President Museveni Says 'Pigs' Who Killed Ichuli Will Be 'Traced and Punished'

President Yoweri Museveni mourned the death of social commentator Ibrahim Tusubira, alias Ismail Olaxes Ichuli, who was gunned down on Saturday night, May 6.

President Museveni met the former president of the Uganda Bloggers Association on February 14, 2020. Ichuli had been introduced to the then N.R.M. Secretary General Justine Lumumba Kasule by businessman and events promoter Balaam Barugahara.

Police said he was shot dead at around 9:20pm in Kyanja central zone, Nakawa Division in Kampala.

President Museveni assured Ugandans that the assailants will be traced and punished

Below is the president's statement posted on Twitter Monday afternoon:

“Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu, Condolences on the death of the blogger, Ibrahim Tusubira aka Isma Ichuli. I condemn and treat with contempt the killing of this Ugandan by some pigs. It is pigs that believe in using guns against unarmed opponents. NRM enjoys defeating unarmed opponents with counter-arguments.

"Killing critics shows that your position is false and you cannot out-argue an opponent. Why kill him if he is wrong and you are right? Killers are fake thinkers. They stand on false positions. Anyway, I can assure Ugandans that this criminal will be traced and punished.

"Do you remember the Bijambiya in Masaka? Most of those suspected killers are in the courts of law today. Do you remember the Kiddawalime group? Most of them are either dead or in prison. Kiddawalime himself was among the dead. I have sent ‘mataaba’ to the family. The State House Comptroller will deliver it. Sympathy to the family of Isma. We stand with you and we shall punish the killer.”