The leader of National Unity Platform, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has said failure to release Museveni’s academic documents is enough that Uganda is still under military rule, a dictator in a suit.
In his message to Ugandans on Independence Day, Bobi Wine said it has been close to two months now ever since the Electoral Commission quickly released his academic documents and refused to release those of president Museveni.
“The Commission came up with all sorts of excuses for not releasing Museveni’s papers but now we know why. In this Deed Poll, the man who has participated in the previous six elections, purports to legally change his names for the first time,” said Kyagulanyi.
Kyagulanyi queried how the Electoral Commission has been nominating president Museveni all these years claiming that the circumstances show that he had never been nominated legally.
“Was he ever legally nominated? Is he then in office legally? Did he actually possess the required documents? The Electoral Commission which claims to be independent, why did they not release the documents and let Gen. Museveni sort out the name thing at that time?” Kyagulanyi queried.
Bobi Wine said Ugandans must not waste any valuable time lying to themselves that a system like this one will produce freedom on a silver platter.
“We shall and must struggle for it. I thank counsel Muwadda Nkunyinji who together with other lawyers are pushing this matter forward. Yet again, the emperor is naked,” he noted.
Lawyer Muwadda Nkunyinji had tasked the Electoral Commission to send him results of ‘Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’ and not those of ‘Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni’.
Previously known as Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the president announced in a deed poll that he has dropped the use of any other name and will now be known as Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni.
Muwadda demanded that the EC Chairman, Justice Simon Byabakama should release Museveni’s academic documents like the commission did when another lawyer asked for documents of candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.