Mbale — Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said he would protect President Yoweri Museveni if the long-serving leader accepts defeat in the January 15, 2026, presidential election and hands over power peacefully. Bobi Wine, the National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer and Museveni’s main challenger, made the remarks during…
National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, delivered a fiery New Year’s address on Friday, highlighting Uganda’s vast human and natural resources while decrying the continued poverty and suffering of millions of its citizens. “Uganda is rich in people and resources, yet millions of its citizens live in total poverty. This…
The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has dismissed allegations by National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, that security agencies are plotting to arrest him ahead of polling day and engineer violence to justify a heavy military deployment. In a statement issued on Friday, police described the claims as…
National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused the state of widespread human rights abuses and institutional bias, saying 2025 was marked by abductions, torture and prolonged detentions of government critics. In a New Year address delivered on Thursday at the NUP headquarters in Makerere-Kavule, Kyagulanyi said many…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has accused supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, of engaging in violence, looting and staging artificial crowds during political activities, claims the opposition leader has strongly denied. In his end-of-year message, Museveni said he had received multiple reports alleging that gangs linked…