Uganda: Bobi Wine files legal challenge against election results
3 years, 10 months ago

Uganda: Bobi Wine files legal challenge against election results

Al Jazeera  

Bobi Wine’s lawyer says January elections should be ‘cancelled and repeated’ after long-term leader Museveni won 59 percent of the vote. Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has filed a legal challenge in the country’s Supreme Court, seeking cancellation of the results of last month’s presidential election that handed incumbent Yoweri Museveni the victory. “We want the poll cancelled and repeated,” said George Musisi, lawyer for Bobi Wine’s National Unity Platform, on Monday. “There was outright ballot-stuffing, there was intimidation of NUP agents and supporters, some were arrested on the eve of the election, there was pre-ticking of ballots.” The filing showed the judiciary could be trusted to adjudicate over the dispute fairly, Museveni’s National Resistance Movement party told Reuters news agency, adding the petition did not have much chance of succeeding.

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Military Tribunal Convicts 16 Opposition Leaders for Treachery During 2020-21 Elections
2 months ago

Military Tribunal Convicts 16 Opposition Leaders for Treachery During 2020-21 Elections

Firstpost  

Uganda's military tribunal has convicted 16 members of the opposition party on charges of illegal possession of explosives and treachery during the 2020-21 elections. The 16 individuals, including former singer and opposition figure Bobi Wine, were found in possession of explosives between November 2020 and May 2021 while elections were underway. The proceedings were marred by the absence of journalists, …

Uganda’s Bobi Wine shot, injured in altercation with police in Kampala
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Uganda’s Bobi Wine shot, injured in altercation with police in Kampala

Al Jazeera  

The police said officers attempted to block opposition leader from marching down a road, resulting in an altercation where Bobi Wine was hurt. Uganda’s main opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has emerged as the most formidable opponent of veteran President Yoweri Museveni, has been shot in the leg by security agents in a northern suburb of the capital, Kampala, his …

Review: A pop star fights an autocrat in uneven but rousing ‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President’
1 year, 4 months ago

Review: A pop star fights an autocrat in uneven but rousing ‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President’

LA Times  

In case the world needed reminding, autocrats don’t give up power easily. “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” shows what happens when a prominent public figure tries to unseat a ruler who has held power since 1986. “The People’s President” is anchored by a touching personal story, Wine’s enduring romance with wife Barbara “Barbie” Itungo Kyagulanyi. Ugandan pop star and presidential …

Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine objects to oil pipeline
2 years, 2 months ago

Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine objects to oil pipeline

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A planned pipeline to export …

Rise of Ugandan leader's son draws excitement and concern
2 years, 7 months ago

Rise of Ugandan leader's son draws excitement and concern

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Public fetes celebrating the son of Uganda's leader are raising …

Uganda’s President Museveni takes oath to kick off his sixth term
3 years, 7 months ago

Uganda’s President Museveni takes oath to kick off his sixth term

Al Jazeera  

The ceremony comes following the bloodiest pre-election crackdown in years and widespread allegations of irregularities. Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for his sixth term as president, as police surrounded the home of Bobi Wine, his main opposition rival who decried the inauguration as a “sham”. Bobi Wine, who came second to Museveni in the ballot but declared the …

US slaps visa bans on Ugandans linked to disputed polls
3 years, 8 months ago

US slaps visa bans on Ugandans linked to disputed polls

Al Jazeera  

The United States has said it is imposing visa restrictions on “those believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic process in Uganda”, including during an election in January and the campaign period. Ugandan security forces were responsible for the deaths and injuries of dozens of innocent bystanders and opposition supporters,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken …

Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine arrested during protest
3 years, 9 months ago

Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine arrested during protest

Al Jazeera  

Bobi Wine says he was arrested and later released after he led MPs and activists from his party in a demonstration in Kampala. Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was briefly detained on Monday as he took part in a protest in the capital, Kampala, against the detention of his supporters, according to posts on his Twitter page. pic.twitter.com/V2MXPcmkfI — BOBI …

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws poll result challenge
3 years, 10 months ago

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws poll result challenge

Al Jazeera  

Bobi Wine, who had disputed January election results, says ‘the courts are not independent’ as he withdraws his case. Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says he is withdrawing a court case challenging presidential election results that handed victory to incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, alleging “bias” by Supreme Court justices hearing the case. A political statement Solomon Muyita, a judiciary spokesman, …

Museveni declares victory over Bobi Wine and will be in power for another five years
3 years, 10 months ago

Museveni declares victory over Bobi Wine and will be in power for another five years

The Hindu  

By all accounts Yoweri Museveni, the long-serving President of Uganda, faced his biggest electoral challenge when the country went to the polls on January 14. Museveni, a former Marxist guerrilla leader who seized power in Uganda 35 years ago and has since ruled the country with an iron hand, is evidently in no mood to fade away gracefully from the …

Uganda's Bobi Wine goes to court to dispute president's win
3 years, 10 months ago

Uganda's Bobi Wine goes to court to dispute president's win

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ugandan presidential challenger Bobi Wine on Monday launched a court …

Uganda Security Forces Ordered To Stop Detention Of Losing Presidential Candidate
3 years, 11 months ago

Uganda Security Forces Ordered To Stop Detention Of Losing Presidential Candidate

NPR  

Uganda Security Forces Ordered To Stop Detention Of Losing Presidential Candidate Enlarge this image toggle caption Nicholas Bamulanzeki/AP Nicholas Bamulanzeki/AP A Uganda judge has ordered state security forces, who have kept the losing presidential candidate Bobi Wine detained in his home since mid-January, to stop surrounding Wine's residence. Wine, 38, a popular singer whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, …

Uganda's New Generation Is Disappointed That Museveni's 35-Year Rule Continues
3 years, 11 months ago

Uganda's New Generation Is Disappointed That Museveni's 35-Year Rule Continues

NPR  

Uganda's New Generation Is Disappointed That Museveni's 35-Year Rule Continues Young Ugandan voters had placed so much hope in elections this month to unseat longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni. EYDER PERALTA, BYLINE: The day after election results are announced, Ugandans stream into St. Paul's Cathedral for mass. PERALTA: He says Ugandans could choose to be mad at election officials or at …

Uganda’s Bobi Wine accuses president of staging vote ‘coup’
3 years, 11 months ago

Uganda’s Bobi Wine accuses president of staging vote ‘coup’

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan presidential challenger Bobi Wine on Friday accused the country’s longtime president of staging a “coup” in last week’s election and urged people to protest his loss through nonviolent means. Calling the Jan. 14 polls “a mockery of democracy,” the opposition lawmaker and popular singer whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu made his first public address since …

Uganda faces pressure to end Bobi Wine's house arrest
3 years, 11 months ago

Uganda faces pressure to end Bobi Wine's house arrest

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Calls grew Thursday for Ugandan authorities to free opposition presidential …

Uganda accuses US of ‘subverting’ presidential election
3 years, 11 months ago

Uganda accuses US of ‘subverting’ presidential election

Al Jazeera  

US Ambassador Natalie E Brown was stopped from visiting Bobi Wine who is effectively under house arrest. Uganda’s government accused the United States of trying to “subvert” last week’s presidential elections after the US ambassador attempted to visit opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has been under house arrest. ‘Meddle in Uganda’s internal politics’ Government spokesman Ofwono Opondo said Brown had …

Museveni declared winner of disputed Uganda presidential election
3 years, 11 months ago

Museveni declared winner of disputed Uganda presidential election

Al Jazeera  

Uganda’s electoral commission has declared incumbent Yoweri Museveni the winner of the country’s presidential election, extending his 35-year rule as his main rival Bobi Wine alleged fraud and urged citizens to reject the result. “The entire process has been conducted in dark and it lacks transparency,” Katana, head agent of Bobi Wine’s National Unity Platform, told Al Jazeera from a …

Uganda Election: President Yoweri Museveni Declared Winner As Bobi Wine Alleges Fraud
3 years, 11 months ago

Uganda Election: President Yoweri Museveni Declared Winner As Bobi Wine Alleges Fraud

NPR  

Uganda Election: President Yoweri Museveni Declared Winner As Bobi Wine Alleges Fraud Enlarge this image toggle caption Sumy Sadurni/AFP via Getty Images Sumy Sadurni/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 9:41 a.m. ET Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term in office, fighting off a challenge by former singer Bobi Wine — who was just a child when Museveni …

Bobi Wine, a pop star-turned-MP seeking to unseat Uganda’s ruler
3 years, 11 months ago

Bobi Wine, a pop star-turned-MP seeking to unseat Uganda’s ruler

Al Jazeera  

Music star-turned-opposition leader is seen as posing the strongest challenge to longtime President Yoweri Museveni’s bid to win a sixth term. Kampala, Uganda – Bobi Wine, Uganda’s most prominent opposition figure, cut a lonely figure as he addressed journalists in central Kampala on Tuesday, two days before a tense presidential election. “It is going to be a revolutionary election, let …

Uganda's Ruler Museveni Defends Violent Crackdown In Bid For 6th Term
3 years, 11 months ago

Uganda's Ruler Museveni Defends Violent Crackdown In Bid For 6th Term

NPR  

Uganda's Ruler Museveni Defends Violent Crackdown In Bid For 6th Term Enlarge this image toggle caption John Muchucha/AP John Muchucha/AP Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived at his ranch in Kisozi, about a five-hour drive from the capital Kampala, by helicopter. Sponsor Message At 38, Bobi Wine has electrified young people across Uganda. Africa Uganda's Museveni Faces Tough Challenge In Presidential …

Ugandan police confront Bobi Wine during online briefing
3 years, 11 months ago

Ugandan police confront Bobi Wine during online briefing

Al Jazeera  

Confrontation came as Bobi Wine asked the ICC to investigate President Museveni, senior officials for sanctioning human rights abuses in Uganda. Police in Uganda confronted popular opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine during an online news conference on Thursday that was held to announce a petition to the International Criminal Court. The 38-year-old Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi …

Bobi Wine calls on US to hold Uganda accountable on human rights, says he was nearly killed twice
4 years ago

Bobi Wine calls on US to hold Uganda accountable on human rights, says he was nearly killed twice

CNN  

CNN — Ugandan music star turned presidential candidate Bobi Wine says he was nearly killed twice in recent weeks and called on the international community to hold Uganda’s government accountable ahead of elections next month. “I have survived two assassination attempts in the last two weeks where bullets have been shot in my car and on the tires and in …

Ugandan opposition candidate Bobi Wine resumes campaign
4 years ago

Ugandan opposition candidate Bobi Wine resumes campaign

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and musician Bobi Wine said Wednesday …

Bobi Wine: Protests turn deadly in Kampala as uproar over Bobi Wine’s arrest continue
4 years, 1 month ago

Bobi Wine: Protests turn deadly in Kampala as uproar over Bobi Wine’s arrest continue

CNN  

Kampala CNN — Sixteen people have been killed in Kampala in two days of protest over the arrest of presidential opposition candidate Bobi Wine. At a press conference Thursday, Uganda Police’s chief pathologist Moses Byaruhanga said 14 of the fatalities were caused by gunshot wounds. At the same press conference, Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said more than 300 …

Bobi Wine arrest: The Ugandan presidential candidate’s second arrest has sparked protests
4 years, 1 month ago

Bobi Wine arrest: The Ugandan presidential candidate’s second arrest has sparked protests

CNN  

Kampala CNN — Ugandan presidential opposition candidate Bobi Wine has been arrested for the second time this month, sparking violent protests in the country. Ugandan police did not immediately respond to calls from CNN, but in a statement posted on its official website on Wednesday, the Inspector General pointed to tightened Covid-19 enforcement around campaign events. Video Ad Feedback Bobi …

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