Bobi Wine fires back at Captain Sserunjogi over remarks that he cannot be the Commander in Chief of the UPDF
Robert Kyagulanyi stage name Bobi Wine has fired back at a senior army officer, Captain Sula Sserunjogi statement that he will never be a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Commander in Chief and other security forces in Uganda.
Via his Twitter handle, Bobi Wine on Wednesday night expressed his displeasure over captain Sserunjongi statements saying the army is practising partisan politics yet it’s supposed to be universal as the Constitution commands.
After, Bobi Wine accused President Museveni of turning the national army into his mercenaries who have turned against Ugandans.
“We the people shall soon speak and the guns will go silent,” Bobi Wine said.
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“Why we must end military rule and establish a civilian government that adheres to the rule of law. Our Constitution commands that the army shall be non-partisan. But see what the Museveni regime has turned our nation into,” Bobi Wine added.
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During his address on Wednesday 8th, January 2020, the fifth day of the NRA great trek titled “Africa Kwetu” Captain Sserunjogi told the gathering that President Museveni is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces in Uganda and no one else will be, besides Museveni.
“There are those coming in their trousers. You the youths should know that the president is the commander in chief of the army. You expect Bobi Wine to be our commander in chief? Sserunjogi wondered.
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Ssserunjogi adds that despite the democracy Uganda has, he cannot imagine the music star turned politician is their Commander in Chief, Occupying President Museveni’s seat.
“It is unimaginable seeing Bobi Wine sit in the office that he (Museveni) is occupying. It is true this country has democracy but we can’t allow such a thing to happen,” Sserunjogi added.
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Ever since Bobi Wine began his political career two years ago, he has always used music as a tool to front his political agendas and ideologies. And he has released a numbery of politically oriented songs so far.
But Captain Sserunjogi seems to be negative about Bobi Wine political oriented music. Music has been used to disorganise the country politically.
“The destruction of the country’s politics stemmed from Ugandans who released stupid songs.”
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He mentioned some songs that created enmity between Ben Kiwanuka and Apollo Milton Obote that messed up Uganda’s political system.
Further, the bush war hero asked youth in Uganda to respect and honour the role played by the former bush warfighters in liberating Uganda.
In his address, he said the past governments committed a numbery of atrocities but when the National Resistance Army (NRA) came in, they saved the country.
Sserunjogi who on particular occasions shaded tears narrated that his area went through a lot of suffering in the hands of both Obote and Amin’s government.
“By the time Museveni decided to wage a war on UPC government, he found us suffering right from Amin’s Regime. At one time, a doctor was beaten and dragged on the ground by Amin’s soldiers from a bar at around 9 pm to the sub-county headquarters for one kilometre. He died in Poli
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Both Amin and Obote’s soldiers were so cruel committing all sorts of crimes in Sserunjoji’s area.
“During Amin’s time, soldiers would invade the house, rape women and defile children as the head of the family watches. They would sometimes ask you to clap for them as they enjoyed,” Sserunjoji narrated as tears rolled down his cheeks.
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He, however, thanked the bush war heroes for the great sacrifice and joined Museveni to liberate Uganda.
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