the last minutes to have a consolation from Muhumuza Kennedy making the score 38-08, in the favour of the Hippos.

The Hippos had the best way through as they had a simple game the young boys of Makerere. The match had a great turn up of the supporters as they were eagerly waiting to see their boys in the field play skilfully.

“The moment we have been waiting is now here for us. I expected this good performance from hard workers as I sought a first win of the league,” said Robert Seguya, head coach.

The Hippos captain, Ebonga expressed disappointment that they could score more points in this game. He said that they hope to improve in the next match against the Rhinos.

Impis’ coach Katuntu, has been tasked by the board to try all means to have the team provide the best results. The board urges that they provided adequate funds to cater for the team.

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Eastern Region Youth MP’s victory challenged over age

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Our Reporter
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Balunywa Aliza Sumaya who was a candidate for Youth MP Eastern Region has just filed an election petition challenging the victory of the over-aged Odoi Bernard Onen Mutusa of the National Resistance Movement-NRM.

Sumaya says that Odoi is over 39 years of age and yet the Constitution only allows 30 years and below. The case has been filed today at Mbale High Court.

Before elections, the Electoral Commission had disqualified Odoi for being over age and that he was not eligible to contest for the Youth MP elections.

However, Court reinstated him a day to elections after it ruled that it was illegal for the EC to denominate Onen basing on allegations, saying he was eligible to run for the Eastern Youth MP seat.

Balunywa Aliza Sumaya who has filed an election petition challenging the victory of Odoi Bernard Onen Mutusa.

However, according to the original birth certificate presented in Court, it shows that Odoi Bernard was born on 28th August 1982 and not in 1990 as he claims.

According to Odoi’s documents, they show that he sat O-Level examinations in 1999 when he was nine years old, which is practically impossible.

Odoi garnered 967 votes beating his closest rival Sumaya who scored 448 votes.

Birth Certificate
Election results
UCE Results

Odoi claims to be born in 1990
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Bobi Wine arrested

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Geoffery Serugo
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Bobi Wine arrested

Former National Unity Platform Presidential (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has been arrested.

The MP has been nabbed at city square as he led NUP MPs and other leaders in a peaceful protest. Last week, he announced country wide protests after he declared that he won the just concluded election with 54.19 percent.

The singer revealed a few days after withdrawing the presidential election petition in which he challenged President Yoweri Museveni’s victory on grounds that the election was not free and fair.

Parading box files containing 2584 declaration of result forms of the 34684, the singer said he won the election despite the intimidations, arrests and torture of his supporters.

“From the DR forms in our possession, it is clear that we won the election with 54.19% of the total valid votes cast. We won the January 14, 2021 election. The Special Forces Command (SFC) soldiers wearing Electoral Commission t-shirts and caps stood side by side with Byabakama as he read Election results. We even saw him stammering in fear as he read out the winner,” he said.

“I call upon all people to rise up and demonstrate against what he dubbed as stolen victory and the continuous kidnappings of Ugandans by the security operatives. We demand for unconditional release of his supporters and Party members who were arrested and detained before.” he said

On Thursday 14th January, 2021, the Electoral Commission conducted presidential elections where Ugandans exercised their constitutional rights of choosing a president who will lead them through a five year term. Uganda has a total 18,103,603 registered voters and 34,684 polling stations however only 10,350,819 people turned up to vote.

The presidential election which comprised 11 candidates was won by President Yoweri Museveni Tibuhaburwa Kaguta who got 6,042,898 (58.38%). His closest opponent Kyagulanyi Robert Sentamu got 3,631,437 votes (35.08%).

On 1st February 2021, Bobi Wine petitioned the Supreme Court challenging President Yoweri Museveni’s victory in January general elections saying that the election was not free and fair.

He contended that throughout the campaign period the People of Uganda generally, and more particularly his supporters endured untold suffering, torture, degrading and inhuman treatment on the orders of Gen Museveni. He cited the dark days of 18th and 19th November 2020 which saw over 50 innocent, unarmed citizens murdered in cold blood by the police and military.

Last month the Supreme Court declined to receive over 200 pieces of evidence from his lawyers who were led by Anthony Wameli. The court registrar Harriet Ssali Lukwago said the Supreme Court could not receive the affidavits because they were filed beyond stipulated time as agreed during the pre-hearing session held last month.

“Among the rejected evidence included the affidavits of the NUP secretary general Lewis Lubongoya, videos of pre-ticket ballots, and evidence of various polling stations where the incumbent got 100 percent. At Lwaweba polling station where they claim that Museveni got 100 percent seven of my relatives who votes from that station didn’t vote, two pregnant women were in the labour ward and two were arrested,” Bobi recounted

In February Supreme Court chaired by the chief Justice Alfonso Owiny-Dollo dismissed the MPs petition where he sought to adduce more grounds to support his 26 claims of election fraud, for which he wants president-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni annulled.

In the fresh grounds, Bobi contended that Mr Museveni was not qualified as Candidate and could not lawfully Contest in the Presidential Elections being a person in command of military and police contrary to Presidential Elections amendment Act and the Constitutional Amendment

In tandem, the Bobi Wine asked Justice Owiny Dollo, Mike Chibita to back off from hearing the matter because of a clear conflict of interest. He said Chief Justice represented Museveni as his lawyer in the presidential petition filed by Dr. Besigye in 2001 and the former DPP Chibita is Museveni’s former private secretary for seven years.  However, justice Dollo declined to recuse himself from the bench.

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