The media earlier reported that the Ugandan government was thrown in panic mode ever since president Yoweri Museveni announced that Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine painted a negative picture about Uganda to the western world, which has since discouraged investors from investing in Uganda.
Museveni revealed on Friday in an interview with BBC’s Allan Kasujja that Bobi Wine had discouraged investors in America and Europe from investing in Uganda and that because of that he is an enemy of progress in the country.
According to reports, whatever Bobi Wine told Americans sparked off panic among several top government officials, because many of them have since been slapped with travel bans and sanctions by both America and European countries.
The heightened panic is being felt so much among several government officials to the extent that security minister Gen. Elly Tumwine has since vowed to do whatever it takes to force Bobi Wine to apologise to President Museveni.
Tumwine is quoted to have said thus; “I will force Bobi wine to apologize to us or die trying.”
According to reports, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretary General Kasule Lumumba in her statement advised Bobi Wine to be humble and apologize:-
“Apologize to the President so he can allow you to sing. Stop making our country suffer. The whole cabinet is worried about shame if they try to go abroad.
However, Lumumba has distanced herself from such allegations describing such reports as fake news.
“My attention has been drawn to fake news posts making rounds on social media alluding to a statement I allegedly made asking Bobi Wine to apologise to the President in order to be allowed to stage his concerts. I would like to make it clear that I never made such statements,” she said.
