UGANDA –Â 18 handcuffed Bobi Wine supporters react after arriving at the army court in Makindye, Kampala. They were arrested on December 30, 2020 and remanded to prison on allegations of illegal possession of four rounds of ammunition, which offence the state says was committed on January 3, 2021.
After spending close to five months on remand, at least 18 out of 30 supporters of former presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, were Tuesday released on bail by the General Court Martial in Makindye, Kampala.
While releasing the 18 on their third attempt to apply for bail, the chairman of the court, Lt Gen Andrew Gutti, said he had found merit in their application after the State prosecutor did not object to their bail.
18 Bobi supporters released on bail after spending 5 months on remand
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National Unity Platfrom (NUP) party members and private bodyguards of former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, in an army truck at the court martial for the hearing of their bail application on 8 February, 2021. PHOTO | KELVIN ATUHAIRE
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Poll result. On January 16, Justice Byabakama declared President Museveni winner of the presidential polls with 58 per cent of the total 9.9 million votes casts while Mr Kyagulanyi, who had been placed under house arrest after the vote, came in second place with 35 per cent.
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January 9, 2021 was the first birthday for Sankara Ali, the son of Bukeni Ali, alias Nubian Li, a long-time associate of musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi. The day went like any other amid a dark cloud of anxiety hoovering over the country, four days to the presidential polls, with heavy deployment of commando units previously fighting al-Shabab militias in Somalia and ADF rebels in n