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Dec
27
2020
By The African Mirror
Bobi Wine has already changed the Ugandan opposition. Can he change the government?

Bobi Wine has already changed the Ugandan opposition. Can he change the government?

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
JUST three weeks into his official campaign for the Ugandan presidency, Ugandan musician and parliamentarian Robert Kyagulanyi (better known by his stage name Bobi Wine) has already been arrested twice. The first came just minutes after his formal nomination in the capital Kampala. Footage streamed by his party showed police smashing the windows of the stationary vehicle Wine and his associates were occupying. SAM WILKINS, Lecturer, RMIT University RICHARD VOKES, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Western Australia Wine was arrested again while campaigning in Luuka district last week. Protests in a number of Ugandan cities have since broken out…
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Dec
02
2020
By The African Mirror
Music producer for presidential candidate Wine hurt in clashes in Uganda

Music producer for presidential candidate Wine hurt in clashes in Uganda

NEWS
ELIAS BIRYABAREMA A music producer for Ugandan pop star and presidential candidate Bobi Wine has been wounded in the mouth by a rubber bullet during clashes between security personnel and Wine's supporters, a spokesman for his party and police said on Tuesday. The incident is the latest in escalating violence in the East African country as authorities crackdown on supporters of Wine, who is seeking to end the long rule of President Yoweri Museveni, 76, in an election scheduled for January 14. Joel Senyonyi, spokesman for Wine's party National Unity Platform (NUP), said Daniel Oyerwot was hit by the rubber…
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Nov
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Uganda’s Bobi Wine released on bail as protest death toll rises to 37

Uganda’s Bobi Wine released on bail as protest death toll rises to 37

NEWS
ELIAS BIRYABAREMA UGANDAN pop star and presidential candidate Bobi Wine, whose arrest this week triggered protests that led to at least 37 deaths, was released on bail on Friday after being charged with holding rallies likely to spread the coronavirus. Authorities have deployed the military across the capital Kampala and surrounding areas to help police forces disperse protesters. They have used live bullets, tear gas, water cannon and arrested hundreds. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was arrested on Wednesday while campaigning in eastern Uganda for allegedly holding mass rallies in violation of restrictions on gatherings imposed to curb…
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Nov
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Death toll rises to 28 in Uganda protests after presidential candidate Wine’s arrest

Death toll rises to 28 in Uganda protests after presidential candidate Wine’s arrest

NEWS
ELIAS BIRYABAREMA TWENTY-EIGHT people have died and 577 have been detained in unrest in Uganda triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate and pop star Bobi Wine, police have revealed. Authorities have deployed the military across the capital Kampala and surrounding areas to help police forces disperse protesters. They have used live bullets, tear gas and water cannon in efforts to quell the unrest. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was arrested on Wednesday while campaigning in eastern Uganda for allegedly holding mass rallies in violation of restrictions on gatherings imposed by the government to curb the spread of…
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Nov
20
2020
By The African Mirror
16 people killed as Uganda’s security personnel battle protests over Bobi Wine arrest

16 people killed as Uganda’s security personnel battle protests over Bobi Wine arrest

NEWS
ELIAS BIRYABAREMA SIXTEEN people have been killed in Uganda over two days in operations by security personnel trying to quell protests triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate Bobi Wine, police said in a statement. Police added 65 people had been injured while 350 people were arrested. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, has emerged as the strongest challenger against President Yoweri Museveni, 76, in the country's presidential election due on January 14. Police said in a statement they had detained Wine while he was campaigning in the country's east for violating anti-coronavirus measures. They accused him of involvement…
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Nov
17
2020
By The African Mirror
EU says won’t monitor Uganda election, limiting poll’s international scrutiny

EU says won’t monitor Uganda election, limiting poll’s international scrutiny

NEWS
ELIAS BIRYABAREMA THE  European Union will not deploy an observer mission for Uganda's presidential election in January, an official has said, after complaints that advice from previous observers to make the polls fair went unheeded. In the Jan. 14 vote, President Yoweri Museveni, 76, will face off against youthful pop star and lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi, widely known by his music moniker Bobi Wine and who is seen as the incumbent president's closest competitor. In the same election, voters will also pick their lawmakers. "An EOM (election observer mission) will not be present in Uganda in 2021," Attilio Pacifici, EU ambassador…
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Nov
06
2020
By The African Mirror
Ugandan elections set for January 14, as “Grandfather” challenged by young Wine

Ugandan elections set for January 14, as “Grandfather” challenged by young Wine

NEWS
UGANDANS will vote on January 14 in a presidential election that pits long-ruling incumbent Yoweri Museveni against ten rivals, including a young pop star who is emerging as the strongest challenger. The Electoral Commission announced the election date in a statement issued late on Wednesday. Polling to elect lawmakers to parliament will be conducted at the same time. Robert Kyagulanyi In power since 1986, the 76-year-old Museveni is often referred to as "Jajja", meaning "Grandfather". And the biggest threat to Africa's third longest-ruling president keeping his authoritarian grip on the East African nation is expected to come from pop star…
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Nov
03
2020
By The African Mirror
Uganda opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine arrested – party

Uganda opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine arrested – party

NEWS
UGANDAN opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine was arrested on Tuesday after handing in his nomination papers to the election body, his party's spokesman said. "They (police) used a hammer and broke the windows of his vehicle and forcefully dragged him out ... they bundled him into their own vehicle and took off," Joel Senyonyi, spokesman for the NUP party, said, adding he did not know why Wine was arrested. Police spokesman Luke Owoyesigire said he had yet to receive a briefing on the arrest and promised to comment later. Wine, 38, a musician turned politician whose real name is Robert…
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Nov
03
2020
By The African Mirror
Uganda’s Museveni warns off disruptors as he starts bid for another term

Uganda’s Museveni warns off disruptors as he starts bid for another term

NEWS
ELIAS BIRYABAREMA UGANDA’S veteran president Yoweri Museveni has warned that anyone breaking the peace would regret their actions as he formally started his bid for another term in office. The 76-year-old, who is Africa's third-longest ruling head of state, is due to face Bobi Wine, a pop star turned opposition politician, in a February vote. "I am hearing ... some people want to disturb our peace. Whoever tries will regret (it)," the former guerrilla leader said after the Electoral Commission accepted his nomination papers. "For us we do not joke, we fought to bring peace," he told reporters in comments…
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Oct
15
2020
By The African Mirror
Uganda presidential hopeful Bobi Wine says security forces raided his office

Uganda presidential hopeful Bobi Wine says security forces raided his office

NEWS
UGANDAN presidential hopeful Bobi Wine, also a pop star and lawmaker, says security forces have raided his office and taken away documents, amid what the opposition says is a campaign of harassment by the government. In a tweet Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, said the security personnel had also taken away other unnamed items. "The military and police just raided our head office in Kamwokya. They have broken into offices and taken away valuable documents and other items. Some comrades have been injured. The partisanship of security agencies ahead of the election is stinking," he said. Wine aims…
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