Uganda police change tune on Bobi Wine’s injury
Police in Uganda have recanted their earlier statement concerning the suspected shooting of opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. In a change of tune, police spokesman Rusoke Kituuma on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, told the press that they were in the process of conducting fresh investigations surrounding the incident, […]
‘He stumbled while getting into his vehicle’ – Uganda police deny Bobi Wine shooting claims
Uganda Police have denied reports that opposition figure Kyagulanyi Robert, famously known as Bobi Wine, was shot as he returned from a Thanksgiving ceremony in Bulindo, Kiira Municipality, Wakiso District. Contrary to reports from the National Unity Platform (NUP) suggesting an attempt on Wine’s life, police maintain that his injury was caused by a stumble […]
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine injured, his party says
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine was shot in the leg in a confrontation with police Tuesday just outside the capital, Kampala, his opposition group said. Photos posted online showed Wine surrounded by followers who yelled that he had been shot in the leg before some supported him into a waiting car. His party, the National […]
‘Protests are not organized by us’ – Bobi Wine on Uganda’s march to Parliament
Ugandan popstar turned politician Bobi Wine, in a recent statement, vehemently refuted claims that his party, the National Unity Platform (NUP) is behind the organization of protests in Uganda. As seen on his X account on Monday, July 22, 2024, Bobi Wine clarified that the protests were not orchestrated by NUP but were driven by […]
‘Very painful watching Uganda-style abductions happen on Kenyan streets’- Bobi Wine
Ugandan politician-cum musician Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has condemned the forceful arrest of former Nandi Hills Member of Parliament (MP) Alfred Keter. Bobi Wine through his official X account account on Monday, July 1, 2024, pointed out that the resurgence of abductions is not a good sign for Kenya. He expressed his pain over […]
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine stands in solidarity with anti-Finance Bill protesters
Vocal Ugandan musician and political activist Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu better known as Bobi Wine has revealed that he is in support of the ongoing anti-Finance Bill in Kenya. In a statement published on Sunday, June 23, 2024, on his official social media page, Bobi Wine commended the Kenyan youths for going out to the streets […]
Bobi Wine arrested at airport as he returns home
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was arrested at Entebbe International Airport near the capital Kampala on Thursday as he returned to the country, according to his party the National Unity Platform. The National Unity Platform (NUP) said in a social media post that Wine was “violently arrested upon his return to Uganda. We are yet […]