Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi well known as Bobi Wine has accused courts of protecting criminals such as, the corrupt, murderers and land grabbers.
He made the remarks following the conviction of the Makerere university Research fellow, Dr Stella Nyanzi who was on Friday sentenced to 18months in prison after being convicted of cyber harassment in connection to harassing president Museveni and insulting his late mother.
“The same courts that have protected the corrupt, shielded murderers and defended the land grabbers are now castigating the poet for being immoral,” he noted.
Through his social media platform, Bobi Wine noted that If Dr Stella Nyanzi was a high-ranking Police officer accused of torturing a citizen, by now she would be out of cells having a good time with her children and she would have not spent even on day in jail.
“You and me know very well that if Stella was president Museveni’s minister accused of receiving a bribe, she would be off the hook in no minute,” he noted.
He stated that there is nothing immoral for a woman who uses hard words to speak the truth than a minister who steals money meant for babies suffering from Malaria.
He urged the public to stand up in solidarity with Dr Nyanzi and make sure that each one does what he or she can to redeem the nation.
He further elaborated that issues related to Dr Stella Nyanzi must be critically internalised in their full context because the argument of morality is only an excuse for persecuting courageous women who have dared speak out against an evil despot.
“What gives us hope is that the force of evil however dark never win in the end, God being our help, we shall certainly overcome,” he stated.
He noted that Dr Stella Nyanzi showed her courage by exhibiting in all the trials and tribulations.
“At a very serious personal cost, she has challenged all of us not just sit down when our nation is going down the drain,” he noted.
