Bobi Wine
March 10, 2021 | The Associated Press
Uganda’s Bobi Wine Calls for Peaceful Protests After Polls
KAMPALA, Uganda—Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is calling for peaceful protests in the aftermath of presidential elections, charging that electoral authorities are “grappling with forged results” that showed a victory for President Yoweri Museveni. Wine, a singer and lawmaker whose real name is Kyagulanyi Sentamu, spoke on Tuesday, the day after police warned in a […]
February 22, 2021 | Reuters
Uganda’s Wine Withdraws Election Result Challenge, Alleges Bias
KAMPALA—Opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday he was dropping a legal challenge to Uganda’s presidential election results that handed victory to incumbent Yoweri Museveni, saying Supreme Court justices hearing the case were biased. Museveni, a former guerrilla leader who has led the East African country since 1986, was declared winner of the Jan. 14 […]
February 5, 2021 | The Associated Press
Uganda’s Bobi Wine Urges ‘Strong Action’ Over Disputed Polls
KAMPALA, Uganda—Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is urging the international community to back up concerns over the country’s disputed elections with “strong actions” against President Yoweri Museveni’s government. Wine, who is disputing his loss to the long-time leader in last month’s presidential elections, told reporters that he hopes “the world will stand with the people […]
February 2, 2021 | Reuters
Ugandan Opposition Say 3,000 of Their Supporters Seized Since November
KAMPALA—Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine and his party said on Tuesday that around 3,000 of his supporters had been detained or abducted by state agents since November, when protests flared over his arrest during a presidential election campaign. The police said they were investigating all reports of disappearances. They have previously said they arrested nearly […]
February 1, 2021 | The Associated Press
Uganda’s Bobi Wine Goes to Court to Dispute President’s Win
KAMPALA, Uganda—Ugandan presidential challenger Bobi Wine on Monday launched a court case seeking to overturn the reelection of President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power for 35 years. Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, had suggested he did not want to legitimize Museveni’s victory in last month’s polls by seeking justice with a […]
January 25, 2021 | Reuters
Ugandan Court Orders Opposition Leader’s Freedom, Troops Still Block His Home
KAMPALA—A Ugandan court ordered security forces on Monday to free opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine, whose house arrest since a presidential election has drawn international pressure on President Yoweri Museveni’s government. Hours later, his large compound in a leafy northern suburb of the capital Kampala remained blockaded. “The military and police are still […]
January 16, 2021 | The Associated Press
Uganda Says President Wins 6th Term as Vote-Rigging Alleged
KAMPALA, Uganda—Uganda’s electoral commission said Saturday that longtime President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth five-year term, while top opposition challenger Bobi Wine alleges rigging and officials struggle to explain how polling results were compiled amid an Internet blackout. In a generational clash watched across the African continent with a booming young population and a […]