Kyagulanyi urges Ugandans to shun tribal divisions and embrace unity

LAMWO - National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has called on Ugandans to rise above tribal and regional divisions, saying unity is the only path to true liberation and national transformation.

Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, urged citizens to stop identifying themselves by tribe or region and instead see themselves first and foremost as Ugandans.

“Do not look at yourself as a Muganda, an Acholi, a Langi or a Munyankore,” Kyagulanyi told the crowd at Padibe in Lamwo district on Friday. 

“Do not look at yourself as a Muganda, an Acholi, a Langi or a Munyankore,” Kyagulanyi told the crowd at Padibe in Lamwo district on Friday. (Photos by Richard Sanya and Ponsiano Nsimbi)

“Look at yourself as a Ugandan. We must come together as one people if we are to defeat oppression and poverty.”

According to Kyagulanyi, "Uganda’s leaders have  for decades thrived on dividing citizens along ethnic and religious lines to weaken their collective voice."

Kyagulanyi said his movement seeks to end what he described as “forty years of dictatorship and poverty” by uniting Ugandans around a shared vision of justice and equality.

“I am here to announce the end of four decades of oppression and the beginning of a new Uganda — a Uganda where all of us, regardless of tribe or religion, have equal opportunity,” he declared.

He told supporters that the country’s vast resources have benefited only a few, leaving the majority in poverty, especially the youth who have known no other president in their lifetime.

Kyagulanyi said if elected, he would build a government that values merit and fairness rather than ethnicity or political loyalty.

“We want a Uganda where the wealth of the country serves all citizens,” he said. “Every region can have good hospitals, good schools, clean water, and electricity. It is possible — we just need honest leadership.”

He called on Ugandans to use the upcoming election as a chance to reclaim their dignity and future.

“This election is not a usual one,” he said. “Let us unite — not with guns, but with the power of the people. If we speak together as one Uganda, no one can silence us.”

Kyagulanyi promised to usher in a generational change if elected.

“If you make me your president, you will not be ruled by a man clinging to power for forty years,” he said. “You will be led by a Ugandan who believes in unity and justice for all.”