Ugandan president fires son from military role after ‘capture Nairobi’ tweet
GuardianMAR 31 2023
The Spin
Narrative A
Ugandan authorities have repeatedly harassed and intimidated opposition leaders. The abduction and violent arrest of the main opposition leader, Bobi Wine, is an example of how President Museveni's security forces violated citizens' rights to freedom of expression and assembly. The Ugandan government must be held accountable for its human rights abuses.
Narrative B
Despite propagandists spreading rumors of his arrest, Bobi Wine was, in fact, safely escorted to his home as NUP activists had planned to wait for him on the roads from the airport. Police took this decisive action so as to ensure that business activities and movements along the highway linking Entebbe to Kampala wouldn't be disturbed.