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THE BOBI WINE DECEPTION.
I remember the jubilations when it was announced that Robert Kyagulanyi (AKA Bobi Wine) had won the Kyadondo seat in parliament. Bars played his music all night, days on end. […] More
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THE ILLUSION OF DEMOCRACY: UGANDAS AUTHORITARIAN RESURGENCE
By Faila Binti Kankwala and Mwanza Ade Uganda, a country once seen as a beacon of stability in East Africa, is now a prime example of how elections can be […] More
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Mr President, you are right on Bobi Wine
Your Excellency, once again I thank you for the humility and democratic spirit that allows you to respond to people like Bobi Wine (Robert Kyagulanyi) that you would ignore without […] More
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in Comics and Manga, Journalism and Media, Music and Dance, Politics and Government, Theatre, Visual ArtUganda: The Kids are Disruptive, And It’s a Good Thing
PART I: Bobi Wine and Eddy Kenzo The year is 2010. And Uganda is set for an election the following year in which the incumbent Yoweri Museveni is seeking a […] More
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A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MADNESS: SSEGIRINYA MUHAMMAD'S PRISONS-FREE NEW UGANDA
Have you seen the video where Ssegirinya Muhammad (Mr. Updates) says that in the new Uganda where Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu (Bobi Wine) is President, there will be no prisons, that […] More
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How to ‘eat’ the president’s money today
Back in our childhood, our younger brothers used to get many favours from our parents. Our dad would always return from work with some special eats for them, and this […] More
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The face of personal transformation and for many young people in Uganda, a beacon of hope.
The state of our affairs has left many young people desperately seeking greener pastures. Some have managed to flee the country, while others still languish in despair, hoping for better […] More
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Uganda's Presidential Candidates as High School Students.
Museveni – The rich bully with an arrogant attitude. Always boasting about his new shoes. The only student with a mobile phone in school. His parents send teachers a weekly […] More
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Letter to People Power – NUP
So today I went to the head office of NUP expecting to be lynched! I was prepared to die at the hands of what I thought was largely a collection […] More
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Dear Bobi Wine, everywhere is ‘booked’ and don’t argue
The Acholi say, latin ki cwinyo pwony kii ba ddero (an orphan hears good advice from behind the granary). Honourable Bobi Wine, wherever you are, hear this and understand it […] More
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If Bobi Wine has no content, how did he get us drunk?
Every time her mum was mad about her actions, she would shout at her: ‘Mbwa ggwe’ (you dog). It was indeed the case that Nakato was cantankerous, but she was […] More
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THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN SHAPING POLITICAL DISCOURSE AND PUBLIC OPINION: UGANDA IN PERSPECTIVE.
Political discourse refers to the communication and interpretation of events and ideas within the realm of politics. It involves the establishment of frames of meaning and the application of principles […] More
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MWENDA, THIS IS INTELLECTUAL DISHONESTY
Mwenda ~ Uganda had only 268km of tarmac after 72 years of colonial rule. The short-lived DP government led by Kiwanuka added 210km in one year. Obote added 1,000km in […] More
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Bobi Wine’s international media embarrassment
So Uganda’s messiah, Bobi Wine, has been on the international media circuit to sell his message for change. If you have watched him speak, you now know the real problem […] More
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That #BobiWineOnlineShow
Bobi Wine on Sunday held an online show. His must have been like the twentieth after we have been attacked with a number of them since Museveni effected the lockdown. […] More
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The People’s President – Reflective Paper
Bobi Wine: The People’s President – Reflective Paper Directors: Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp Producers: Christopher Sharp and John Battsek Introduction Bobi Wine: The People’s President is a gripping and […] More
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How Museveni and his opponents need each other
In their misguided (even though, perhaps, well-intentioned) war against President Yoweri Museveni, many pro-democracy (but mostly pseudo-democracy) “activists” bring three fundamentally erroneous assumptions. First, that Museveni’s government has mismanaged Uganda […] More
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The arrest of Bobi Wine
On Wednesday, Kampala went on fire after police arrested pop star turned politician/presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. The riots continued through to the following day. The partisans on […] More
