What exactly killed Francis Ssenteza Kalibala (Frank)?
By Staff Reporter
Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine’s close protection person is dead. The deceased, Francis Ssenteza Kalibala, was pronounced dead at arrival at Rubaga Hospital in Kampala, Sunday, December 27th, 2020.
Whereas National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters allege that late Francis Ssenteza Kalibala also known as Frank was run over by a military police patrol truck number H4DF 2382 in Busega, eye witnesses say it was a private car (Drawn) Omnibus registration number UBF 850z, which he attempted to climb but failed and fell off.
UPDF has vehemently dismissed reports that Frank was knocked by a military police vehicle. The army spokesperson, Brig Flavia Byekwaso also says Frank fell off a speeding car reg No. UBF 850z (Drawn).
“UPDF would like to clarify that the late Francis Ssenteza Kalibala (Frank), a NUP candidate close protection person was not knocked by a Military Police vehicle as purported, but rather fell off a speeding car Reg. No UBF 850z (Drawn) he tried to jump to but fell off.
The NUP supporters allege that Frank was taking journalist Kasirye Ashraf for emergency medical attention at Rubaga hospital. Frank passed away a few minutes at arrival at Rubaga hospital.
Eyewitnesses interviewed by this website on Monday morning recounted how Frank met his death.
A witness at Busega stage who moved with Bobi Wine’s motorcade from Kyengera, maintained that Frank had fallen off a minibus commonly known as a Drawn.
This website has established that whereas NUP members described Frank as “cool guy”, moments before his death he had assaulted a motorist at Kyengera as he tried to clear way for Bobi Wine’s motorcade.
Kyengera was congested with traffic since many people were returning from upcountry to celebrate Christmas.
It is a norm for Bobi Wine’s private bodyguards to jump off their cars and clear the road for their candidate.
And because the team was rushing Ashraft to hospital, Frank was “rough” while clearing the way.
At Kyengera as he directed vehicles to move off the road, he beat a private motorist severely who was coming from the opposite direction for failing to give Bobi Wine a way.
To confirm this allegation raised by the eyewitness, The Drone Media established that the motorist assaulted by Frank at Kyengera was identified as Enock Kamuntu, he lodged a complaint at Kyengera Police Station.
The assault case is under vide: CRB 274/2020. Kamuntu in his complaint stated that he is a resident of Ntinda and was in Kyengera to run personal errands when a ‘NUP Kanyama’ pounced on him saying he should give way to the ‘president.’
Further, this website established that Frank was travelling in Omnibus registration number UBF 850z. This vehicle is commonly referred to as a Drawn. NUP owns many of these cars.
Thereafter Frank and his colleagues managed to clear the road, from Kyengera to Busega roundabout.
“At Busega, that man (Frank) was standing on the double cabin pick up which transports Electoral Commission security detail that protects Bobi Wine,” another eyewitness said.
This pickup was in between Bobi Wine’s official car and the Drawn. Because all the cars were in motion, Frank told the driver of the Drawn to get closer so that he jumps and enters.
“While in motion, he missed to step on the metallic rail on the minibus’ door, he slipped, he hit his head on the door and eventually landed his face on the tarmac,” said a witness.
When asked if there was presence of a military and police truck, he said yes. “They were in a distance of around 50 meters.”
The witness added that the Drawn immediately stopped and Frank was picked from the tarmac while alive and rushed to Rubaga Hospital as well.
He said no military car got even close to where Frank had fallen before he was picked off.
Police which was present informed Old Kampala Police Station about the matter. The cops at the scene were directed to impound the Drawn so as to begin investigations but the NUP security team became errant.
Bobi Wine’s other bodyguards immediately plucked off the number plates of the Drawn to conceal the evidence.
While at Rubaga, Police asked management of the hospital not to allow the numberless Drawn to leave premises but NUP supporters vowed to burn down the hospital should management listen to police orders.
The situation became worse as NUP crew became rowdy forcing police and military to fire bullets.
One wonders, a military truck weighs around 5000 to 10000 kilograms. Would Frank’s head be intact and would he be alive at a time he was taken to hospital, assuming he was run over by the same heavy truck as alleged by NUP members?
Common sense is not applied here. Bobi Wine’s team is very good at documenting all scenes/events of what happens in the field. How did the videographers miss to capture images of the truck and only film the moment when Frank was being taken to hospital?
Analysis
The truth is that there is no military truck filmed/captured running over Frank, yet cameras were on at the death scene. The clip shown and later hidden reveals colleagues wondering whether Frank was hit by a bullet or otherwise. They first shouted in Luganda that he was shot, but later changed this allegation.
Honestly, how did the military truck target only Frank among all those people who had crowded there? Frank missed a step while chasing the Drawn Omnibus, but because he had clung on it; he fell off onto the tarmac, which shuttered his head.
Observation
A question that has not been asked is how Frank (RIP) got to be knocked. Was he a pedestrian? How did he end up on the road? Gen. Flavia is probably telling part of the truth in explaining the sequence of events but stopping short of admitting that the deceased was run over after losing grip and falling. In a convoy or even ordinary situation, these boys are assuming a high risk when they choose to travel that way. Even police on patrol vehicles belt up. I have been a youth and engaged in some dangerous behavior. But we never blamed anyone but ourselves when our macho acts went awry.