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Bobi Wine said on Friday that he and Kirumira used to be close friends but that the tycoon dumped him the moment he started opposing the ruling NRM government.
“Kirumira has always been my friend,” remarked the opposition leader.
“It’s only recently when I started speaking the truth that he and most of my other friends left me… they were now so scared of me.”
Bobi Wine was speaking at the wedding reception of Omutaka Henry Mutesasira Tendo Keeya and Shamim Namuli.
The lavish wedding was largely organized and funded by Kirumira.
In his brief remarks, Bobi Wine said people like Kirumira who used to hang with him back in the day, now do not want to be seen with him.
“They come to me in darkness whispering that they support my cause but cannot show it publicly,” he said.
“You can avoid me but what I ask of you, is to go tell those people that I am a good person, I am well-behaved, a smart man, a patriot and above all, I am brave. I don't fear even the most ruthless murderer,” he added.
Kirumira speaks out
Kirumira in his speech acknowledged having been close to Bobi Wine years back, even helping plan his wedding in 2011.
“I was heavily involved in the wedding of the NUP president; we used to spend sleepless nights planning,” Kirumira said.
“Today, I am thankful that he is blessed and a man of honour.”
Omutaka Mutesasira is the head of the Ngo Clan in Buganda Kingdom.
His wedding at St Mary’s Cathedral Rubaga was graced by key figures in Buganda Kingdom led by Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga, officials from the central government and the business community.