Magere – National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said his family and party continue to stand with relatives of detained, missing, injured and deceased supporters, as allegations of widespread repression against the opposition intensify ahead of Uganda’s 2026 general elections. While Bobi Wine was campaigning in Kalangala District,…
The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Mbarara City has declined bail for 36 of the 38 National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters arrested on November 7, 2025, when security forces intercepted the party’s presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, en route to a campaign rally in Bwizibwera, Mbarara District. Presiding Grade One Magistrate Alex Baguma cited the accused’s lack…
A woman was injured on Tuesday after she fell while fleeing military officers deployed to disperse supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, in Entebbe Municipality. The incident occurred as Kyagulanyi headed to Tanda Grounds, where he later addressed a campaign rally. Witnesses said security personnel moved…
Opposition leader and National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused security forces of using teargas, intimidation and movement restrictions to disrupt his ongoing campaign activities in and around Kampala. In a post shared on social media on Tuesday evening, Bobi Wine said teargas canisters were fired in his…
Mbarara City authorities have charged Barekye Lyton Agaba, a 29-year-old mechanical engineer, alongside more than 40 other individuals with obstruction of a police officer, following an incident that occurred on November 7, 2025, along the Mbarara–Bwizibwera–Ibanda main road. According to the Statement of Offence, Agaba is accused of willfully obstructing the District Police Commander (DPC)…