Majority of youths in Kibera are no doubt followers of NASA MP Babu Owino.
However, apart from following him as a NASA legislator, many youths here take Babu as a role model and one who shows the way against the establishment.
Recently, Owino was scheduled to travel to Uganda to attend an event organised by hie namesis Boby Wine.
However, the Ugandan government stopped the leader from crossing the border.
Owino has since written a very moving letter addressed to the Ugandan authorities.
STATEMENT BY COMRADE BABU OWINO ON UGANDA TRAVEL BAN; I WILL NOT BE SILENCED!
I am in receipt of official communication from the Minister for Internal Affairs for Uganda General Haji Abubakar seeking to ban my travel to Uganda without special clearance from his office.This draconian veto came just ahead of my trip to Kampala to attend the Kyalenga Festival yesterday. It is a backward and authoritarian response to my unequivocal support for Honorable Robert Kyagulanyi and the young people of Uganda against the tyranny of President Yoweri Museveni.
Honorable Bobi Wine and I remain brothers in ideology and no amount of intimidation will stop us from working together to liberate the people of Africa! I wish to categorically state that General Haji’s ban will not deter me from agitating for greater democratic space in Uganda, Kenya and indeed, the entire continent. I will not falter in my pursuit for respect for human rights and the meaningful involvement of the youth in our nations’ affairs.
The arc of the moral universe may be long but it always bends towards justice. President Museveni must know that nothing lasts forever. He has overstayed his welcome and soon, the popular wishes of the Ugandan people will outweigh his use of force and violence.
I urge the youth in Uganda not to be discouraged from this minor set back, I will come to Uganda whether the guy is alive or dead. We will overcome!
Signed and dated,
Comrade Babu Owino,
MP, Embakasi East and Leader, Youth For Africa Movement
Sunday, November 11, 2018.
END OF LETTER
Food for thought: can youths in Kibera stand up against tyranny in an objective manner?
Can youths in the largest slum area on the continent say no to bad authorities and demand good governance as a right and not a privilege?
#hivisasaoriginal