Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine accused security forces on Tuesday of humiliating him, his family and staff as he was freed from house arrest in place since a disputed Jan. 14 election that he lost to long-serving President Yoweri Museveni.
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says he is still under house arrest, despite a court ordering security forces to stop surrounding his home. Wine has accused President Yoweri Museveni of fraud in Uganda’s January 14 election.
Ugandan troops have withdrawn from around the home of opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine, ending his house arrest since a Jan. 14 election won by long-serving President Yoweri Museveni.
#BobiWine @Bobiwine2tells Eyewitness News police, army finally left -he thanks all those who raised voices because “that’s what President Museveni yields to most - international pressure” He urges the international community not to take their eyes away from Uganda@nthakoana
Uganda‘s opposition leader Bobi Wine denounced “torture” and “humiliation” on Tuesday after security forces lifted a blockade of his home in place since a disputed January 14 vote he lost to long-serving President Yoweri Museveni#SABCNews
As president museveni'>Ugandan President Museveni keeps his principal electoral opponent @Bobiwine2 locked up under house arrest to prevent him from contesting the recently announced electoral "results," Wine files a complaint for arbitrary detention with the United Nations.
The journalist who wrote this article had to file it by text message because president museveni'>Ugandan President Museveni, fearful of claims of a rigged election, has shut off the Internet.
LUNGU HAILS BIDEN, MUSEVENI VICTORIES ...President Lungu said President Museveni’s victory shows the confidence and trust that the Ugandan people have in him to continue steering that country to prosperity. READ STORY:
President Museveni: Facebook, Twitter will not dictate what’s true or false in Uganda
Internet Restored After President Yoweri Museveni's Electoral Victory@DeutscheWelle : #Uganda
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term as president, extending his 35 years in office. The 76-year-old won 58.6.% of the vote while his nearest rival Robert Kyagulanyi, known by his stage name Bobi Wine, took 34.8%, the election commission said.
Uganda has had no internet for 3 days after the government blocked it before the election. Rights groups are warning about lack of transparency. President Museveni has been in power for 35 years and his rivals targeted with violence, arrests and harassment.
Conveniently citing the coronavirus, the Ugandan government suspends campaigning for January elections in the capital and 10 populous districts where, just coincidently, of course, President Museveni's main opponent, @Bobiwine2 , is highly popular.
Uganda's long-serving president, Yoweri Museveni, faces a powerful electoral challenge in musician-turned-politician @Bobiwine2 . Museveni's forces are already trying to stop fair campaigning. The big question: on January 14, will they allow a fair vote?
Ugandan police shot a TV cameraman, now in critical condition, as they dispersed supporters of President Museveni's main challenger in next month's election, @Bobiwine2 . It's as if the authorities don't want journalists covering their repression.
Ugandan presidential candidate and pop star, Bobi Wine, who is campaigning to replace President Museveni, has been arrested. Read more here:
Why is the US government still "bankrolling" Ugandan President Museveni's government as its "security forces opened fire on the campaign convoy of Bobi Wine, the country’s leading opposition candidate for president" in next month's election. @Bobiwine2
Spoke on phone to President Yoweri Museveni about the challenges arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. India will support, in every way it can, Uganda’s efforts to control the spread of the virus. @KagutaMuseveni
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian visited Uganda and signed sneakers for President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power for 32 years. He recently jailed other politicians for opposing his rule. Several say they were beaten and tortured.
Uganda's president, 75, has made an exercise video. Yoweri Museveni says he wants to encourage people to exercise at home during the coronavirus pandemic. #BBCAfricaLive ➡
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