Founder of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Moses Nkonge Kibalama Speaks in Tongues
By Angela Nyakuni
Founder of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Moses Nkonge Kibalama, has told reporters that he was prompted to report to Police in Buwambo after 4 people, 2 of them armed with guns trespassed onto his compound at his residence. He said people began to trail him after his engagements with ‘People Power’ over his political party.
“Since we got into this marriage between ‘People Power’ and National Unity, Reconciliation and Development Party, people have been following me all the way from Kampala to my home, every day almost.
One night, some people jumped over the fence and I heard them in my compound.
When I torched at them, they ran and climbed over the fence. The next day, I alerted Police, which sent reinforcement and fired shots outside my house. When they fired bullets, those people vanished,” Kibalama told reporters at a news conference in Kampala on Friday.
“I’m a free man. From here, I am going to my home. But I still have security for my movements and for my residence,” he added.
Asked how he ended up in the custody of the military, Kibalama said: “I reported to Police. I don’t know how they [Police] ended up transmitting these reports to the military. I’m a civilian. I don’t know how security deployments are made. When you report to Police, they may choose to send LDUs or Military Police”.
Regarding the meeting with the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen David Muhoozi, he said: “I met with the CDF who wanted to know the security issues that I was faced with. He told me my issues were taken seriously and that they would provide me with security to ensure no harm is made on me.
Contrary to claims made by NUP President, Robert Kyagulanyi earlier on Friday, Kibalama said he has not been beaten or tortured while he was in military custody.