Isaac Ssemakadde’s recent scathing remarks against Uganda’s fraudulent judicial system are a stark warning about the depths of corruption to which Museveni’s regime has dragged the nation. The General Court Martial—this bastardization of justice—is nothing more than a puppet institution, a cesspool of tyranny where Museveni’s corrupt cronies wield unchecked power. It’s a courtroom of oppression, with Kiryowa Kiwanuka and Owiny Dollo as the regime’s agents of destruction, presiding over rituals of injustice. The trial of Olivia Lutaaya and other civilians in this corrupt institution is nothing but a grotesque display of raw power, entirely devoid of fairness or legality.
Ssemakadde has done what Uganda’s cowards in the judiciary are too spineless to do—he has called out this perversion of justice for what it truly is: a complete violation of Uganda’s 1995 Constitution. What kind of government allows civilians to be dragged into a military court like helpless victims, stripped of their dignity and humanity? This is not justice; this is political slaughter, orchestrated by a regime that feeds on fear and oppression. The General Court Martial is a disgrace, a perverted weapon designed to crush anyone who dares stand against Museveni’s brutal empire. It is nothing more than a swamp of corruption, and the judiciary’s silence is an outright betrayal of its duty to uphold justice.
What the people of Uganda are witnessing is not just an isolated trial; it is the full militarization of the judiciary, a cancer that has spread to the core of our democracy. How dare these military stooges pretend to deliver justice when they are nothing but glorified enforcers in robes, carrying out the dirty work of their political masters? Their hands are stained with the blood of the innocent. They have no business touching the law, let alone interpreting it. The ongoing trial of Olivia Lutaaya is just one example of this grotesque farce. Reports of coerced plea changes reveal the depths of intimidation and manipulation at play. Defendants are stripped of any hope for a fair hearing, trapped in a rigged system designed to break them. What does Uganda stand for when such blatant abuse of power is allowed to flourish?
Museveni’s thugs have turned our courts into political execution chambers, where justice is a joke, and fairness is an illusion. Kiryowa Kiwanuka and Owiny Dollo, you are not leaders of justice—you are enablers of corruption, profiting from the misery and oppression of innocent people. Your shameless betrayal of justice is a stain on this nation’s history. Uganda has become a nation where the corrupt thrive, and the innocent suffer in silence.
Ssemakadde’s message is clear: Ugandans must rise up and reclaim their dignity. We can no longer stand idly by while this military dictatorship drags us deeper into oppression. Justice is not a privilege for the elite; it is the right of every citizen. Museveni’s reign of terror, supported by these fraudulent military courts, must end. The corruption must be exposed, and true justice must be restored to Uganda.
The Uganda Law Society, under Ssemakadde’s leadership, must act swiftly and decisively. The time for talking is over. These military tribunals must be dismantled, and the judiciary must be purged of its corrupt elements. The time for action is now. If we fail to act, Uganda will be consumed by the very evil that now seeks to control it.
Uganda must rise. Justice must rise. The stranglehold of corruption must be broken.
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