Author: Evans Kalyango
Earlier Bobi Wine took to his social media pages to inform how four members of the National Unity Platform Election Committee were abducted at gun point yesterday evening as the returned from a funeral. Their disappearance came one day after the abduction of Bobi Wine’s eldest brother Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu alias Chairman Nyanzi whom men holding guns hijacked in Kampala as he waited at traffic lights on his way from the party headquarters. ADVERT: BUY HOSTING AND GET A FREE DOMAIN NAME, CALL OR WHATSAPP +256758201313 According to Bobi Wine, the abductees are being kept at the Chieftaincy of Military…
The dark days of ‘panda gari’ seem to be back in Uganda having gone quiet for three years since 2022 after National Unity Platform reported forced abductions of their top leaders by men holding guns. The country last experienced these dark days mostly during the reign of President Idi Amin Dada. On Monday it was Bobi Wine’s eldest brother Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu alias Chairman Nyanzi who was abducted on gun point at Ku Bbiri round about as he returned from the part headquarters. Nyanzi is the head of mobilization in NUP and his whereabouts after the abductions remain unknown. ADVERT:…
In the news this afternoon, former police Chief IGP John Cossy Odomelo has died from a hospital in India where he was receiving treatment. Odomelo was the Inspector General of Police from 1992-1999. Odomelo replaced IGP Apollo Byekwaso who served for only Three years between 1990 to 1992. He in 2003 faced corruption related scandals by the Ssebutinde Commission of Inquiry into alleged corruption in the Uganda Police. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB HOSTING, WEB DESIGNS AND DOMAIN NAMES, CALL OR WHATSAPP +256758201313 Odomelo’s is the former police boss to died in a space of one week after the death…
It’s now a week since Besigye appeared in court looking very frail and not able to stand or walk and was just helped as he struggled to breathe. He was instead just remanded despite calls for a release order for him to seek medication. Calls of his release have gained momentum from with in and abroad as voices have urged government to consider his health before trying him. It has also been revealed that the four-time presidential candidate has been on a hunger- strike since last week and has collapsed severally in his detention room. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB…
As voices for the release of Dr. Kiiza Besigye grow louder every day due to his deteriorating health condition, president Museveni taken to his socials to water down any hopes of having Besigye released any time soon despite a 48 hour ultimatum given to him by political party leaders who converged at NUP’s headquarters yesterday. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB HOSTING, WEB DESIGNS AND DOMAIN NAMES, CALL OR WHATSAPP +256758201313 Museveni has instead advised those demanding Besigye’s released to ask themselves questions like Why was Besigye arrested, and only a quick trial can bring out facts to give answers to…
In the news this evening, men driving in a drone whose registration is still unknown have abducted Bobi Wine’s eldest brother also a leader in the National Unity Platform (NUP) as head of mobilization Fred Nyanzi commonly known as Chairman Nyanzi. The news of his abduction has been shared by Bobi Wine himself via his socials saying he say taken on gun point at gun point by armed men at Kubiri round about in traffic jam and driven to unknown destination. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB HOSTING, WEB DESIGNS AND DOMAIN NAMES, CALL OR WHATSAPP +256758201313 His abduction comes shortly…
The voices calling for the release of firebrand opposition politician Dr. Kiiza Besigye continue getting louder everyday ever since he appeared in court last week looking week, frail and struggling to breathe. Following the supreme court ruling which barred the trial of civilians in the military courts, Besigye’s trial has been in jeopardy with government playing delaying tactics to transfer all active cases to civilian cases. Besigye’s case would have been forwarded to the High Court to be able to apply for bail but all seems to be far fetching. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB HOSTING, WEB DESIGNS AND DOMAIN…
Speaking at the presser organized by the Uganda Medical Association today, Edith Byanyima a relative to Dr. Besigye revealed that as a family they got a distressing call from Luzira prisons informing them to inform his Doctors because his situation had deteriorated and needed attention. Indeed this was confirmed by Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi who visited Besigye and confirmed that he found Doctors at Luzira hospital tending to him and promised him that Museveni’s government is doing all it can to fast track the transfer of his file from the Court martial to the High court in response to the…
As Ugandans come to terms about Besigye’s deteriorating health that has raised concerns with people from different walks of life urging government to release firebrand politician to seek medication, a top Museveni minister has paid him a visit in prison today. The concerns gained momentum this week when Besigye appeared before the Buganda Road court looking frail and struggling to gasp breathe when the magistrate declined to issue an order release for Besigye to be able to seek medication. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB HOSTING, WEB DESIGNS AND DOMAI NAMES, CALL OR WHATSAPP +256758201313 On top of the worrying health…
Dr. Kiiza Besigye who was abducted from Nairobi last year and later tried in the military kangaroo courts over cases related to disturbing national security which prosecution says he and others committed them in Geneva Switzerland, Athens in Greece and Nairobi in Kenya continues to be caged at Luzira prisons. Despite a supreme court ruling which barred the trial of civilians in the military courts and transfer of all the existing cases to civilian courts through the Director of Public Prosecutions, this is yet to be done. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB HOSTING, WEB DESIGNS AND DOMAIN NAMES, CALL OR…