Ug Decides2021: Felix Kulayigye Asserts, He Has No Problem With Saluting Kyagulanyi Once Elected President

On Dec 14, 2020

The Member of Parliament representing Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Brig Gen. Felix Kulayigye asserted that he has no problem with saluting National Unity Platform Flag bearer Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert once he is elected the next president of Uganda in the 2021 general elections.

Not like other UPDF top officials and politicians, who have been coming out downplaying Kyagulanyi, Kulayigye said he has no problem with serving Bobi Wine if he is the people’s choice.

He said this when he was hosted at Next Radio on Saturday last week in a political talk show called the Big Talk.

“Ahead of State is ahead of State whether you agree with him or not. I have talked to Hon. Kyagulanyi and told him there are things I don’t agree with him. But if he is the head of state, I will salute him” said Kulayigye.

Brig Gen. Felix Kulayigye becomes the first top army official to say that but the rest have been coming out publicly claiming that even if Kyagulanyi wins, they cant hand over power.

The likes of Brig Deus Sande who have vowed never to handover power to Bobi Wine in case he becomes President,

However, officers like Brig. Sande the commandant of the UPDF’s Armoured Warfare Training School, Masaka Armoured Brigade have already vowed that they are not ready to hand over power to people like Bobi Wine.

“As long as we are still here, we are not ready to give out power to ideologically bankrupt people. We cannot give away Ugandans. We cannot spoil what we struggled for many years ago. We are not ready. Do you think we are planning a handover? No. We are planning for consolidation of what we struggled for. It is up to the young generation to decide where they want to take Uganda but they should know that the Uganda they live in is not what it was many years ago. Uganda should not go the Somali way,” Sande said recently while at one of NRM campaign meetings in Masaka.

This week the Minister for East African Affairs Gen Kahinda Otafiire argued Bobi Wine to continue “singing and dancing” since he (Otafiire) did not fight in the bush (1980-86) for a musician to lead him.
“I like Kyagulanyi’s songs, but Kyagulanyi can’t lead me. I did not fight in Luweero for Kyagulanyi to lead me. We went to Luweero and fought, then now you tell me to be ruled by Kyagulanyi! No! Can he take us anywhere?” Otafiire wondered.