According to Kyagulanyi, the deployment of police’s Crime Intelligence boss Christopher Ddamulira to Kampala’s informal settlements with large sums of money did not yield the support Museveni expected.

The National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Robert Kyagulanyi, has dismissed claims by President Museveni that NRM candidate was rigged out in Kawempe North, calling them a desperate attempt to justify electoral losses despite state-sponsored intimidation and manipulation.

In a statement shared on his social media platforms, Kyagulanyi, who is also known as Bobi Wine, described the NRM’s allegations as ironic, given the widespread reports of election irregularities perpetrated by state agents in favor of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).

“The same shameless despot who abducted our agents and supporters, beat up our people, spent days bribing voters, deployed military armored vehicles inside polling stations, and altered Declaration of Results (DR) forms to increase his votes—now claims that he was rigged?” Kyagulanyi wrote.

He further alleged that Museveni’s recent efforts to woo urban voters, particularly in Kampala’s ghettos, had failed despite heavy financial investment.

According to Kyagulanyi, the deployment of police’s Crime Intelligence boss Christopher Ddamulira to Kampala’s informal settlements with large sums of money did not yield the support Museveni expected.

“He is very surprised that despite spending billions on all these and other efforts, the people of Uganda have continued to reject him flat,” Kyagulanyi stated.

The NUP leader also dismissed Museveni’s past claims that the opposition rigged one million votes in the 2021 general elections. He reiterated his challenge for an independent audit of the election, a request he says the president has never responded to.

Kyagulanyi’s comments come at the wake of revelation by the ruling party that they challenging the results of Kawempe North by election in which Nup candidate Elias Nalukoola was declared a winner

“The party totally rejects the results of the Kawempe North Constituency that was declared by the Electoral Commission,’ said NRM secretary general Richard Todwong in a press conference held at the party headquarters in Kampala.

“The party instructs its lawyers to immediately challenge the results of by-elections in courts of law,” he added,” he added.

The Party highlighted acts of violence that were reported in the several polling stations within Kawempe North constituency were carried out by supporters and sympathisers of NUP political party.

They also pointed at cancellation of the election results from several polling stations by the election commission which they say disenfranchised about fifty thousand (50,000) registered voters from exercising their democratic rights.

“The party calls upon the Government to carry out a forensic audit to bring all the culprits who participated and messed up the election to book as soon as possible,” said Todwong.

For decades, Africa has been a playground for foreign aid organizations, with USAID leading the charge, promising development in education, healthcare, and agriculture. Billions of dollars later, what does Africa have to show for it? A fraction of the aid reaches the people, while the continent remains rich in natural resources yet shackled by economic dependency. Is this aid truly about uplifting Africa, or is it a tool for control?

The Aid Illusion: Success or Exploitation?

USAID and other NGOs often highlight their contributions to Africa’s healthcare and education sectors. There have been improvements in literacy rates and access to medical care in some regions, but at what cost? History has exposed dark truths, including unethical medical experiments and economic sabotage disguised as “assistance.”

Take HIV/AIDS, for example. While billions were poured into combating the epidemic, disturbing reports emerged of secret experiments that may have accelerated its spread in Southern Africa. In agriculture, traditional African farming practices have been eroded by GMO seeds that destroy soil fertility, making farmers dependent on expensive foreign imports. Is this development, or is it calculated dependency?

Africa Does Not Need Aid—It Needs Its Resources

Africa is the wealthiest continent in terms of natural resources, yet it remains among the poorest due to systematic exploitation. Take Niger, for instance: when French companies controlled its uranium, they paid the government as little as $0.80 per kilogram and resold it for over €200 per kilogram. But once Niger took control of its own resources, its uranium revenues skyrocketed from $1 billion to over $300 billion annually. Imagine if every African country did the same.

The leaders of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali are setting a new precedent. Captain Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso is prioritizing national wealth over foreign interests. These countries have expelled Western military forces and NGOs that previously controlled their economies. This shift is not just about sovereignty; it is about ensuring African wealth benefits Africans.

Who Benefits from Africa’s Wealth?

While USAID and other organizations claim to help, they are merely offering peanuts compared to what they extract. Instead of foreign handouts, Africa needs fair trade policies, control over its resources, and industrialization. The real question is:

Why should Africa rely on foreign aid when it contributes trillions of dollars to global economies?

Why do African leaders beg for aid instead of demanding fair prices for their natural resources?

Why is Africa still considered “developing” when it has financed Europe and America’s progress for centuries?

The Future: Africa First

If the West can push an “America First” policy, why shouldn’t Africa do the same? The leaders of the Sahel nations—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—are proving that African self-reliance is possible. Other leaders must follow suit. Instead of chasing aid contracts, they should be securing trade deals that benefit their people.

This is the wake-up call for all African nations. The time for begging is over. Africa has everything it needs. What it requires now is visionary leadership, economic sovereignty, and an end to exploitation.

#AfricaFirst #EndExploitation #ResourceSovereignty #USAIExposed #WestAfricaRises #AfricanWealthForAfricans #NoMorePeanuts #AidOrControl

In August 1991, Soviet citizens took their national future into their own hands by flooding the streets of Moscow in defiance of martial law. As one old woman yelled up to the very young driver of a Soviet tank, “You can’t do this! We are the ones who fed you when you were little—just leave.” And he did. It was an object lesson—ordinary people making a difference in a way that the Soviet Union, and the world, would not soon forget. The collapse of the Soviet Union followed.

When Estonia, then a Soviet republic, defied Moscow and demanded self-government, its citizens led what was famously labeled “The Singing Revolution.” 300,000—a fifth of Estonia’s population at the time—turned out for a peaceful, joyous, yet rebellious rally in the capital, singing, “Estonian, I am… free.” Dr. Marju Lauristin, a tough-minded Estonian political leader, seemed amused at the surprise of a U.S. television commentator. “The strength of small people isn’t in guns,” she said. “It is in intellect, in culture, in traditions, and in self-belief.”

Uganda is one of the world’s poorest, most densely populated countries, with the highest number of its people being unemployed youth. It is also one of the most illiterate nations, with a history of cruel and corrupt dictatorships, having never witnessed a peaceful transfer of power, with a small middle class, and a few wealthy individuals amid great poverty. The ruling government has done close to nothing to justify why it has been in power for almost four decades, with almost every state institution lacking functionality. Citizens feel that the ruling government’s time is up, as is being shown in the Kawempe North by-election.

A country scared of its people has resorted to terrorizing them. A notorious force, now identified as the Joint Anti-Terrorist Task Force of Uganda (JATT), which is supposed to deal with terrorists, is instead terrorizing civilians. The resilience of citizens showing up at opposition rallies, despite the torture they are facing, is amazing. There is no amount of terrorism that will crush the spirit of these hungry and angry Ugandans.

Is government aware that violence only breeds more violence, as people sympathize with the oppressed? Is it aware that sowing bloodshed only makes Ugandans angrier, hungrier and depressed? Does the government know that those who are hurt remain hurt when it continues to choose the path of violence? And is it aware that responding to the pain and suffering of its people with arrogance only fuels even greater public outrage?

JATT possibly signals that the 2026 election will see more chaos and terrorism on the streets of Kampala. But this also shows what the post-Museveni era will be like for those who have sown bloodshed, blessed torture, and commanded the masked terrorists.

This boiling situation in Kawempe and elsewhere in Uganda was neatly prepared by the NRM government’s inaction on serious concerns, including the worst corruption in Uganda’s history, nepotism, and a focus on one-man rule over national issues,name them. Violence is never the best option when signing out. The longest reigns in Africa have all ended at a stage like where Uganda is today—40 years of rule (Omar Bongo (Gabon) – 1967 to 2009 (42 years), Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe) – 1980 to 2017 (37 years), Muammar Gaddafi (Libya) – 1969 to 2011 (42 years).  And so, I would be right to say that Museveni’s regime is in its evening. But how will he wish to sign out?

JATT, or whoever is in charge, must end this insane trajectory for the sake of humanity. Otherwise, the self-destruction mode created by those in power will ignite a revolution—a revolution I would fully support—to change the course of tanks and the direction of history. No human being can stand by as innocent people are treated as terrorists. One day, citizens will refuse to obey anything but their conscience.

I say NO to the shameless gangs patrolling the streets of Kawempe. The government should do the right thing and send them to fight actual terrorists elsewhere—not innocent Ugandans.

Whoever is behind the command or invitation of JATT to Kawempe North is the top enemy of the Museveni establishment.