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Feb12021 by Abel kawere1 Comment
Bobi Wine Demands Repeat Of Presidential Elections

Bobi Wine Demands Repeat Of Presidential Elections

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By Our Reporter National Unity Platform (NUP) former presidential aspirant Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has demanded a repeat of the recently concluded presidential elections, after he rejected the results that put president Yoweri Museveni in the lead, saying it one not free and fair. Bobi Wine today filed a petition against President Museveni’s sixth term, claiming that he was not legally voted  into power by Ugandans as the Electoral Commission asserts and thus wants court to annul the election and announce a rerun of the same. “Bobi Wine wants court to issue an order compelling the Electoral Commission to repeat the presidential election,” Bobi Wine lead lawyer Medard Lubega Ssegona said. Ssegona added that; “Besides repeating the election because it was marred wit...
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Dec282020 by Abel kawereNo Comments
“My bodyguard was ‘deliberately’ run over and killed” Bobi Wine

“My bodyguard was ‘deliberately’ run over and killed” Bobi Wine

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Ugandan’s presidential opposition candidate Bobi Wine said one of his bodyguards was run over and killed Sunday by a military police truck, while taking a journalist to the hospital. "I regret to announce the murder of my security team member Francis Senteza Kalibala aka Frank. He was deliberately ran over by military-police truck," Wine, a pop musician turned politician, wrote on Twitter. “I regret to announce the murder of my security team member Francis Senteza Kalibala aka Frank. He was deliberately ran over by military- police truck, No. H4DF 2382 which blocked us in Busega on our way to Rubaga to get Kasirye Ashraf emergency medical attention. What a day! A spokesperson for the Ugandan military denied Wine's bodyguard had been targeted. "UPDF (Ugandan People's ...
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Dec42020 by Abel kawereNo Comments
Sad: Sheikh Nuhu Muzaata Breathes His Last

Sad: Sheikh Nuhu Muzaata Breathes His Last

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By Keefa Nuwahereza Shocking news that has reached this website indicates that popular Muslim cleric Sheikh Nuhu Muzaata Batte has passed on today Friday, December 4, 2020. Muzaata had been bedridden at  International Hospital Kampala (IHK) where he had been admitted for a week after he developed for several abdominal  complications. Bobi Wine's condolence message to Sheikh Nuhu Muzaata's family Muzata's brother, Siliman Ssemakula told this reporter that he had been admitted at IHK for two weeks. "He has been my best friend as well. He died from here (IHK) where he has been for two week," Ssemakula said. Kawempe North MP Latif Ssebagala said Friday that Sheikh Muzaata will be remembered as a person who fought for Islam and stuck by the truth. National Unity Platform &...
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Dec12020 by Abel kawereNo Comments
One Dead, Several Injured As Police Battles Bobi Wine Supporters In Kayunga

One Dead, Several Injured As Police Battles Bobi Wine Supporters In Kayunga

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By Our Reporter At least one person is confirmed to have died and several others, including a police officer sustained injuries as police violently dispersed National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential contender Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine’s supporters. One of Bobi Wine's supporters who died on spot One man who is yet to be identified was reportedly shot in the head and others suffered accidents as they scampered for their dear lives after police shot bullets and teargas to stop them from crowding around Bobi Wine, who was scheduled to hold a rally in the area. This one sustained head injuries during the fracas The injured include Bobi Wine’s music producer Dan Magic, a police officer only identified as ASP Kato, who heads the security team that the Electoral C...
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Nov302020 by Abel kawereNo Comments
Bobi Wine Shakes Buikwe District As Army Deploys Heavily In Mukono Ahead Of His Rally

Bobi Wine Shakes Buikwe District As Army Deploys Heavily In Mukono Ahead Of His Rally

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By Keefa Nuwahereza National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has Monday morning shaken Buikwe District as he kicked off his campaigns in greater Mukono area. Bobi Wine supporters that gathered in Nakifuma town to welcome him Bobi Wine, who had been expected to have spent the night at home in Magere, surprised police after he  kick-started his campaign early morning in parts of Buikwe District, where his climax fally in Nakifuma town attracted thousands of his supporters. From Nakifuma he is expected to continue to Lugazi and nearby areas, after which he will hold a massive rally in Mukono town. Thousands of National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters showed support for Bobi Wine However, we have learnt that the poli...
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Nov242020 by Abel kawereNo Comments
Gov’t Moves To Deport All NGO Bosses Supporting NUP Presidential Candidate Bobi Wine

Gov’t Moves To Deport All NGO Bosses Supporting NUP Presidential Candidate Bobi Wine

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By Keefa Nuwahereza The government of Uganda appears to have embarked on a move to deport all heads and foreign officials of several Nongovernmental Organisations (NGOs) in Uganda suspected to habour support for National Unity Platfrom (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. According to media reports, at least two heads of United States and European Union funded non-governmental organisations in Uganda have been deported in the past few days over accusations of pursuing and or supporting an agenda for regime change. The first person to be deported was Mr  Simon Osborn, who was picked up from his apartment in Nakasero in Kampala, detained briefly and later bundled onto a plane back to his home country. Osborn had worked in Uganda for seven years as c...
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Nov232020 by Abel kawereNo Comments
Arch. Bishop Lwanga Condemns Police Killings As Death Toll Climbs To 37

Arch. Bishop Lwanga Condemns Police Killings As Death Toll Climbs To 37

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By Our Reporter The Archbishop of Kampala Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, has condemned the recent killings across the country as security officers battled supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential contender Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. Dr. Lwanga, who was presiding over mass at Rubaga Cathedral, urged the government to value life for more peace and stability of the country. His remarks came at a time when the number of people who were killed during the ‘Free Bobi Wine’ protests has since risen to 37, according to the police, with several hundreds others nursing wounds. Although some media reports put the death toll at 37, according to the police at least 34 people died, several were injured and over 500 arrested. The protests broke out as supporters of presid...
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Nov202020 by Abel kawereNo Comments
Min. Gen. Tumwine Warns NUP Supporters As Bobi Wine Is Granted Bail

Min. Gen. Tumwine Warns NUP Supporters As Bobi Wine Is Granted Bail

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By Our Reporter The Minister for Security Lt. Gen. Elly Tumwine has warned all supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine that the government will not hesitate to arrest and prosecute whoever tries to destabilize peace in Uganda. Minister Tumwine echoed the warnings during a press briefing held at the Uganda Media Centre on Friday, during which he noted that every Uganda is subject to arrest, including Bobi Wine and that the arrest of one person should not translate into the death of very many innocent Ugandans. The Minister said nobody is exempted from arrest and that Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) is neither the first Presidential candidate to be arrested nor is he the last and that one person’s arrest doesn’t justify the death...
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Nov202020 by Abel kawereNo Comments
Ps. Bugingo Blasted For Attacking NUP Candidate Bobi Wine

Ps. Bugingo Blasted For Attacking NUP Candidate Bobi Wine

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By Keefa Nuwahereza Pastor Aloysius Bugingo, of House of Prayer Church in Makerere, has come under attack from several corners of social media following his  comments against the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential aspirant  Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine, who was arrested by police on Wednesday in Luuka District. Pastor Bugingo’s troubles started after he said while preaching during one of his sermons on his Salt TV that the so-called ‘Stuggle’ allegedly going on only benefits Bobi Wine and his family and that whereas innocent Ugandans die while others go hungry, his wife Barbie Kyagulanyi and family are enjoying a good life in Magere. He reportedly said that; “…this struggle will in the end benefit a few, Bobi Wine, his children, the wife and not more than 100...
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Nov192020 by Abel kawereNo Comments
Uganda North American Association Condemns Police Brutality Against Civilians

Uganda North American Association Condemns Police Brutality Against Civilians

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By Keefa Nuwahereza Members of the Uganda North American Association (UNA) have come out to strongly condemn the acts of brutality that were committed by the Uganda against unarmed civilians on Wednesday, who were demanding for National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential aspirant Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. Through a statement issued by the UNA president Henrietta Nairuba Wamala, the Association has since called upon all security forces in Uganda to observe human rights and strive at making peace, not war.  Here below is UNA’s statement about the unfortunate occurrences in Uganda, which left several innocent people dead, scores injured and property worth millions of shillings destroyed by rioters. “Democracy is realized by granting people the freedom of expression. Al...
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