{UAH} CMI arrests author of book critical of Museveni

Folks;

When will the Museveni system understand the futility of arresting authors of books that are critical of the regime? 

Arresting and jailing authors won't polish the regime's image, nor will it block the regime's bad behavior from public domain. In fact, it validates the allegations contained in books.

Kakwenza Rujirabashaija's book, Banana Republic, is a pejorative phrase for a failed state. It's been in political use since the 1900's, after American writer, O Henry wrote in his book, Cabbages and King, an account of a fictional, failed South American country whose economy depended wholly on banana production.

Any government that arrests writers for authoring materials that displease the regime, is better served to counter the authors' claims through intellectual means. Unless, the regime is also intellectually inept.

Pojim

 

https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1527335/author-arrested-cmi

Author arrested again by CMI

By Charles Etukuri

Added 18th September 2020 04:15 PM

Kizza, his lawyer, demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the youthful novelist, journalist, law student, and activist.

Kakwenza Rukirabashaija

Operatives from the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) have this Friday morning arrested Kakwenza Rukirabashaija reportedly over a book detailing his ordeal in detention, according to his lawyer.

Rukirabashaija's lawyer Eron Kizza in a statement said that his client was arrested at 6:30am in the morning of September 18 for publishing another book, The Banana Republic, which recounts the torture he allegedly was subjected to by CMI operatives for seven days from Easter Monday in April.

Kizza demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the youthful novelist, law student and activist.

However, the army Spokesperson, Brig. Flavia Byekwaso, noted that the matter had just come to her attention and that she would inquire from CMI.

"I have just learned of it. Let me inquire from CMI and get back to you," Byekwaso said.

In April, Rukirabashaija was arrested from his home in Iganga at around 2.30pm and his cell phone and laptop seized.

He was later charged in court in Iganga after the High Court ordered security to produce him.