KAYUNGA: NUP Resorts to Hate Speech, Malicious Propaganda To Win Votes From Unsuspecting Voters

The leadership of the National Unity Platform has come under spotlight

for resorting to hate speech and malicious propaganda to win hearts of
the unsuspecting voters from Kayunga district.

While campaigning for NUP candidate for Kayunga LC 5 by-election
Harriet Kafeero Nakweede,  the party electoral commission chairman
Fred Nyanzi made malicious claims where he said that it is president
Museveni who is exploding bombs in Kampala to kill Ugandans.

The election wounded Nyanzi who miserably lost to Hon Mohammed
Nserekko for Kampala Central MP also made weird allegations during a
rally in Kangurumira that Museveni is also responsible for the
infamous bijjambiya in the greater Masaka region.

It is on record that two opposition legislators Allan Ssewanyana for Maindye West and Ssegirinya Muhammed Kawempe north are the masterminds of the bijjambiya incident in greater Masaka that claimed over 20 innocent civilians mainly the elderly.

Suspects arrested by joint security narrated that they were told to kill people in Masaka indiscriminately because the region attracts a lot of media attention to discredit government.

Prosecutors say they would rely on technical evidence gathered by forensic experts like telephone handsets, call detailed records and CCTV evidence obtained which place the suspects at the scenes of crime.

Political observers believe NUP founded on the principle of verbal
extremism under the cover of veils of hatred and intolerance are
employing this tactic to make voters in Kayunga to hate government and
President Museveni.

“The malicious and outrageous claims by Nyanzi were very unfortunate
and unacceptable. NUP is not here to bring any new alternative idea
but only to black mail and cause hatred. Instead of telling the people
of Kayunga what new things they are planning for them, they are here
spreading lies and falsehoods” remarked an observer.

The Kayunga LC5  race has attracted six candidates including Andrew
Muwonge of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party, Harriet
Nakwede of the National Unity Platform-NUP, Anthony Waddimba from the
Democratic Party-DP, and independent candidates; Boniface Bandikubi,
Majid Nyanzi and Jamil Kamoga. They are all seeking to replace Feffeka
Serubogo, who died just months after taking office.

According to residents, Nakweede formerly of FDC party is being
bankrolled by Moses Karangwa of the National Resistance Movement.
Nakweede has also been an NRM supporter and this time received shs 70m
from Kalangwa through a one Tebandeke for election campaign.

Tebandeke who was very close to late Ffefeka Serubogo helped Nakweede to
get NUP ticket against one of the family members of Serubogo who
wanted to replace their fallen father but were denied party
endorsement.