`We’re not pastors’ says police boss as he vows tougher action next time ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The assault on opposition leader Bobi Wine in Kampala where he was hit with a teargas canister causing a flesh wound on his left leg has heightened the political temperatures with fifteen months …
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Assessing the fallout in Masaka and what lies ahead for 2026 COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The feud between the National Unity Platform (NUP) and former Leader of Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga has festered for months and all indications are that it will go on until the 2026 elections. …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform Party (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has asked party members and opposition politicians to stop trading their political beliefs for money. Kyagulanyi was on Wednesday addressing party supporters at Ntawo playground in Mukono Municipality where he noted …
Read More »Police mounts roadblocks to stop Bobi Wine meeting in Kamuli
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Busoga North has blocked a consultative meeting by National Unity Platform-NUP President, Robert Kyagulanyi in Kamuli district. Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine was slated to hold a meeting on Wednesday at Kananage Primary School, in Northern Division, Kamuli municipality, however, police deployed heavily …
Read More »Journalists file assault, damage claims against Kyagulanyi bodyguards
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two female journalists from Masaka have filed complaints of assault and damage to equipment against the bodyguards of National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine. Zainabu Namusaazi, a reporter for Next Media Group, and Margret Kayondo, a correspondent …
Read More »Bobi Wine: The People’s President – a gripping Oscar-nominated film about Uganda’s fight for freedom
The film-makers worked with almost 4,000 hours of raw footage which took two years to edit ARTS | JULIA CAIN | Bobi Wine is a pop star in Uganda who uses his music for political protest and social activism. Born Robert Kyagulanyi, he became a member of parliament (MP) in 2017 …
Read More »NUP leader Kyagulanyi explains tough stand on Mpuuga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The war of words between National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, and Nyendo-Mukungwe MP Mathias Mpuuga is far from over. A few hours after the former Leader of the Opposition declined to resign over the controversial 500 million Service …
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2023 achievements, hopes for 2024 COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Bobi Wine’s visit to the U.K. after a ten year visa ban capped a year where his political significance soared again after the lull of last year. The party Bobi Wine founded, the National Unity Platform (NUP), went through a …
Read More »NUP forced to postpone opening of new party headquarters
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition political party National Unity Platform (NUP) has heeded a directive by the Deputy Resident City Commissioner of Kawempe Yasin Ndidde to postpone the launch of their party headquarters. Speaking at Kamwokya, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the President of NUP said they decided to …
Read More »UHRC asks journalists who were assaulted during Bobi Wine’s arrival to file complaints
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC, Mariam Wangadya, has asked journalists who were assaulted on Thursday when covering the arrival of National Unity Platform-NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi, to file complaints with the commission. While addressing journalists at the Jinja Regional Human Rights Office …
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