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Uganda police deny Bobi Wine arrest, say he was just ‘taken home’
By Reuters,
1801, September 20, 2018 (EAT)
Police whisked away Uganda opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on Thursday as he got off a plane at the country’s main airport. ...
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Bobi Wine arrested again in Uganda after returning from U.S.
By Rachel Ombaka,
1453, September 20, 2018 (EAT)
Ugandan Police have arrested Bobi Wine yet again moments after he arrived back in the country from the U.S. He had landed at the Jomo Kenyatta Inte...
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Showdown looms as Bobi Wine leaves U.S. for Uganda
By Rachel Ombaka,
1718, September 19, 2018 (EAT)
Embattled musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine has left the U.S. and is expected to land in Uganda on Thursday as reports emerged that security has be...
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Ugandans take to the street as Gov’t accuses E.U. of impunity
By VOA,
1113, September 18, 2018 (EAT)
The Ugandan government has criticised a move by the European parliament calling for the release of those detained illegally. Also Read: Ugandans b...
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U.S. ‘gravely concerned’ over reports of abuse by Uganda security forces
By Reuters,
1227, September 11, 2018 (EAT)
The U.S. is gravely concerned over the use of excessive force by Uganda security forces against lawmakers and journalists in Arua, a State Department ...
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U.S. should suspend military aid to Uganda: Bobi Wine lawyer
By Reuters,
933, September 7, 2018 (EAT)
The United States should suspend military aid to Uganda over the government’s human rights record, tRobert Amsterdam, lawyer for Bobi Wine has said....
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Ugandan lawmakers appeal law allowing Museveni re-election bid
By Reuters,
921, September 6, 2018 (EAT)
A group of Ugandan legislators have petitioned the supreme court to overturn a lower court decision that upheld a constitutional amendment allowing lo...
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Bobi Wine reveals shocking details of what happened in military detention
By Rachel Ombaka,
827, September 4, 2018 (EAT)
Bobi Wine who left Uganda for treatment in the U.S. has now revealed what happened in Arua where he was detained for more than a week after his first ...
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Six Kenyan fishermen detained in Uganda
By George Juma,
1718, September 2, 2018 (EAT)
Six Kenyan fishermen are currently detained at Vuvumai in Uganda after they were arrested while on a fishing expedition in Lake Victoria. According...
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Bobi Wine arrives in US for medical treatment
By Ian Omondi,
1148, September 2, 2018 (EAT)
Ugandan musician-turned-politician, Robert Kyagulanyi, has arrived in the United States for medical treatment. Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Kya...
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Video: Bobi Wine leaves Uganda for treatment abroad, lawyer says
By Rachel Ombaka,
1108, September 1, 2018 (EAT)
A video has emerged showing Bobi Wine leaving from Entebbe Airport to seek treatment abroad. Also Read: ‘I will kill you if you continue’, sup...
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Ugandans burn tyres, barricade roads after Bobi Wine rearrested
By Citizen Reporter,
1544, August 31, 2018 (EAT)
Protests have erupted in Kampala after police detained Bobi Wine and Francis Zaake at Entebbe Airport as they prepared to travel abroad for medical ca...
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Ugandan soldiers arrested over assault of Bobi Wine, other MPs
By Reuters,
1133, August 29, 2018 (EAT)
Soldiers involved in the beating of Ugandan lawmakers including Bobi Wine and civilians over their alleged role in a stoning of President Yoweri Musev...
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Frail and sickly Bobi Wine: What did Uganda military do?
By Rachel Ombaka,
1746, August 25, 2018 (EAT)
Questions abound as to what could have happened to Bobi Wine when he was in military detention after he appeared in court frail and sickly. Specula...
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Uganda court allows Bobi Wine, 33 others to get medical treatment
By Rachel Ombaka,
1315, August 23, 2018 (EAT)
A civil court has directed that Bobi Wine and 33 other detainees be allowed to seek medical treatment from their personal doctors. Ugandan media ho...
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Frail and sickly Bobi Wine now charged with treason
By Asha Mwilu,
2140, August 23, 2018 (EAT)
Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has now been charged with treason moments after he was released from military custody. On...
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Kizza Besigye arrested moments after State withdraws Bobi Wine charges
By Rachel Ombaka,
1155, August 23, 2018 (EAT)
Kizza Besigye, a fierce critic of Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has been arrested. This comes just moments after Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu pop...
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Bobi Wine writes heartbreaking letter to his children
By Rachel Ombaka,
908, August 23, 2018 (EAT)
"Dear Son, I am writing to you from Makindye military prison. Mama will explain to you the rest," a letter from Bobi Wine to his firstborn Solomon beg...
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Law Society of Kenya to sue Uganda over Bobi Wine detention
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1331, August 22, 2018 (EAT)
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has said it will sue the Ugandan government at the East African Court of Justice for human rights violation in the dete...
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Bobi Wine beaten in detention and unable to stand, lawyer says
By Reuters,
1114, August 22, 2018 (EAT)
Robert Kyagulanyi, who goes by the stage name Bobi Wine, has been left unable to stand after being beaten while in detention, his lawyer said, citing ...
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