Don Wanyama, the Senior Presidential Press Secretary on Tuesday evening welcomed the newly appointed People Power spokesperson Joel Senyonyi into politics.
Mr. Wanyama through his official Facebook page said that Mr. Ssenyonyi has for long been hiding behind the camera yet he was politicking in most aspects.
“I welcome my brother Joel Senyonyi to the open political arena. I have always argued that it is better to take this move than hide under the cover of the media yet all you are doing is politicking,” said Mr. Wanyama in a statement.
He added that it was weird for him [Mr. Ssenyonyi] to participate in OTT protests in 2018 and make the same incident a lead story in the bulletin.
“I remember the day he led a demo against OTT and in the evening had to anchor and report news where the same demo was the lead story. Weird.”
“Now that Joel has undressed, I guess size won’t matter. See you in the arena,” said the former Daily Monitor journalist.
The former NTV Uganda Journalist was appointed spokesperson of ‘People Power’ an opposition political pressure group led by Kyadondo East legislator Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine.
Addressing journalists on Tuesday Bobi Wine in company of MPs Patrick Nsamba Oshabe. Francis Zaake, Mbwatekamwa Gaffa and other leaders in the pressure group said Ssenyonyi’s appointment was ignited by the contradicting statements issued by the group’s members, saying there was need to streamline communication.
“After a long struggle for change by we members of People Power Movement with each of us making statements which have sometimes been contradictory. we decided to choose one person amongst us to manage all our communications.” Bobi Wine said.
“I am delighted to unveil Mr Joel Ssenyonyi as our spokesperson.” he said during a news conference in Kamwokya.
