{UAH} MUSEVENI'S KIBOKO SQUADS STARTED IN THE EARLY 80s
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MUSEVENI'S KIBOKO SQUADS STARTED IN THE EARLY 80s
"I also PARTICIPATED
in the UPM campaigns in Ankole sub region. I recall one day when as a member of Yoweri Museveni's campaign team we chased Democratic Party's Sam Kutesa's campaign team from Rwabarata monthly market. We booked with the authorities to hold a rally there on market , but when we found Kuteesa's team there with music system, we bought herdsmen's canes, took them on , and held our rally thereafter."
The Observer - interview with John Musinguzi in February 2012 under the headline:
Nonentity who made big sacrifice.
In 1980 Museveni as leader of UPM CONTESTED for both the Presidency and the local area parliamentary seat. Despite the above mentioned intimidation and violence the people stood their ground and he miserably lost to DP's Sam Kutesa. That is when he took off to launch the five years rebellion. John Musinguzi from Kazo was awarded by Museveni with a Nalubale medal during the the army day celebrations held in Kasese. That medal is awarded to civilian activists who have contributed towards the political development of Uganda through armed struggle, civil disobedience and otherwise. At the back of the medal it is written "Peoples' Resistance Struggle". Musinguzi who did not go to the bush but had been a strong UPM supporter could majorly remember the fight against the DP candidate in Rwabarata market as his contribution. Despite the violence meted out against then DP's Sam Kutesa, he throughly beat his rival Museveni hands down in Nyabushozi constituency.
Armed bands terorising the population especially during the elections started with the Kalangala ACTION group under Major Kakooza Mutale. In 2005 the hooded and armed commandos raided the High Court to reverse a court decision granting bail to PRA suspects. Other paramilitary groups dressed in civilian clothes, armed with big sticks beat up demonstrators during the Mabira Forest demonstrations. In a meeting with Asian businessmen, Museveni praised their action saying that they were courageous patriots who were fed up with hooliganism engineered by political opportunists. This green light from the fountain of honor gave way to more of such groups. The Police mobilised vigilantee groups from among the taxi touts, vendors, bodaboda raiders, army veterans armed them with long lean canes - the kind normally used by cattle herders. The goons dubbed as Kiboko Squads would be trained to do dirty work for the NRM. Kiboko is a swahili word for a Hippo and from its skin were extracted whips or canes used to administer corporal punishment. These squads were commanded by security operatives from CMI and ISO and had their command post at the Central Police Station while KCCA law enforcement department provided the logistics. These muscular men wielding clubs and sticks would indiscriminately cane anyone who would come in their way. They operated alongside the anti-riot police operations but the police never owned the squads thus designed to avoid responsibility for state inspired violence. Its only a one Juma John Semakula the self confessed leader of the Kiboko Squad who confessed in an Interview with Bukedde and the New Vision as having beaten up voters at Kakeeka in Mengo. That the squad was responsible for violently disrupting opposition political assemblies. He was arrested by Kayihura and the matter died a natural death.
Therefore Museveni's use of violence is is as old as his childhood ambition to gain the presidency. As elections are approaching, we are yet to see another round of such goons at work; this time they will take the form of the so called Crime Preventers who are gradually becoming a nuisance.
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in the UPM campaigns in Ankole sub region. I recall one day when as a member of Yoweri Museveni's campaign team we chased Democratic Party's Sam Kutesa's campaign team from Rwabarata monthly market. We booked with the authorities to hold a rally there on market , but when we found Kuteesa's team there with music system, we bought herdsmen's canes, took them on , and held our rally thereafter."The Observer - interview with John Musinguzi in February 2012 under the headline:
Nonentity who made big sacrifice.
In 1980 Museveni as leader of UPM CONTESTED
for both the Presidency and the local area parliamentary seat. Despite the above mentioned intimidation and violence the people stood their ground and he miserably lost to DP's Sam Kutesa. That is when he took off to launch the five years rebellion. John Musinguzi from Kazo was awarded by Museveni with a Nalubale medal during the the army day celebrations held in Kasese. That medal is awarded to civilian activists who have contributed towards the political development of Uganda through armed struggle, civil disobedience and otherwise. At the back of the medal it is written "Peoples' Resistance Struggle". Musinguzi who did not go to the bush but had been a strong UPM supporter could majorly remember the fight against the DP candidate in Rwabarata market as his contribution. Despite the violence meted out against then DP's Sam Kutesa, he throughly beat his rival Museveni hands down in Nyabushozi constituency.Armed bands terorising the population especially during the elections started with the Kalangala ACTION
group under Major Kakooza Mutale. In 2005 the hooded and armed commandos raided the High Court to reverse a court decision granting bail to PRA suspects. Other paramilitary groups dressed in civilian clothes, armed with big sticks beat up demonstrators during the Mabira Forest demonstrations. In a meeting with Asian businessmen, Museveni praised their action saying that they were courageous patriots who were fed up with hooliganism engineered by political opportunists. This green light from the fountain of honor gave way to more of such groups. The Police mobilised vigilantee groups from among the taxi touts, vendors, bodaboda raiders, army veterans armed them with long lean canes - the kind normally used by cattle herders. The goons dubbed as Kiboko Squads would be trained to do dirty work for the NRM. Kiboko is a swahili word for a Hippo and from its skin were extracted whips or canes used to administer corporal punishment. These squads were commanded by security operatives from CMI and ISO and had their command post at the Central Police Station while KCCA law enforcement department provided the logistics. These muscular men wielding clubs and sticks would indiscriminately cane anyone who would come in their way. They operated alongside the anti-riot police operations but the police never owned the squads thus designed to avoid responsibility for state inspired violence. Its only a one Juma John Semakula the self confessed leader of the Kiboko Squad who confessed in an Interview with Bukedde and the New Vision as having beaten up voters at Kakeeka in Mengo. That the squad was responsible for violently disrupting opposition political assemblies. He was arrested by Kayihura and the matter died a natural death.Therefore Museveni's use of violence is is as old as his childhood ambition to gain the presidency. As elections are approaching, we are yet to see another round of such goons at work; this time they will take the form of the so called Crime Preventers who are gradually becoming a nuisance.
INFORMATION IS POWER
Posted by Uganda - A Change of Guards! a
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