NEWS– The opposition National Unity Platform NUP have on 18th November 2024 held prayers in solidarity with families of the lost lives in the 18th & 19th November protests.
According to Bobi wine the NUP Principal, the prayers held at the National Unity Platform headquarters in Makerere Kavuule are in memory of the over 150 citizens whom he said were shot dead on the 18th and 19th November 2020 by security forces during presidential campaigns.
The party Principal revealed that these victims who included school children, were massacred during peaceful protests that erupted nationwide after he was violently arrested from a campaign rally in Luuka District.
“Relatives of the deceased have spent the last 4 years searching for justice but in vain.” he added.
Kyagulanyi stressed that in December 2020, a team of lawyers led by Mr. Nicholas Opiyo was abducted and later prosecuted for gathering information into the circumstances under which the citizens were gunned down.
The former presidential candidate noted that whereas ‘dictator Museveni’ promised compensation for the victims’ families, that has never happened stressing that effectively, the regime not only denied them justice but also took punitive measures against any entity that tried to step in.
Kyagulanyi reaffirmed the party’s commitment to justice and accountability saying that the death of their countless comrades whom he said have been eliminated for opposing the Museveni regime, strengthens their resolve to fight against impunity and oppression.
“We stand in solidarity with their families and pledge to continue the struggle for a free, fair, and just Uganda where such atrocities will never happen again without consequences. Together, we shall overcome”, he added.
