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Dr. Vincent Magombe is a Ugandan journalist, broadcaster and university lecturer.
Last week,
MTV officially announced that its
2021 Africa Music Awards, the MAMAs, would be held in Uganda on February 20. The event, which has been planned in coordination with Uganda s tourism ministry, is being advertised alongside the hashtag #VisitUganda. If Uganda were free, it would be welcome news. But just as the MTV announcement was made, Uganda s most popular politician, Hon Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as
Four Things to Know About Bobi Wine, Who Has Shaken Up Ugandan Politics
Throughout the electoral campaign, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been upstaged by the formidable young challenger, who was a popular musician before he made his way into politics.
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine campaigns in Arua before his arrest. Photo: Reuters
World16/Jan/2021
Regardless of how Ugandans decide to vote in the January 14 presidential elections, the incumbent Yoweri Museveni will most likely be declared the winner. Museveni has ruled the country for five consecutive terms. He has historically been able to manipulate elections in his favour, because he controls Ugandaâs military, judiciary, and Electoral Commission with an iron fist.
Throughout the electoral campaign, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has been upstaged by a formidable young challenger: popular musician-turned-parliamentarian Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine. Luke Melchiorre examines four things worth knowing about Bobi Wine.
Daily Monitor
Friday January 15 2021
Summary
Museveni who has been in power since 1986 pledged to concede defeat if the poll is free and fair.
Mr Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine said it was a momentous opportunity to see himself able to cast his vote.
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Police Thursday raided Hotel Africana in Kampala where a group of civil society activists and election observers had gathered to collect data from other election observers at different polling stations across the country.
Police spokesperson, Mr Fred Enanga said they got intelligence that some civil society activists had established a parallel tally centre at the hotel as the east African nation Thursday held presidential and parliamentary elections.
Regardless of how Ugandans decide to vote in the January 14 presidential elections, the incumbent Yoweri Museveni will most likely be declared the winner. Museveni has ruled the country for five consecutive terms. He has historically been able to manipulate elections in his favour, because he controls Uganda’s military, judiciary, and Electoral Commission with an iron fist.
Throughout this electoral campaign, however, the long-standing Ugandan president has been upstaged by a formidable young challenger: popular musician-turned-parliamentarian Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine. Since being elected as a Member of Parliament in 2017, the 38-year-old leader of the National Unity Platform has become the new face of Uganda’s opposition.