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NUP supporters arrested in Kalangala released after Katumba intervention January 6, 2021 Relatives waiting for the suspects outside Kalangala police station The 27 National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters who were detained in Kalangala during the campaign trail of their presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine on December 30 have been released on police bond.  Although none of the NUP supporters was charged, they were requ...

Mr Kyagulanyi said that the app- named, "U Vote" was developed with sophisticated technology

Harassment of opposition, journalists not sign of pro-democratic security forces- US Mission  Thursday December 31 2020 Ugandan musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi (C), also known as Bobi Wine, stands on a road in the middle of a forest as his electoral campaign was blocked by Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) in Kalangala district, Central Uganda, on December 30, 2020. PHOTO/AFP. Summary The 35-worded statement from the US Mission points to relatively increasing failed diplomacy b...

Views: Visits 19 Police say they have “restrained” National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine for continuously holding massive rallies on Kalangala island amidst the increased threats of coronavirus, in total disregard of the Electoral Commission and Ministry of health guidelines. Earlier on, a tweet on Bobi Wine’s Twitter timeline said, “Bobi Wine and his entire campaign team arrested in Kalangala! Media blocked. – Admin.” Picture...

UGANDAN presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, was arrested again later on Wednesday amid accusations that he breached coronavirus restrictions. National Unity Platform party spokesman Joel Senyonyi said: “Police have arrested him together with his whole campaign team. They put them in police trucks and started driving but we don’t know where they are taking them.” Police were accused of firing tear gas at crowds who protested against his arrest in Ug...

EC campaign ban locks out six million voters December 30, 2020 Voters queuing up in Mbuya in Kampala previously The Electoral Commission ban on political campaigns in 20 districts and cities branded “super spreaders” of the infectious coronavirus is a very suspicious matter for opposition presidential and parliamentary candidates. The ban locks out two of the largest voting blocs in the country; Kampala and Wakiso and ultimately denies all pres...

Daily Monitor Wednesday December 30 2020 Summary EC last Saturday banned campaign meetings in Kampala, Wakiso, Mbarara, Kabarole, Luweero, Kasese, Masaka, Jinja, Kalungu, Kazo and Tororo, citing rising Covid -19 cases. Advertisement National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has vowed to conduct physical campaigns in the banned districts in total defiance of a directive by the Electoral Commission (EC) suspending campaigns  in some parts of the cou...

Daily Monitor Wednesday December 30 2020 NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine being led to a waiting army chopper in Kalangala town, December 30, 2020. Police say they intended to escort him to his home in Magere, Wakiso district. PHOTO/DAVID LUBOWA. Summary NUP party social media handles claimed party president and presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine was arrested Wednesday December 30, 2020 during his electoral campaign visit in areas around Kalangal...

Bobi Wine and entire campaign team arrested in Kalangala December 30, 2020 Some of Bobi Wine supporters who were arrested in Kalangala National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has been arrested in Kigere Kya Njovu forest with his entire campaign team in Kalangala island on L. Victoria. Kyagulanyi who arrived in the island district aboard MV Sesse ferry was involved in a cat and a mouse chase with security ...

Daily Monitor Tuesday December 29 2020 NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, displays X-ray results from Rubaga Hospital in Kilowooza Villa Maria, Masaka City, yesterday. PHOTO/DAVID LUBOWA. Summary The medical report indicates that the injuries could have been caused by an extra force onto the head and chest of the deceased. Advertisement National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, presented medical results showing that his ...