Bobi Wine Riots – Army Commander Orders Arrest of Brutal Soldiers
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen David Muhoozi, has ordered the arrest and punishment of soldiers who brutalised and harassed journalists who were covering a joint security operation against protestors who were on Monday demanding the release of jailed politicians including Kyaddondo East member of Parliament, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. The order […]
Where Are the People in People Power?
After the victory of MP-elect Kassiano Wadri Ezati, 61, and the violence that followed thereafter, it is important to visit the role of mass mobilisation against the 32-year-old regime of President Museveni and NRM. A budding movement called “People Power” led by the Kyadondo East MP, Robert Sentamu, Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, featured prominently in […]
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Uganda President’s Car Attacked, Damaged in Campaign
A hotly contested by-election in Northern Uganda turned violent Monday evening, when unknown assailants shot a driver on the opposition side. A window in President Yoweri Museveni’s car was smashed in the chaos. Police have since arrested two journalists and dozens of opposition supporters, an act that human rights groups are calling an abuse of […]
