Uganda army denies seizing opposition leader as vote result looms
Wine said Friday that he was under house arrest, and his party later wrote on X that he had been “forcibly taken” by an army helicopter from his compound.
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Polls Close in Uganda After Delays, Internet Blackout
Polls closed in Uganda on Thursday after a chaotic day of voting that took place under an internet blackout and with long delays caused by technical breakdowns as President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his 40 years in power.
Uganda Election Hit by Delays After Internet Blackout
Some linked the problems to an internet blackout imposed by the government on Tuesday despite repeated promises not to do so.
Uganda Opposition Says Voting Deliberately Delayed Amid Internet Blackout
In many areas, voting had yet to start hours after polls were due to open as biometric machines — used to verify voters’ identity — were malfunctioning and ballot boxes were undelivered
Ugandan Musician-Turned-Politician Bobi Wine to Run for President
Uganda’s main opposition party said Wednesday its leader Bobi Wine would run in upcoming presidential elections, likely pitting the popular musician-turned-politician against President Yoweri Museveni.
Museveni Kutetea Tena Kiti Cha Urais 2026
Katika taarifa iliyochapishwa kwenye tovuti ya chama cha National Resistance Movement (NRM), chama hicho kilisema kuwa Museveni “amewasilisha nia ya kutetea nafasi ya Mwenyekiti wa NRM na kuwa mgombea urais wa chama katika uchaguzi wa 2026.”
Uganda Yawafunga Wanachama wa Chama Cha Upinzani Kwa ‘Uhaini’
Upande wa mashtaka ulidai kuwa wanachama 16 wa chama kikuu cha upinzani cha National Unity Platform (NUP), pamoja na wengine ambao bado wanakimbia, walikutwa na vilipuzi kati ya Novemba 2020 na Mei 2021, wakati uchaguzi ukiendelea.
Uganda Jails Opposition Party Members For ‘Treachery’
The prosecution alleged that the 16 members of the main opposition National Unity Platform (NUP), as well as others still on the run, were found in possession of explosives between November 2020 and May 2021, while elections were underway.
Wounded Ugandan Opposition Leader Wine to Undergo Surgery
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is set to undergo surgery, his lawyer said Wednesday, a day after suffering a leg…
Ugandan Police Refutes Allegations of Shooting Bobi Wine
The Ugandan Police Force has denied allegations that an officer shot and injured opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, well known as…
