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Uganda police arrest Bobi Wine after presidential nomination
Source: Associated Press
Uganda police arrest Bobi Wine after presidential nomination
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA
November 3, 2020
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police on Tuesday again arrested Bobi Wine, a popular singer and opposition presidential hopeful, shortly after he was successfully certified as a candidate in next year’s election.
Wine, who is bidding to unseat Uganda’s long-time leader, was dragged from his car by police. The local NBS Television, reporting from the scene, said the singer, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, was put into a police van amid violent scuffles between police and his supporters.
He was returned to his house later Tuesday on the outskirts of Kampala, the capital.
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Critics say President Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, increasingly depends on the armed forces to assert his authority.
Museveni, who was nominated as a candidate on Monday, said afterward that his government would not tolerate the activities of enemies he did not name who are allegedly plotting chaos.
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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA
November 3, 2020
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police on Tuesday again arrested Bobi Wine, a popular singer and opposition presidential hopeful, shortly after he was successfully certified as a candidate in next year’s election.
Wine, who is bidding to unseat Uganda’s long-time leader, was dragged from his car by police. The local NBS Television, reporting from the scene, said the singer, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, was put into a police van amid violent scuffles between police and his supporters.
He was returned to his house later Tuesday on the outskirts of Kampala, the capital.
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Critics say President Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, increasingly depends on the armed forces to assert his authority.
Museveni, who was nominated as a candidate on Monday, said afterward that his government would not tolerate the activities of enemies he did not name who are allegedly plotting chaos.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/yoweri-museveni-elections-bobi-wine-arrests-uganda-cbbbe0c26dfca3485f0a99b5f35296b6
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