The East African Gazette
Following continuous multiple attacks on social media, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has approached the Police Chief in an attempt to obtain justice and identify those responsible for what she called a “smear campaign.”
This was said in a statement released by Charles Odongtho, the prime minister’s spokesperson, on October 25, 2023.
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According to the statement, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) had been concerned about the recent uptick in planned smear campaigns, unfair attacks, and false charges made against the Prime Minister’s person, particularly on anonymous social media platforms.
According to Odongotho, the most recent smear effort took the form of a video that has been making the rounds on social media and shows a woman who looks like the prime minister having fun with locals at an undisclosed location.
He emphasizes that even though the Prime Minister has vehemently denied being the woman in the video and dismissed the imitation as phony and a hoax, some detractors and opponents have proceeded to widely disseminate the video with messages claiming it is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda, primarily through social media and for reasons best known to themselves.
He said the Prime Minister’s Office has reiterated that she is not the woman in the video.
According to Odongtho, the Prime Minister has subsequently reported the issue to the Inspector General of Police, requesting that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) look into it and identify the people responsible for the video’s widespread distribution.
They requested that people ignore the viral video.
“The Prime Minister insists that even when the intention of such hateful actions seem to be to divert her from her work of mobilization and implementing all government programs and policies, and fighting corruption as “Majegere”, she will stick by her primary mandate, established in Article 108A of the Constitution of Uganda, and handed to her by law through the President, her only appointing authority,” the statement reads.