Bobi wine was beaten, not tortured – Ugandan minister
The Ugandan government says opposition MPs nursing serious injuries after being attacked by security forces were “beaten” not tortured. Mr Julius Maganda, President Yoweri Museveni’s East African Affairs minister, says MPs Mr Bobi Wine and his Mityana Municipality counterpart Francis Zaake were only harassed. TORTURE The lawmakers are seeking medication in the US and India, […]
Opposition Are Terrorists, Hooligans, Says President Museveni
Kampala — President Museveni has branded Opposition supporters as “terrorists” and “hooligans”, saying they pelted his vehicle with “projectiles” on August 13, triggering the violence that erupted following the bitterly contested Arua Municipality by-election. In an August 31 letter responding to demands by the Speaker of Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga, President Museveni said supporters of […]
Blow-By-Blow Account of Bobi Wine’s Arrest
Kampala — Kyadondo East Member of Parliament, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine’s brother has narrated how events preceding his arrest unfolded during a campaign rally in the Arua Municipality by-election up to his incarceration in Makindye Military Barracks. Mr Eddy Yawe, an elder brother to Mr Kyagulanyi, during a press conference in Kampala yesterday […]
The #FreeBobiWine Wave, and Signs of Hope in the Madness
The last few days have seen a remarkable amount of what in the old days the ruling NRM cadres liked to call “primitive violence”. They no longer describe it that way, because today it is mostly their security agencies meting the violence out. Following alleged stoning of a car in a presidential convoy in the […]
Why Muslims Have Rejected President Museveni’s Eid Message
Muslims online have rejected a message by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni wishing them a happy Eid celebration. Mr Museveni took to his Twitter handle to send a his joyful message to Muslims as they marked Eid ul-Adha celebrations. “Salutations to the Muslim community in Uganda and beyond as you celebrate the ‘festival of sacrifice’ may […]
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 […]
