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Museveni: Why I banned Bobi Wine’s concerts

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has more or less confirmed that he is the one who ordered for the cancellation of musician-turned-...

October 20th, 2019
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Bobi Wine stages dramatic ‘escape’ from police who laid siege on his home – VIDEO

Ugandan politician Robert Kyagulanyi popularly referred to as Bobi Wine has dramatically 'evaded' a police dragnet laid out for him at his...

October 9th, 2019
Police and military personnel outside the gate of Ugandan MP Robert Kyagulanyi who is better known as Bobi Wine. PHOTO | COURTESY

Bobi Wine’s house surrounded by Ugandan police and military

Police in Uganda have surrounded the house of Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine hours after cancelling his...

October 9th, 2019
Ugandan singer-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine at the High Court in Gulu, northern Uganda, on August 27, 2018. AFP PHOTO

Museveni’s Uganda bans wearing of Bobi Wine’s trademark red beret

Uganda on Monday designated the red beret and tunic as official military clothing that could land civilians who wear them in jail,...

October 1st, 2019
Ugandan musician Jose Chameleone (real name Joseph Mayanja) with opposition politician and singer Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine (right). PHOTO | COURTESY

Ugandan police now allows Chameleon to hold music concerts

After push and shove, Ugandan police have granted celebrated musician Joseph Mayanja aka Jose Chameleone permission to stage music shows...

September 11th, 2019
Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi (left) with Ugandan opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine. PHOTO | COURTESY

Boniface Mwangi visits jailed firebrand Ugandan political activist Stella Nyanzi

Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has shared details of his recent visit to jailed Ugandan scholar and political activist Stella Nyanzi at a...

September 10th, 2019

Bobi Wine risks life sentence on charges of ‘annoying and ridiculing’ Museveni

Ugandan pop star-turned-presidential aspirant, Bobi Wine, has been charged with intending to annoy, alarm or ridicule President Yoweri...

August 7th, 2019
Michael Kalinda aka Ziggy Wine who died at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda. PHOTO | COURTESY

Another Bobi Wine associate dies under mysterious circumstances

Yet another close associate of Ugandan opposition politician, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, has died under mysterious...

August 5th, 2019
Ugandan opposition MP, Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, during press conference at his home in Kampala on September 24, 2018. AFP | PHOTO

Kampala’s top hotels ‘refuse’ to host Bobi Wine’s event

People Power pressure group today unveiled their steering committee ahead of the 2021 Presidential Election campaigns. Quite unusual...

July 24th, 2019
Ugandan singer-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine at the High Court in Gulu, northern Uganda, on August 27, 2018. AFP PHOTO

Bobi Wine arrested again, charged two days after his house arrest was lifted

Ugandan pop star turned politician Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine was on Monday charged in court and ordered to be remanded at Luzira...

April 29th, 2019