Bobi’s Web of Propaganda Fails, US Government Invites Mpuuga To Observe Elections

In a striking rebuke to Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine’s propaganda machine, the former leader of opposition in parliament (LoP) Mathias Mpuuga was invited by the US Government as an International observer for the 2024 election, specifically in the State of Maryland.

This invitation from the US government came as a surprise to many, especially considering the rare occurrence of such invitations.

As Mpuuga shared on his X account on November 10^th, “The unfortunate Coffee Bill inhibited my arrival in time as part of the selected International Observers for the #USElection2024 in the State of Maryland.”

“But I’ll over the coming days engage with various actors in the post-elections evaluation,” Mpuuga added, “there is everything to learn from such a rich history of democratic transfer of power to take back home in our laggard democracy.”

Mpuuga’s invitation was officially, confirmed by a certificate designating him as an international observer/watcher for specific precincts in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties.

“The above-referenced individual has been designated as an International observer/watcher for the following precinct(s) on election day,” the certificate to Mpuuga issued on 11/4/2024 read in part, “all districts/precincts and wards/precincts [in Anne Arundel county], and all precincts and wards/precincts [in Prince George’s county]”

Part two of the certificate asserted, “Certificate Designating International Observer/watcher Honourable Mathias Mpuuga of Uganda Parliament,” explaining that Mpuuga was “designated by the State Board to act as a watcher for the 2024 primary election or 2024 general election.”

It also clarified that “the individual will act in this capacity on Election Day…during voting day, and or during early voting,” strictly stressing that “you must have this certificate when you are acting as an [international] observer/watcher.”

According to the Carter Center website, Maryland where Mpuuga was deployed is one of 13 States, and a district of Colombia with a rigorous accreditation process for election observers.

Bobi left in the Dust

This development debunked NUP leader Bobi Wine’s claims that the US government sanctioned Mpuuga. Bobi had falsely assured his supporters in the diaspora that he had influenced the US government to sanction Mpuuga whom he now considers his biggest political threat not the dictator Museveni with power.

It should be noted that Mpuuga’s invitation to the USA as an international election observer is not an isolated event. Just last month, the former LoP traveled to Italy’s Vatican City, and Germany, signifying budding global influence and presence.

Mpuuga reacts

Speaking to CBS FM on November 10th, Mpuuga criticized Ugandan politicians who spread falsehoods with motivation to achieve short-term propaganda dividends.

“I do not know, apart from somebody with something wrong who can listen and take those who were making fabricated lies seriously. In our country [Uganda], there is a group of people calling themselves politicians, yet in actual senses, they are not about what they claim to be,” Mpuuga said.

He added, “I think the only accurate thing such a group can say is their names. These white people do not do things stubbornly and hurriedly. When they hear something, they fully process it to logical conclusions, and it is not easy for someone to just sway them based on unsubstantiated lies.”

He revealed, “therefore all those they were talking falsehoods, I think Ugandans should know that when you listen and agree with the lies they say, you are the one who can be blamed for having a problem, but where we are here, we are doing serious things, and nobody is talking about them. I have never got anything not a telephone call, or email that I have any issues stopping me from staying in this country.”

Regards the observations of the elections, Mpuuga said that his experience in Maryland revealed no evidence of election rigging, only minor issues with electoral technology.

Asked to tell the criterion used in inviting him, Mpuuga said that although he was oblivious to the criteria the US Government uses in selecting international election observers, he guessed that they might be considering individuals’ capacity to learn, share knowledge, and replicate best practices on conducting free and fair elections in their home countries.

According to Mpuuga, Ivan Bwowe, a lawyer, and politician was also invited by the US government to observe elections in the State of Maryland; making them the only two Ugandans, he had spotted in those particular electoral counties.

On whether he ditched the coffee debate to travel to the USA, Mpuuga said, “the truth is that the [USA] elections found me in Uganda, and the war against the UCDA merger found me in Parliament, but as you saw, our leaders directed us to walk out of parliament in protest and we were told that we should be compliant, which we did.”

Mpuuga’s invitation suggests that the US government values serious leaders like him over propagandist figures like Bobi Wine whose reputation as a committed leader is shrinking before the International allies who had conversely, embraced him.

Upon returning home, Mpuuga plans to share his report with Ugandans through parliament and with serious opposition politicians.