Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine/FILE
Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has said that he sympathises with Kenyans over the recent wave of alleged abductions.
According to Wine, it is sad that Kenya seems to be moving away from being the East African region’s beacon of hope.
He said apart from the alleged abductions, the country is also becoming worse for government critics.
This was in reference to the recent ‘abduction’ of Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye in Nairobi, and was taken back to Uganda, where he is currently being court-martialed.
“Very sad to see how quickly Kenya is descending from being regarded as a beacon of hope for our troubled East African region to now being known for abductions of young citizens critical to the government of the day,” he said.
Wine insisted that Kenyans must firmly take back their country before it falls into dictatorial leadership.
He said it is time Kenyans defended their constitution before it is made too weak to defend any citizen.
“I sympathise with you, Wandungu, the great people of Kenya. Like I warned you previously, you must resist."
“Therefore, to you Kenyan friends, you must defend your Constitution before it is too weak to defend you. If you do not uproot repression when it is a seedling, it becomes much harder when it takes root, grows into a tree, and spreads its branches everywhere,” Bobi Wine added.
His remarks come even as Kenyan police deny being behind any of the abductions.
Inspector General Douglas Kanja refuted any allegations of police involvement in the ongoing abductions in the country.
In a statement on Thursday, Kanja said that there is no police station in the country that is currently holding any of the persons reported to have been abducted.
“For avoidance of doubt, the National Police Service is not involved in any abduction, and there is no police station in the country that is holding the reported abductees,” he said.
The IG added that the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) will probe the said abductions, as he called on members of the public with any useful information on the missing persons to report to the nearest police stations.
