Bobi Wine’s Wife speaks on blocked calls on the election Day

Barbie Kyagulanyi, the wife of Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine, has spoken on blocked calls on the presidential elections day in the country. 

Barbie claims that she has been unable to receive calls on her phone on such an important day, given that her husband is one of presidential candidates. 

According to Barbie, the issue of calls could be a deliberate attempt to block her from communicating with National Unity Platform (NUP) agents in different voting centres across the country.

She made a statement on Wednesday evening, urging NUP agents to use an alternative number from the election command centre to call her.

"My telephones have all been blocked from even making regular calls. I know that this is to stop me from communicating with our election agents who are out there to secure our vote tomorrow,” stated Barbie. 

She also took to Facebook and wrote that she had reached out to her telephone service provider but they could not tell her why she couldn’t make calls on her cell phone.

Barbie said, “For a full hour, I engaged my phone service provider customer care desk and they have no explanation whatsoever for their withdrawal of direct calls from my phone.” 

She warned that blocking her calls won’t hinder the opposition from removing dictator Museveni from power.

On Wednesday night, Bobi Wine also criticized internet blockage in the country, claiming that it is a move aimed at stopping the flow of information.