Detained Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine requires urgent specialized medical care preferably abroad, says an adhoc Parliament Committee report on the plight of MPs and other suspects who were brutally arrested and detained by security forces in the run up to the Arua Municipality by-elections of
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President Yoweri Museveni has issued a new statement, noting that he doesn’t have powers to free detained Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine. “On the issue of releasing Bobi Wine and the others , the President of Uganda does not have such powers. Once somebody is arrested,
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By Ben Sebuguzi We credit bank of Uganda for drastically reducing the bank rate from 15% to 9% However, there are more challenges which are quietly eating up the pedigree of one the most important government institution due to poor management. Poor youth found out that when Prof Mutebile got
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Nike Inc. temporarily closed South African stores after the husband of an employee was caught in a racism row over a video he posted while on vacation, Bloomberg reports. The sportswear giant’s decision comes eight months after Hennes & Mauritz AB shuttered outlets in the country following protests against an
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Europe’s transformative digital lunch scheme provider is looking to sign in more companies across Africa after a successful two-year test run in Kenya. The firm, Sodexo Kenya has rebranded to Apptivate Africa as it rides on growing demand of the scheme by local firms seeking to improve their overall business
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The US State Department voiced concern on Tuesday over “multiple credible reports” on the medical condition of Ugandan MP Robert Kyagulanyi, who performs under the name of Bobi Wine, Daily Nation reports. The comment in response to a Nation query appears to contradict assurances by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, a
Read MoreIt transpired during presentation and deliberation sessions that there are diverse views regarding this practice PRETORIA, South Africa, August 22, 2018,-/African Media Agncy (AMA)/- The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs has today commenced with day one of the two-day colloquium on captive lion breeding for hunting in South Africa, under
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The Arsenal legend has been given assurances that he will be supported in the transfer market and it is now down to the club's new American owners. Thierry Henry has said 'yes' to becoming Bordeaux's new head coach and the decision over appointing him now rests with the club's new owners General
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Benin's Angelique Kidjo and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin are among the dozens of stars who have signed a petition calling for the release of Ugandan musician-turned-MP Bobi Wine. "We can’t just turn a blind eye - this is serious," Dele Sosimi, who started his career as Fela Kuti's keyboard player,
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Uganda's Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanya has revealed that detained lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine is in a lot of pain. Oulanya revealed this on Wednesday after visiting the Kyadondo East MP who is detained at Makindye Military Barracks in the capital, Kampala. "He's in a lot of
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