Newly elected Mayor of Boston city in USA, Ms Jeanette McCarthy has assured Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, of support in his 2021 presidential bid.
Bobi Wine was in Boston on Saturday night for a fundraising dinner organised by his supporters.
Speaking at the dinner, Ms Jeanette McCarthy, said Bobi Wine’s courage would deliver Uganda to a peaceful transfer of power.
“It begins with courageous people when there is injustice that is what everyone is looking for in Uganda because democracy in that country is not so good. It is always said that absolute democracy works absolutely in many states and I can assure Mr Wine that USA will give you support,” Ms McCarthy said.
We could not confirm whether she was speaking on behalf of the US government or on her own.
In his speech, Bobi Wine said he was compelled him to run against Mr Museveni due to many injustices in the country such as poor education, bad health services, lack of rule of law and continued injustice.
“We are not going to international agencies and foreign governments for support but I will run to Ugandans in the diaspora to help fund the cause. This is the time to have locally funded election to remove dictator Museveni who has caused misery to our country,” he said.
In response to Ms McCarthy’s statement, the deputy executive director of the government media centre, Col Shaban Bantariza, said such support is useless because Bobi Wine’s absolute support has to come from Uganda.
“That is nonsense. Tell that mayor that Bobi Wine’s constituency is in Uganda. How can her comment affect the voters in Uganda who are going to choose their leaders. USA should know that we don’t need their help whatsoever,” he said.
