National Unity Platform Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine found resistance in incumbent and National Resistance Movement flag bearer Yoweri Museveni’s home districts of Kiruhura and Kazo.
Kyagulanyi could neither campaign in Kiruhura nor in Kazo after he found residents disinterested in his message.
A jolly Kyagulanyi stuck to his car’s rooftop, singing songs in Runyankore and waving randomly but the people raised the thump, a sign of the NRM party.
In other areas, locals clad in NRM T-shirts displayed Museveni’s posters while cars dashed through the town honking loudly with Museveni’s posters plastered all over.
“We have grown up knowing Mzee (Museveni) he is the only one we will vote. Bobi Wine should go get his crown from Magere or the Ghetto,” One of the residents said.
“This is a yellow district, and Kyugalanyi should not expect a vote,” he added.
Kyagulanyi blamed his miserable welcome on intimidation by security officers and leaders on the locals. He claimed that his supporters were beaten and barred from accessing him.
“This is Rushere and Kazo, Gen Museveni’s home towns in Kiruhura district where he has been getting 100% of the vote. Apparently, every registered voter has been voting for him (including the dead). Today on our arrival, we received overwhelming love from the masses who came to welcome us. The RDC could not stomach the humiliation and decided to block us from accessing the venue where we were meant to address the people, we ended up addressing them as we moved out of town. The police and military had to beat the youth in the area to stop them from showing us support,” he said
