By Sekaggya Seka Moses
The National Unity Platform (NUP) leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, held a gathering at Kavule to welcome new members to the party.
Among the new members are leaders who have been subscribing to other political parties previously, as well as some representatives to cultural institutions.
During the occasion, Kyagulanyi condemned the alleged bribery of MPs with UGX 100m to amend the UPDF Act, calling it “high treason against the people.”
He questioned the motive behind the amendments, stating that they are politically motivated and brought in bad faith with the intention of overturning the Supreme Court’s decision blocking the prosecution of civilians in army courts.
“It’s disturbing that while thousands of citizens in beneficiary parishes struggle to share the 100 million, a single MP pocketed the same amount to betray them,” Kyagulanyi said, highlighting the disparity between the UGX 100m allocated to each parish and the same amount allegedly pocketed by MPs in bribes.
He added, “We challenge them to take a step further and strongly speak out in public against this theft.”
Kyagulanyi commended over 70 MPs who signed a resolution condemning the bribery and called upon the public to hold accountable those MPs who took the bribe.
“We call upon the public to isolate every MP who took a share of this loot, and extract from them the ultimate price at the next election,” he said.
The NUP leader also demanded the release of hundreds of NUP comrades, including Bobi Young, Machete Yasin, and Kalanzi Sharif, who have spent three months in illegal detention.
“We continue to demand for the release of the hundreds of our comrades… who have spent 3 months now in illegal detention in clear contempt of the Supreme Court’s ruling,” Kyagulanyi stated.
In a stern warning to NUP MPs, Kyagulanyi stated, “If we get evidence that any of our MPs in NUP took this money, we shall politically deal with you, no matter who you are, the same way we have dealt with those who stole before you.”
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