"Fellow Ugandans, I greet you all in the name of the Almighty God, I am very grateful to finally have the opportunity to address you even though my home is still surrounded by soldiers and the Military." - @HEBobiwine
"I am indeed under house arrest and I continue to live through these indignities and humiliation but my spirit is very strong. I hope you, comrades, out there are strong too." @HEBobiwine
"I am indeed under illegal house arrest. I am strong though, because I am aware of the trials and tribulations that those that came before us had to go through in their fight for freedom and democracy." @HEBobiwine
"I am further consoled by the constant reminder in me that what I am going through today is nothing compared to what other comrades have had to go through for the past three years since we started the People Power Movement" - @HEBobiwine
"As all Ugandans know, ladies and gentlemen, many comrades are now dead. Many are in hospitals nursing wounds of torture while very many are in prison for standing for what is right. We salute you and you continue to be the reason why we don't give up." - @HEBobiwine
"Fellow Ugandans, today I stand before you to make my first address since the 14th of Jan when the people of Uganda went for elections, which elections well all know that we won resoundingly ..."
"...which elections Gen. Museveni together with Mr. Byabakama and other machinations of state, mainly the military, rigged with impunity and which is the reason why I am under house arrest today." @HEBobiwine
"I must state right from the beginning that we went into this election knowing the nature of the regime that we are dealing with. However, we went into this election having our confidence in the people of Uganda." - @HEBobiwine
"Our confidence was indeed the trust that we had and still have in the power of the people of Uganda and their ability to assert their voices. And they indeed asserted their voices. All of us heard and felt their voices." - @HEBobiwine
"Like many dictators, Museveni organises elections in order to pay lip service to democracy and to buy legitimacy from the world, especially the outside world. He was determined to take the nation through the same old ritual but he gravely miscalculated." - @HEBobiwine
"The question we have been getting from some people has always been 'why participate in an election that we know has already been rigged?'
We participated in this election because we have the confidence in the power of the people of Uganda" - @HEBobiwine
We participated in this election because we have the confidence in the power of the people of Uganda" - @HEBobiwine
"We participated in this election because we believe that the people of Uganda can speak loud & clear. We saw they spoke. So today I stand before you to thank you for turning up in unprecedented numbers and Yes, for voting for change." - @HEBobiwine
'Mr. Byabakama and his Electoral Commission are still struggling to downplay the turn-up of the people of Uganda for the elections but even a blind person can see that this had not happened before. The turn up was massive and Yes, people voted for change." - @HEBobiwine
"They voted for the National Unity Platform & myself to lead them, to turn a new page, to lead them into a new Uganda, to lead them into a country where we have to end the indignity and the pain of dictatorship they've had to deal with for the last 35 years." - @HEBobiwine
"I want to thank you ladies & gentlemen because you did that. You voted for change. You voted for us. We know that and we indeed appreciate that." - @HEBobiwine
"Let me also appreciate my fellow presidential candidates for putting their foot forward, but most importantly for rejecting the Museveni fraud. Therefore, fellow citizens, I speak to you today with a heart so grateful and with so much confidence ..." @HEBobiwine
"...the confidence that you gave us when you chose NUP and when you chose me to be your leader in the new Uganda. Unfortunately, yet again, Gen. Museveni committed a coup against the constitution and against the people of Uganda." - @HEBobiwine
"By 6pm on the day of voting, it was clear across the country that despite the rigging & widespread irregularities, Museveni was defeated resoundingly." - @HEBobiwine
"From the East to the West, from the North to the South and Central, it was very clear that the people of Uganda had rejected the Museveni dictatorship and they had chosen a new Uganda." - @HEBobiwine
"Unfortunately Museveni is such a poor student of History, including his own history. In a book titled 'Mission to Freedom' written by himself, Museveni justified his decision to do to the bush and wage a violent war." @HEBobiwine
"He (Museveni) said, 'In December 1980, Ugandans went to the Polls. By late afternoon on December 11th, It was clear that UPC & Obote were headed for a resounding defeat. Inspite of all the rigging that he had done earlier, it was clear that the UPC was losing ..."
'... They had rigged right from the start, right from the stages of registration of voters, the nomination of candidates, demarcation of electoral boundaries, etc. UPC was seized with panic. Paulo Muwanga took over the powers of the Electoral Commission ...'
'... The following day, 12th December 1980, using their control of the National Radio, the Army, the Police, & other state machinery & backed by the Tanzanian Gov't, Obote and Muwanga announced their Coup ...'
'... Once again, a minority unpopular clique was imposed on the people of Uganda leaving them with no option but to take up arms in defence of their democratic rights' This was Museveni speaking. This was him. And we are here, yet again." - @HEBobiwine
"Just replace the actors. Remove the others, put Museveni, Byabakama, and the like and it will become alive again." - @HEBobiwine
"Throughout the campaign period, ladies & gentlemen, people of Uganda generally, and more particularly, my supporters & myself endured untold suffering, torture, degrading & inhuman treatment and all this was on the orders of General Museveni. " @HEBobiwine
"This included but not limited to the dark days of 18th & 19th Nov where more than 100 innocent unarmed citizens of Uganda were murdered. Gen. Museveni would later brag about these cold murders & his executioner, Gen. Tumwine said they were ready to kill some more." @HEBobiwine
"He said 'Comply, Comply, Comply. Cooperate, Cooperate, Cooperate' those were his words. He indeed went ahead and said that the Police have a right to murder citizens. I am very glad that all this has gone on record, not just by me but by the entire world." - @HEBobiwine
"Fellow Citizens, when I was nominated, I informed the nation that this was not just a mere election. I told you that this was a REVOLUTION. I want to tell you today that the revolution is going on and absolutely nothing will stop this revolution of the People." - @HEBobiwine
"The regime is desperate to close this Chapter and pretend that everything has moved on. But I will tell them today - This is just the beginning. We are Removing a Dictator and we are not going to rest until we accomplish this mission." - @HEBobiwine
"The People of Uganda had every reason to fight for freedom and now they have an even bigger reason to fight - their victory was stolen and they will not give up until they defend their victory because it was stolen in daylight. " - @HEBobiwine
"The people of Uganda are not fools and certainly not this generation." - @HEBobiwine
"Like most National & International bodies have noted, this election was marred with massive irregularities including state-inspired violence, intimidation, harassment of my supporters, myself and other opposition candidates." - @HEBobiwine
"There was a lot of ballot stuffing with pre-ticked ballot papers in favour of General Museveni, there was alteration of Declaration of result forms, the confiscation of Declaration forms from our agents by security personnel, the flawed tallying processes etc" - @HEBobiwine
"In many districts across the country, our agents were picked up from polling stations and up to now it is unknown where many of them are detained, they are still missing." - @HEBobiwine
"Amidst all this, Museveni switched off the internet & ordered local media not to broadcast the incidences of irregularities & human rights violations. And to complete all their immoral scheme & cover up all this evil, they immediately placed me under house arrest." - @HEBobiwine
"It will be remembered that 2 weeks to the election, my entire campaign team was arrested. They were all rounded up in Kalangala Islands, including myself. But for me, they placed me into a military chopper, airlifted me, and detained me right here in my house." @HEBobiwine
"Everybody else was taken & detained. 49 of these were charged in a military court & were remanded. These people include Twaha Ali a.k.a Nubian Lee - my long term singing partner & my closest friend, Daniel Oyerwot a.k.a Producer Dan Magic - my music producer." - @HEBobiwine
"They include Ssebuufu Edward a.k.a Eddie Mutwe - my personal bodyguard & close friend for many years, Agaba Anthony a.k.a Bobi Young, Ntege William a.k.a Kyuma Kya Yesu - one of our security team members, Mwijukye Lookman a.k.a Kampala Lookman - official photographer of NUP."
"Moody Ntambi - A professional boxer & my personal coach who was treating me and taking me through the morning drills on the campaign trail, my young brother Nyanzi William a.k.a Mbogo, our good friend Shuki Wa Bobi, Najja Sherriff a.k.a Don Sherriff my personal assistant ..."
"Racheal Akiiki, Nansofe Safina, Muwanga James, Namwanje Jamila, Ssemakula Hassan, Kyalimpa Kenny - who turned 18 while in Prison, Nsubuga Muhammad, Matovu Adam, Tamale Ibra, Kafoko Stanley a.k.a Kistan, Kivumbi Achileo, Nyanzi Kaddu Ismail ..."
"Manga Muzafaru, Kivumbi Robert - a comedian, Obicho Bonny, Ssekiranda Samson a.k.a Giant, Brian Ddamulira a.k.a Museveni Must Go, Katumba Robert, Namubiru Fatuma, Namuyimba Joy a.k.a Joy Strong - she was a nurse heading our first Aid Team, Tumushemeirwe Monica ..."
"... Lutaaya Oliva, Mpanga Charles, Kyabagu Gosera a.k.a Pimpa Productions - our videographer, Mutalya Godfrey, Musisi Benedict, Kalyango Baker, Mukasa Hussein a.k.a Oshea - Chairman Nyanzi's son, Sseninde John Bosco, Muganga Isma, Tamale Fahad, Murusha Bashir & Mwezima Geoffrey"
"I must also mention that many of our colleagues have been picked up from their houses. In the neighborhood, my wife's cousin Lule David Bwanika a.k.a Selector Davi was picked up by the military 2 days to the election but up to now we don't know his whereabouts." - @HEBobiwine
"Over 3000 Supporters of NUP were picked up by security and up to now the whereabouts of most of them are still unknown." - @HEBobiwine
"These and many other irregularities and fraudulent actions for which we have overwhelming evidence prove one thing - this has been the most fraudulent election in the history of Uganda." @HEBobiwine
"It is certainly 10 times more fraudulent than the 1980 election which Museveni hinged on to go to the bush and start a war which claimed more than half a million of Ugandan lives." - @HEBobiwine
"What happened on 14th January is an insult to the memory of those that paid the ultimate price in the pursuit of freedom & democracy in Uganda. It is a mockery to democracy." - @HEBobiwine
"Friends, Article 1, Section 4 of our constitution provides that the people of Uganda shall express their will and consent on who shall govern them and how they should be governed through regular, free, and fair elections." - @HEBobiwine
"But for Museveni and his regime, they have eliminated the words 'free' and 'fair'. We therefore categorically & unequivocally reject the manufactured results of Museveni & Mr. Byabakama and all the operatives. We reject those results!" - @HEBobiwine
"They (the results) were fabricated by Museveni and his operatives and read by Byabakama. That was an insult to the voice of the people of Uganda and Yes, an insult to democracy. They do not in any way represent what the people of Ugandas said on 14th January." - @HEBobiwine
"We have overwhelming evidence to that & therefore we reject those results. Yes, we do. We call upon the people of Uganda to reject this mockery and to refuse to acknowledge Museveni as the winner of the January 14th Polls." - @HEBobiwine
"We defeated Museveni and we were supposed to be announced as winners but as usual, Museveni bulldozed the Electoral Commission which was clearly not in charge of the election. They took over all local media stations and as you saw, they announced fake results." - @HEBobiwine
"Ugandans must resist this treasonous attempt for Museveni to forcefully impose himself on us as president because he is not. Resisting tyranny is not only right but it is the duty of all oppressed people. It is a duty that we must carry out." - @HEBobiwine
"So, I call upon all the people of Uganda, I encourage you to use non-violent & legal means and ideas at your disposal to ensure that we engage in this fight for complete freedom." - @HEBobiwine
"We've always said that People Power is our power. The stolen votes belong to the people of Uganda. The people must rise up, rise to the occasion and free themselves and their country from that small group of gunmen that don't care about the future of Uganda." - @HEBobiwine
"Their (the gunmen's) only intention is to plunder Uganda and oppress the people of Uganda.
Unlike Museveni who unleashed untold violence and suffering on the people of Uganda in the 1980s, we choose non-violence. Our strategies are completely non-violent." - @HEBobiwine
Unlike Museveni who unleashed untold violence and suffering on the people of Uganda in the 1980s, we choose non-violence. Our strategies are completely non-violent." - @HEBobiwine
"We're committed to non-violence because we despise violence - that is what makes us different from Museveni & why we're fighting to remove a violent tyrant. Studies have shown in the past that non-violence is even more effective in breaking violent dictatorships." - @HEBobiwine
"I, therefore, encourage all you citizens to take a firm stand against the Museveni regime. We can finally remove it, I guarantee that to you." @HEBobiwine
"Finally, many Ugandans are eager to hear our position on whether or not we shall go to court to challenge the thuggery and fraud that Museveni and his cohorts unleashed on the people of Uganda." - @HEBobiwine
"From the 17th of January when the coup was announced, we have received numerous calls advising us on different strategies and we are very grateful, ladies and gentlemen." - @HEBobiwine
"Those who've been against going to court have told us it's a waste of time. They've argued that the composition of our supreme court as it is today would not rule against Gen. Museveni because he is the one that appointed all of them." - @HEBobiwine
"They have made reference to the past cases filed by Dr. Kizza Besigye & Hon. Amama Mbabazi in the same courts and how the decisions were arrived at. They've argued that to go to court is to give Museveni another stamp of legitimacy." - @HEBobiwine
"Then there are those who are advising us to go to court. Even when they are skeptical about the outcome, they think that we have an opportunity to file all this overwhelming evidence before a court of law. This, they want us to do for present & future reference." - @HEBobiwine
"They think we should exhaust all the present legal avenues and if they have any shortfalls, which many believe they do, then we should use this opportunity to expose them." - @HEBobiwine
"The regime has been actively trying to block us, to frustrate any attempts for us to go to court. They have held me captive without any charge for 8 days." - @HEBobiwine
"They have intimated all our polling agents but most crudely, they have confiscated more than 4000 of our Declaration of result Forms. These forms are crucial in an election petition and I believe that is why they chose to confiscate them." - @HEBobiwine
"We have tasked the authorities to return these forms because they have actually confessed to having taken them but they're not responding." - @HEBobiwine
"The leadership of NUP is in the process of consulting stakeholders but most importantly consulting the common people because that is where we get our biggest support from. In a few days, we shall communicate our decision to the nation about that matter." - @HEBobiwine
"As regards my illegal house arrest, the police & the military have failed to explain why they're surrounding my house, why they've taken over my compound. They've failed to explain that." - @HEBobiwine
"My legal team was here with me yesterday and for the first time, they were allowed to access me. They explained to me that they have filed a case of Habeas Corpus in court and the court is yet to determine that." - @HEBobiwine
"Fellow Ugandans, I urge you to stray strong, stay in confidence, stay moving on. The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory. I can guarantee you, we are removing a dictator as a generation." - @HEBobiwine
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