The also say that they are disappointed in the NUP leadership skills as top leaders run the party on fake promises.
By Rehema Nagujja
On Sunday 25th, July, 2021 a reknown group of Ghetto youths from the “Republic of Kawempe” popularly known as the Gaza youth Brigade attacked their leaders over living luxuriously even after a failed struggle.
The group had turned up for a Duwa (last funeral prayer) of a NUP fallen solder Shakirah who had succumbed to COVID-19 a month back.
After the prayer, The thirsty Gaza boys requested mineral water from their leaders a request that was denied, they later surrounded their leaders asking them to surrender all their belongings including wallets, phones jewelries and money as ransom to vacate the place.
NUP leaders including Francis Zaake, David Lewis Rubongoya, Fred Nyanzi, Sauda Madada, Eddy Mutwe among others were shocked to be sorrounded by their own boys.
Rubongoya who had first hesitated was slapped and within no minute, he handed in his phone and money. Nyanzi who had already sensed danger acted quickly and gave the boys money. Zaake turned a deaf ear and moved to his car something that angered the ghetto youths. Over forty of them followed him, broke into his car and according to the eye witness, they slapped arrogance and pride out of the Mityana Municipality legislator.
His bodyguard Ashraf Sseremba moved out to defend his master but he was overpowered. The boys turned him into a punching bag, pushed him into a trench, stoned him and left him for death.
Asked the boys why they chose violence especially on their bosses, the ghetto youths say they are not happy with their bosses who transformed their lives and families after the elections yet when it comes to their needs, leaders assure them that the struggle is still on.
The also say that they are disappointed in the NUP leadership skills as top leaders run the party on fake promises.
Gaza ghetto youths is a group of ghetto boys hopeful for a better lifestyle.
Prior to the 2016 elections, they attacked and beat up Kawempe Division Mayor Emmanuel Sserunjoji at Kalerwe over failure to pay for their raw music talent that had amplified his campaign five years back.
The group is said to have traveled with Kyagulanyi in his 2021 presidential campaign using their own money.
During the recent campaigns for the just concluded elections, the same unruly group stormed Ramathan Lukwago’s rally accusing him of having used them and failed to pay for their services.
They worked for Kidandala in Kawempe North after rejecting Muhammad Ssegirinya who is said to be on wanted by the same group.
RAS CARDO REGGAE CREATOR FROM TRENCH TOWN
I AM NOT SURPRISED TO SEE THIS HAPPENING. THIS IS WHAT I CALL THE SILENT PANDEMIC OF DISCRIMINATION, DECEIT, AND DESTRUCTION WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG, LONG TIME. IT IS MOST HURTFUL WHEN IT IS DONE BY YOUR OWN PEOPLE WHOM YOU THINK YOU CAN TRUST.
THE YOUTHS HAVE COME TO SEE THE TRUTH- AS I HAVE SAID-“THE TRUTH MUST SWIM LIKE OIL”. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.
IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BETRAYAL OF THE YOUTHS WHO HAVE TRIED TO SECURE THE TRUST OF THOSE THEY FELT WOULD HELP THEM. THIS FAILURE OF TRUST WILL MOST SURELY LEAD TO GRAVE PROBLEMS AND CIVIL UNREST WHICH CAN NEVER BE GOOD FOR ANYONE AND ANY COUNTRY.
I SEE THE SAME HAPPENING IN JAMAICA WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THOSE IN GOVERNMENT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN TO THE POOR GHETTO YOUTHS. MY MENTORED BRETHREN AND STUDENT SANG ABOUT IT.
RASTAMAN CULTURE- THE LATE -JOSEPH HILL- SANG ABOUT IT IN THE SONG-“TRUST ME”. WHY CANT YOU TRUST ME AS A RASTAMAN? MY REGGAE IN THE MESSAGES OF RASTAFARI IS ALSO TO HEAL AFRICA AND ALL NATIONS, BUT WITHOUT TRUST, THERE CAN BE NO HEALING OF THE NATION.” HOW CAN WE FIND PEACE WHEN PEOPLE ARE CONTEMPLATING EVIL?
P.E.A.C.E. THE ACRONYM SPELLS IT OUT CLEARLY.-PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ARE CONTEMPLATING EVIL! JAH BLESS YOU ALL. PETER TOSH DID SING-“YOU CANT BLAME THE YOUTHS OF TODAY”. HE WAS RIGHT. BOB MARLEY SANG-“TELL THE CHILDREN THE TRUTH”, I RAS CARDO SAY-“THE TRUTH MUST SWIM LIKE OIL”.