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Bobi Wine’s Health – Who Is Telling the Truth

Bobi Wine’s Health – Who Is Telling the Truth

They travelled in the same van to Makindye Military Police barracks to see the jailed Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine but on return, they had a different narrative of what they saw. On August 15, Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga set up a six-man committee comprising MPs Doreen Amule (Amolatar […]

One dead and dozens arrested as Uganda police battle protesters over detained pop star MP Bobi Wine

One dead and dozens arrested as Uganda police battle protesters over detained pop star MP Bobi Wine

At least one person has been killed and dozens have been arrested in Uganda as the government intensified its crackdown on opposition supporters on Monday. Police fired tear gas and opened fire on demonstrators in several locations around the country who were protesting the alleged beating of detained opposition MP and musician Robert Kyagulanyi, also […]

Museveni’s military apologies over beating journalists

Museveni’s military apologies over beating journalists

Uganda’s army has made a rare apology after soldiers were caught on film beating up a journalist who was covering a demonstration supporting detained MP Bobi Wine on Monday. Other journalists were also beaten as they were reporting on the protests. An army statement described the soldiers’ conduct as “unprofessional” and said they would be […]

President Museveni has taken to social media to justify the detention of opposition politicians and their backers

President Museveni has taken to social media to justify the detention of opposition politicians and their backers

Live rounds and tear gas have been fired sporadically in Uganda’s capital Kampala and other areas as military units and anti-riot police try to disperse demonstrations. Protesters are unhappy about the arrests and alleged beatings of detained opposition legislators critical of President Yoweri Museveni. Video footage showed demonstrators setting bonfires and barricades on Kampala’s streets […]

Bobi Wine in Fela Kuti’s Path of Resistance

Bobi Wine in Fela Kuti’s Path of Resistance

In Nigeria in the 80s and 90s, Fela Kuti was a major voice of opposition to the oppressive military regime through his music. In 2018, in Uganda, Bobi Wine, not only through his music but his activism too is fighting the same oppression and autocracy. We draw parallels between the Kalakuta President and the Ghetto […]

Reports of Bobi Wine’s Injuries ‘Fake News’ – Museveni

Reports of Bobi Wine’s Injuries ‘Fake News’ – Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni has stated that reports indicating that Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi is gravely ill are fake. The president said that legislator popularly known as Bobi Wine does not have any head injuries or bone fractures, according to a report given to him by the UPDF doctors who are treating him from Makindye […]

Arrests of Lawmakers Spark Deadly Riots in Uganda

Arrests of Lawmakers Spark Deadly Riots in Uganda

One person died and five others were injured when police fired teargas and live bullets to disperse a demonstration. The protesters were angry at the alleged torture of detained lawmakers, including pop star Bobi Wine. Ugandan police said on Sunday one person was killed in riots over the arrests of opposition lawmakers near capital Kampala. […]

Yoweri Museveni, From Liberator to Dictator

Yoweri Museveni, From Liberator to Dictator

The recent crackdown on opposition leaders and the media in Uganda are clear signs the country is slowly sinking into anarchy and becoming a lawless state. This could lead to instability, writes DW’s Isaac Mugabi. Once hailed as a freedom fighter and liberator, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, is […]

Racist U.S. Pastor Punches, Spits at Hotel Employee

Racist U.S. Pastor Punches, Spits at Hotel Employee

Police in Uganda have arrested an American pastor after a video of him beating a hotel employee was circulated. Footage from security television cameras installed showed a foreigner, identified later as Mr Jimmy L.Taylor, punching and humiliating a hotel employee. Upon police efforts to effect his arrest Taylor turned rowdy and uncontrollable, and spat on […]

Teargas, Live Bullets Rock Kampala Streets

Teargas, Live Bullets Rock Kampala Streets

Teargas and live bullets have rocked Kampala streets this Monday afternoon. Police and the army have fired teargas and bullets to contain rioters who have lit fire in the middle of roads in Kisekka Market, Namirembe Road and Kikuubo Market Lane. The crowds are chanting Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine’s slogan, “People […]

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