By KAMPALA; Retired army general David Sejusa has cautioned the National Unity Platform (NUP) leadership against encouraging actions he described as reckless, after videos emerged of youths in Luwero mimicking armed security personnel using banana-fibre guns during Robert Kyagulanyi’s campaign trail on Tuesday.
The warning came in response to an X post by NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya, who had shared the footage with excitement, praising the creativity of the young supporters.
In a sharp rebuke, Gen Sejusa said such displays regardless of the materials used pose grave risks in a politically charged environment.
“This is absolutely IRRESPONSIBLE, ndugu. Discourage it,” Sejusa wrote. “Mimicking armed soldiers aiming guns from whatever point is very dangerous. Whether using toys, bamboo, or banana fibres, DON’T!”
He questioned why opposition leaders treat politics lightly despite the dangers that often surround Uganda’s political contests.
“Politics is serious business, in many places of life and death. Why is it a game, a comedy to you?” he added. “I see your group rounded up by police, yet it’s fun to you? And you keep doing silly things which don’t add value at all?”
Gen Sejusa, also known as David Tinyefuza, is a retired UPDF officer, lawyer and former Member of Parliament. A former coordinator of intelligence services and senior presidential adviser, he once served as army commander and sat on the UPDF High Command and Defence Council.
He later fell out with President Yoweri Museveni and went into exile in the United Kingdom, where he formed the Freedom and Unity Front after being accused of plotting a coup.
His latest remarks add to growing debate over conduct on the campaign trail, especially as tensions remain high ahead of the general elections.
