The last couple of weeks have been relaxed on my end and I am taking the time to redesign my website

The last couple of weeks have been relaxed on my end and I am taking the time to redesign my website. Been going through all my archives and landed on these photos I took in the 2016 Presidential Campaigns when I followed Dr. Kizza Besigye’s trail around Kampala for a day. Those were different days. The tension between the state and its citizens wasn’t as high as it has been with the People Power movement.

Looking back to the year we are ending, Most notable of all events is going to be the aftermath of the Uganda Presidential elections that was Marred by record-breaking State Violence.

The weeks leading up to Uganda’s elections were characterized by widespread violence and human rights abuses. These included NUMEROUS killings by State security forces, arrests and beatings of opposition supporters and journalists, disruption of opposition rallies, and a shutdown of the internet. To date, Facebook can only be accessed with help of a VPN.

For me, the signs were clear from as early as 2020 and from an early stage, I made a decision not to engage with any of the campaign rallies for fear of my life. Salute to all the journalists and photographers who dared to preserve this year’s history amidst the life-threatening chaos.
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