MBUNGE BOBI WINE APIGWA PINI....NYIMBO ZAKE MARUFUKU KUCHEZWA NCHINI UGANDA

Tume ya mawasiliano nchini Uganda (UCC) imepiga marufuku kwa vyombo vya habari nchini humo kufanya 'interview' na mwanamuziki Bobi Wine, baada ya kuonekana kinara kwenye suala la kupinga ukomo wa urais nchini humo.


Taarifa hiyo imetolewa na mwenyewe Bobi Wine ambaye pia ni mbunge wa upinzani nchini humo kwenye ukurasa wake wa instagram akisema kuwa amepigiwa simu na baadhi ya vyombo vya habari nchini humo na kuthibitisha suala hilo, kuwa wamepigwa marufuku kufanya naye mahojiano yoyote.


"Hii asubuhi nilitakiwa kufanya mahojiano na Capital FM, baadaye nikataarifiwa kuwa wamepewa agizo na UCC na kupigiwa simu na watu wa usalama kwamba wasiwe na mimi, nikapigiwa simu na vituo vingine vya redio na runinga na kunithibitishia wamepewa agizo hilo hilo na kwa vitisho, na iwapo watakuwa na mimi watakuwa katika hatari ya kufungiwa", ameandika Bobi Wine.


Bobi Wine ameendelea kuandika akisema kwamba.. "Iwapo unaangalia dalili za kuanguka kwa serikali usiendelee tena, huu ni upumbavu na haukubaliki, serikali inadhani inaweza kutuzuia kufikia watu wetu, wanafanya vitu ambavyo havina tofauti na vile wanavyohubiri kuvipinga",


Bobi WIne amekuwa miongoni mwa viongozi maarufu ambao wanapinga vikali suala la kutaka kupitishwa kwa katiba ambayo itongeza muda wa ukomo wa urais, kitendo ambacho kitamruhusu Rais Yoweri Museveni wa nchi hiyo, kugombea tena awamu ijayo.

This morning I was supposed to be hosted by Capital FM for Capital Gang. I was later informed that the radio was directed by UCC and received phone-calls from security operatives not to host me. I was called by other radio and TV stations and they confirmed that they received the same order- with threats that if I am hosted, they risk being closed. If you were looking for signs of a collapsing regime, look no further. This is cowardly and unacceptable. The regime thinks they can stop us from reaching our people. They are doing things not different from what they claimed to fight against. Instead of focusing on trying to clean up the mess they have created, they are trying to cover it up. We have exposed them, they can’t stomach it any longer. My message to them is this; Learn from history, but again, dictators never learn from history. White people say that history repeats itself but Eriya Kategaya said " stupid people repeat history", I believe Kategaya. Whenever regimes attempt to suppress the press and keep people in darkness, they never go far. You may switch the radios off air, but you cannot switch off the resolve of the people to protect and defend the Constitution and to better their country. You can switch off some microphones- but the people shall soon speak- loud and clear. Let me also ask, what reason do they give for this directive? On what law is it based? If it is because of last week’s events at Parliament, how are they related to what we say in the media? Is Mr. Mutabazi now the Speaker of Parliament outside Parliament??? Let me remind him that Ugandans are watching. All state institutions are better off not being part of this crime- the rape of the Constitution. I call upon all TVs, Radio Stations and the print media to ignore this illegal directive. Article 29(1) (a) of the Constitution of Uganda states that ‘every person shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression which shall include freedom of the press and other media.’ The highest Court in this country has also stated that “the right to freedom of expression extends to holding, receiving and imparting all forms of opinions, ideas and information.

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