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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Security forces guarding former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, last evening blocked United States Ambassador Natalie Brown from reaching the residence of the National Unity Platform (NUP) leader.Ambassador Brown and team travelled to Magere in Wakiso District where Bobi Wine has been placed under de facto house arrest, in two official diplomatic cars.However, police and soldiers turned the American diplomats away as they approached Bobi Wine\u2019s home, with police spokesperson Fred Enanga later questioning the motive of the visit and America\u2019s direct involvement in Uganda\u2019s domestic politics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat role does America play in the politics of this country? Does the American ambassador have any personal attachment to Hon Kyagulanyi? That then raises even more suspicions, what was she going to do there?\u201d Mr Enanga asked last night.<\/p>\n

In an email response to our inquiries last night, US embassy spokesperson Anthony Kujawa noted that \u201cthe purpose of Ambassador Brown\u2019s visit was to check on Robert Kyagulanyi\u2019s health and safety, given that he\u2019s effectively been unable to leave his home, with security forces surrounding his property under the guise of providing \u2018security\u2019 that he did not request\u201d. But Mr Enanga, without elaborating, said they deployed to restrain the NUP leader\u2019s movement as a \u201cpreventive measure\u201d following intelligence they received about planned riots and protests countrywide. Bobi Wine\u2019s confinement is not a new tactic in Uganda government\u2019s rule book in suppressing main political challengers who aim to challenge results of presidential elections in court.<\/p>\n

On the day of voting during the 2016 elections, security grabbed then presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, who alleged that the ballot had been rigged, and placed him under house arrest for more than 40 days and freed him after the period to file election petition had lapsed.The Supreme Court, however, upheld Mr Museveni\u2019s victory when Independent candidate Amama Mbabazi, who performed dismally, challenged the poll outcome.<\/p>\n

Its unclear if Bobi Wine, who has declared his intention to challenge results of last Thursday\u2019s presidential election, will be contained at home for as long as Dr Besigye and lose the opportunity to gather evidence. Police and army yesterday ringed off the NUP headquarters.<\/p>\n

This newspaper understands that the US diplomats yesterday intended, among others, to deliver groceries to Bobi which, if true, would have been an answer to clarion call by activists on twitter to foreign diplomats accredited to Kampala to re-stock supplies for the politician\u2019s family that security forces have kept off-limits from Ugandans.Police said the family has not run out of food and they are working with Barbra Itungo, the politician\u2019s wife, to ensure no member starves.<\/p>\n

In last night\u2019s email, Mr Kujawa noted that Ms Brown\u2019s trip was not unusual since US officials regularly meet with \u201cactors across Uganda\u2019s political spectrum as part of Washington\u2019s diplomatic engagement\u201d. The embassy was unable to say whether her visit to Bobi Wine was coordinated through, or undertaken with approval by, Uganda\u2019s Foreign Affairs ministry as required by diplomatic protocol. \u201cToday, a presidential candidate is being held under effective house arrest by government security agents surrounding his home. These unlawful actions continue a worrying trend on the course of Uganda\u2019s democracy,\u201d Mr Kujawa noted.<\/p>\n

Condemns house arrest<\/b><\/p>\n

He added: \u201cNobody should be unlawfully be denied a means to communicate and the freedom to leave his home, should he choose to do so \u2026 The government of Uganda\u2019s \u2018democracy in the dark\u2019 strategy has undermined the integrity of Uganda\u2019s electoral process.\u201dDuring campaigns, Mr Museveni labelled Bobi Wine as a foreign agent.<\/p>\n

President Museveni, in power already for 34 years, won last week\u2019s presidential elections with 58.6 per cent while Bobi polled 34 per cent of the 9.9 million valid votes cast. Bobi Wine has disputed the results as manufactured, claiming, without providing evidence, that he won.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. 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