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Wadri Kassiano has officially taken on the seat as the new Member of Parliament for Arua municipality. This was during a parliamentary ceremony presided over by the deputy speaker Jacob Oulanya. He has replaced Col. Ibrahim Abiriga who was massacred by gunmen in June this year. This is his fourth term as an MP, […]
Kassiano Wadri (Independent) has won the Arua Municipality parliamentary seat after getting 6,528 votes representing 38% of the vote in the by-elections. Although Wadri was not able to cast his ballot as he’s still in police custody in Gulu, he beat 11 others, among them, Nusura Tiperu, a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement […]
security operatives broke his hotel door and burst into the bathroom, he promptly volunteered information that he was armed and turned the pistol over to the then Arua District Police Commander, Mr Abbas Ssenyonjo. The DPC was moved to Masaka the day after Yasin Kawuma(Bobi Wine’s driver) was shot dead, six took bullet wounds and […]
The President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has described the chaos that occurred in Arua Municipality on Monday August 13, 2018 as poor management and the opposition. In a statement posted on his facebook timeline on Wednesday, Museveni said that he understands that some people were worried about the endless criminal acts of elements of […]
The Ugandan security forces have allegedly shot dead Kawooya Yasin, the driver of Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi during the Arua Municipality by-election campaigns. According to Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine, the hotel where he is scheduled to sleep has also been sealed off by security forced. “They shot him because they thought I […]
Sustained gunfire greeted the arrival of slain Arua municipality Member of Parliament Col. Ibrahim Abiriga (Rtd) on Sunday as security forces clashed with wild youths. The youths chanted “we don’t want yellow” apparently castigating the ruling National Resistance party’s symbolic colour and waved the opposition Forum for Democratic Change’s V sign. They burned one police […]
President Yoweri Museveni has challenged Moslem leaders and other religious leaders to incorporate the message of fighting household poverty in their preaching as one way of getting Ugandans out of povert. Museveni who is running for the post of President as flag bearer of the the ruling national Resistance Movement said that his government welcomes […]
Buganda Premier Charles Peter Mayiga,Kyaddondo East Member of Parliament Bobi Wine, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, Minister Beti Olive Namisango Kamya among 12 others make a list of those targeted by assassins. Lubaga North legislator Moses Kasibante found the list dumped into his compound, a list in which he is also in. The list does not […]
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu commonly known by his stage name Bobi Wine is a Ugandan politician and musician who joined politics in July 2017. He serves as the Member of Parliament representing Kyadondo East constituency in Wakiso District, Uganda. He was born on 12th February 1982, in Mpigi District and grew up in the Kamwokya slums. […]
Singer Bobi Wine’s freedom has been short lived after her was re-arrested in Gulu. The singer was remanded until 30th August 2018 when he will be appearing in court together with the others who were arrested. Bobi Wine will also be battling treason charges over the stoning of the presidential car during the eve of […]