The National Unity Party President, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, was on Friday night honored with the Heroes of Democracy Award by the Renew Democracy Initiative (RDI).
The two- time presidential candidate used the global stage to condemn what he called the oppression of Ugandans under President Yoweri Museveni.
He said the occasion to urge the United States of America to prioritize human rights over what he described as “diplomatic convenience.”
The ceremony featured fellow honorees, including former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton and Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.
Kyagulanyi, while stating that he loves Uganda, lashed out at President Museveni’s administration, describing it as a 40-year “gun rule” that has left the “Pearl of Africa” in misery.
Speaking to a packed hall in New York, Bobi Wine emphasized that he was not attending as an exile, but as a “spokesperson for a country of nearly 50 million people who refuse to give up.”
He painted a grim picture of the current state of Uganda, noting that while he shared smiles in a beautiful hall, abductions and killings were continuing unabated back home.
