Bobi Wine

KAMPALA, UGANDA – More than 30 opposition supporters were arrested at a prayer rally held on Friday in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. The rally, organized by musician and politician Bobi Wine, was attended by members of Wine’s National Unity Platform as well as the Conservative Party and the Forum for Democratic Change. According to […]

Ugandan opposition MP Robert Kyangulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has launched his National Unity Platform party ahead of next year’s general elections. Bobi Wine said the party will be the political wing of his People Power Movement. The party symbol is a red and white umbrella. He previously announced his intention to run for […]

Uganda’s Justice Minister Kahinda Otafiire has said the country’s army will crush politicians using the “People Power” slogan to “disorganise the country” The slogan is used by opposition politician Bobi Wine, a musician-turned-politician, to rally support against President Yoweri Museveni’s government. Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, has declared that he will challenge […]

Ugandan MP and musician Bobi Wine have been charged with intending to annoy, alarm or ridicule the president. The new charge is an addition to a previous charge of treason. In an alleged incident that led to his arrest, the MP and his colleagues are accused of hurling stones at the presidential convoy during an […]

Ugandan pop star turned leading opposition figure Bobi Wine has announced at a meeting of his People Power movement that he will run for president. He unveiled a team that will run his 2021 presidential election campaign. His popularity among Uganda’s youth is seen as a challenge to veteran President Yoweri Museveni. Mr Museveni, 74, […]

P Bobi Wine has given a written statement to the press days after his return to the country, criticising “extrajudicial killings” and calling for “those who torture and maim our citizens” to be brought to order. He also accuses Uganda President Yoweri Museveni of “patting troops on the back” for “torturing” him and others “to near […]

Uganda’s Kyadondo East Member of Parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu alias Bobi Wine, is set to hold a press conference with his foreign lawyer, Robert Amsterdam, in Washington DC , United States. The press conference is expected to be covered by a number of International media houses. “Am going to hold International Press Conference in Washington […]

Ugandan musician-turned-MP Bobi Wine has struck a defiant tone in an interview with the BBC. He was speaking in the US where he is seeking treatment for injuries he alleges were sustained while he was detained by Ugandan security forces. He says he was tortured, allegations that have been described as “fake news” by President […]

The Ugandan security forces were deployed in the capital Kampala to stop sporadic protests over the arrest of Robert Kyagulanyi – a musician and opposition lawmaker popularly known as Bobi Wine. Demonstrators burned tyres, threw stones and erected roadblocks, while soldiers and police officers were seen speeding through the city centre in pick-up trucks. In […]

The musician and opposition lawmaker was taken into custody yesterday and is now being charged with treason. Uganda’s popular Afrobeats musician and MP Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, is due to appear before a military court. According to the state-run New Vision newspaper, he is to be charged with treason, unlawful possession of firearms […]