Ugandan political activist Stella Nyanzi has exclusively told Nairobi News she was forced to escape into Kenya after her partner was abducted by President Yoweri Museveni’s regime.
Nyanzi and her three children are currently in Nairobi in search of political asylum.
She claims to have been politically persecuted by authorities in her home country in the aftermath of the January 14 general elections.
Nyanzi, a former research fellow at Makerere University, lost in her bid to become Kampala Woman MP during the polls. She adds that she is happy to have made it out of Uganda alive.
For now, Dr. Nyanzi says she will rest, re-strategize, learn about the system and be back with the power to push for the emancipation of Uganda from the current regime which she described as authoritarian.
The fiery activist spent 18 months in prison for reportedly harassing President Museveni’s family on social media but was released in February 2020 for lack of evidence.
This is just but one of the numerous times she has been behind bars for rubbing shoulders with the regime.
She criticized Uganda’s government for failing to provide the most basic services to its citizens and only focused on silencing the vocal who demand change.
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