By Juma Nsubuga
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has spread her caring heart to the widow of murdered longtime driver to opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Bobi Wine.
Yasin Kawuma, was shot dead in 2018 during a by-election in Arua municipality putting Kassiano Ezati Wadri on one side and NRM’s Nusura Tiperu on the other.
However, according to his widow Annette Nansubuga, ever since Kawuma was squeezed out of life, his family has been struggling since he was the sole bread winner.
“Kyagulanyi and NUP have have not helped us in anyway despite several promises” Nansubuga who lives in a rented Muzigo in Lusanja village, Kasangati Town Council in Wakiso district explained to Nabbanja who paid a surprise visit to her home.
She explained to her about the untold suffering they are going through as a family since the demise of the husband, the reason she had been yearning to meet Nabbanja for assistance.
Her challenges included among others lack of shelter and income to raise fees and other necessities for the family.
In a surprise visit to the widow, PM Nabbanja asked her on how she wanted to be assisted and requested for a piece of land and a house to settle in with her kids.
A touched Nabbanja, immediately pledged that her office would buy land and build a decent house for Nansubuga and her children.
Nansubuga thanked Nabbanja for her generosity and prayed for more blessings upon her for always assisting those in need.
Yasin Kawuma, a long time serving driver of NUP’s Robert Kyagulanyi was shot dead in Arua town in August 2018 following skirmishes involving security and the supporters of Kasiano Wadri, one of the candidates in Arua municipality parliamentary by-elections.
According to Police, the chaos started after some people donning Wadri’s campaign t-shirts pelted the President’s convoy with stones as President, Yoweri Museveni was leaving Boma grounds where he had attended the last campaign rally for the NRM party candidate, Nusura Tiperu. The fracas left Bobi Wine and MP Francis Zzaake alongside others in the cage.
Meanwhile, President Museveni was today in Kawempe North for a final rally to drum up support for his NRM candidate Faridah Nambi while NUP principal Robert Kyagulanyi was also in Komamboga to solicit for support for his NUP candidate Erias Nalukoola. Voting is slated for Thursday.
