Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine filed a supreme court challenge on Monday seeking cancellation of the results of a presidential election that handed victory to incumbent Yoweri Museveni. “We want the poll cancelled and repeated,” said George Musisi, lawyer for Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP). Wine, 38, a pop star …
Read More »Uganda: Yoweri Museveni re-elected for a sixth term
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected for a sixth term with 58.64% of the vote, the electoral commission said on Saturday, as rival opponent Bobi Wine alleged widespread fraud a day earlier and said citizens should reject the result. Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, won 34.83% …
Read More »Uganda: Bobi Wine blocked in his house since Thursday
Bobi Wine is passing a trouble period. Uhe Ugandan’s opposition leader called the International Community to demand the lifting of his house arrest. This, in the aftermath of the announcement of Yoweri Museveni’s victory in the presidential election. Robert kyagulanyi a.k.a Bobi wine doesn’t deplete. Second of the presidential election …
Read More »Uganda: the electoral commission announced the first results
It has been over 24 hours since polls closed and Uganda is still counting votes from its presidential and parliamentary elections. Preliminary results announced by the electoral commission put President Yoweri Museveni in a commanding lead. His rival, 38-year-old legislator Bobi Wine has dismissed the tally as a ‘joke’. The …
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