Day: December 2, 2020

By elite reporter Jinja, Uganda | URN| Police in Jinja city on Tuesday 1, December 2020 blocked National Unity Platform [NUP] presidential flag bearer, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine from holding a campaign rally at Budondo sub-county headquarters. Earlier in the day, there was a heavy police and military deployment with several roadblocks leading to the sub county headquarters. Heavy deployment was also noticed along the source of the Nile Bridge. Police was forced to fire tear gas and live bullets after Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine and his supporters refused to access Jinja City through the old bridge.. . The crowds however kept on increasing and security personnel fired live ammunition towards Kyagulanyi’s vehicle deflating the tyres. Kyagulanyi resolved to cancel his fi...

By elite reporter There is a wave of excitement in favour of Bobi Wine and his bid for the presidency. The recent riots and their spread across the country only provide a glimpse into the popular interest in him. Anyone who has seen the traffic on social media would know his appeal. To underestimate his potential would therefore be to bury one’s head in the sand. Yet NRM seems impervious to these realities. Many factors favour Bobi Wine. He has been a popular musician, so he has name recognition and a strong brand. He is also fresh because he is not been in politics before. He is young, and our country has one of the youngest populations in the world. He is Muganda, Uganda’s largest tribe. He is a Catholic, our country’s largest religion. Then he has his roots in the ghetto where th...