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NUP Supporters Gather at Nalufenya Gate in Peaceful Protest for Bobi Wine Arrest

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kalema
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National Unity Platform Presidential Candidate spent the night under detention at Nalufenya Prison after being arrested yesterday prior to his campaigns in Luuka district.

Today, a number of youths have started gathering at the prison’s gate with placards requesting for the release of their presidential hopeful, singing NRA bush war song and the People Power movement ‘Tuliyamba Engule’ song.

According to NUP spokes person Joel Senyonyi, Police has denied any one access to the incarcerated legislator claiming that they are awaiting from orders from their bosses.

“Since yesterday,police&the army have denied us access to our Presidential candidate,saying they await orders. There’s no word about whether or not he’ll be taken to court&we don’t know the state he is in.We’ll keep here (at Nalufenya Prison gate) till they give us information.” He wrote on his Twitter.

Four Shot down by Police in Kampala – Free Bobi Wine Demonstrations

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kalema
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Uganda Police is continuing to show its brutality to people in different towns in Uganda where Free BobiWine demonstrations are going on.

Only in Kampala, four innocent people are so far killed by Police live bullets and many injured including one who has been shot in the mouth.

Among the killed include a food hawker who has been shot dead by Police along Kampala road. The demonstrations sparked off after the arrest of Presidential hopeful Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu also known as Bobi Wine today morning in Luuka district.

Bobi Wine was heading his campaign drive to three districts but was denied a chance and he is now being detained at Nalufenya Maximum Prisons.

R.I.P innocent souls of those killed in this struggle. #stoppolicebrutality

Bobi Wine Arrested, Detained at Nalufenya Prison

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kalema
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Presidential aspirant and National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine has been arrested in Luuka District where he had been scheduled to address his supporters as he looks for votes ahead of the 2021 General Elections.

The Kyadondo East MP was arrested on Wednesday morning following a scuffle between his supporters and security operatives at his campaign venue.

Police accuses Mr Kyagulanyi of having more than 200 supporters recommended by the EC to contain further spread of Covid-19 and he is currently detained at Nalufenya Police post in Jinja District.

Full List of AFRIMMA Winners 2020

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Myalo Tonny Mata
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The 2020 African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) came to conclusion on November 15th and saw many artists across the continent take home numerous honors. For Uganda, however, we managed to get only one award besides the numerous nominations.

Out of the many nominations Uganda grabbed, radio presenter James Onen aka Fat Boy is the only person who took home an award. He beat last year’s prize holder, Kenya’s Willy Tuva, for Africa’s Radio/TV personality of the year.

Due to covid-19, the award ceremony happened virtually and below is the full list of winners – in bold are the winners in each category listed below:

Best Male West Africa

Adekunle Gold – Nigeria
Sidiki Diabate – Mali
Davido– Nigeria
Kidi – Ghana
Burna Boy – Nigeria
Kuami Eugene – Ghana
Rema – Nigeria — WINNER
Ariel Sheney – Ivory Coast
Wally Seck– Senegal
Fireboy- Nigeria

Best Female West Africa

Josey – Ivory Coast
Tiwa Savage – Nigeria
Zeynab – Benin
Yemi Alade – Nigeria
Yasmine- Guinea Bissau
Dior Mbaye – Senegal
Adina – Ghana
Teni – Nigeria
Aya Nakamura – Mali
Simi – Nigeria — WINNER

Best Male East Africa

Eddy Kenzo – Uganda
Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania — WINNER
Harmonize – Tanzania
The Ben – Rwanda
Khaligraph Jones – Kenya
Gildo Kassa – Ethiopia
Mbosso – Tanzania
Rayvanny- Tanzania
Ali Kiba- Tanzania
Otile Brown – Kenya

Best Female East Africa

Nadia Mukami – Kenya
Vinka – Uganda
Zuchu – Tanzania
Maua Sama – Tanzania
Rosa Ree- Tanzania
Akothee- Kenya
Nandy – Tanzania — WINNER
Sheebah Karungi – Uganda
Fena Gitu (FenaMenal) – Kenya
Tanasha Donna – Kenya

Best Male Central Africa

Gaz Mawete – Congo
Matias Damiaso – Angola
Ninho – Congo
Anselmo Ralph – Angola
Innos’ B – Congo
TayC – Cameroon
Fally Ipupa – Congo — WINNER
Dadju – Congo
C4 Pedro – Angola
BM – Congo

Best Female Central Africa

Reniss – Cameroon
Shan’L -Gabon
Daphne – Cameroon
Mayra Andrade – Cape Verde
Eva RapDiva- Angola
Liloca- Mozambique
Soraia Ramos- Cape Verde — WINNER
Charlotte Dipanda – Cameroon
Edmazia – Angola
Blanche Bailly – Cameroon

Best Male Southern Africa

Black Coffee- South Africa
Slap Dee – Zambia
Cassper Nyovest- South Africa
Master KG- South Africa — WINNER
Jah Prayzah – Zimbabwe
Vee Mampeezy – Botswana
Shyn – Madagascar
Tshego- South Africa
Tha Dogg – Namibia
Yanga Chief – South Africa

Best Female Southern Africa

Shasha – Zimbabwe
Sho Madjozi – South Africa — WINNER
Ammara Brown – Zimbabwe
Busiswa – South Africa
Shashl – Zimbabwe
Ami Faku – South Africa
Sally BossMadam – Namibia
Azana – South Africa
Gemma Griffiths – Zimbabwe
Elaine – South Africa

Best African Group

Sauti Sol – Kenya
Toofan – Togo
Navy Kenzo – Tanzania
Forca Suprema – Angola
Mi Casa- South Africa
4KEUS- Congo
Kiff No Beats – Ivory Coast
Moobers – Angola
Magic System- Cote d’ivoire
Umu Obiligbo- Nigeria — WINNER

Crossing Boundaries with Music Award

Burna Boy–Nigeria — WINNER
Aya Nakamura -Mali/France
Dave- Nigeria/UK
J Hus – Gambia
Davido–Nigeria
Mr Eazi – Nigeria
French Montana- Morocco
Headie One – Ghana/UK
S. Pri Noir – Guinea Bissau/France
NSG – Nigeria/Ghana/UK

Best Newcomer

Kofi Mole- Ghana
Fanicko- Benin
Omah Lay – Nigeria
Shasha–Zimbabwe
Mc One – Cote d’ivoire
Edgar Domingos – Angola
J Derobie – Ghana
Ami Faku – South Africa
Zuchu – Tanzania — WINNER
Oxlade – Nigeria

Artist of The Year

Burna Boy – Nigeria
Fally Ipupa – Congo
Davido – Nigeria
Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania
Sho Madjozi – South Africa
Wizkid -Nigeria
Aya Nakamura -Mali/France
Tiwa Savage – Nigeria
Toofan – Togo
Master KG– South Africa — WINNER

Best Gospel

Mercy Chinwo – Nigeria — WINNER
Joe Mettle – Ghana
Miguel Buila – Angola
Sinach – Nigeria
Icha Kavons – Congo
Winnie Mashaba – South Africa
Diana Hamilton – Ghana
DJ Kerozen – Ivory Coast
Benjamin Dube – South Africa
Tim Godfrey – Nigeria

Best Live Act

Flavour – Nigeria —- WINNER
Sauti Sol – Kenya
Stonebwoy – Ghana
Sidiki Diabate – Mali
Yemi Alade – Nigeria
Burna Boy – Nigeria
Diamond Platnumz- Tanzania
Fally Ipupa– Congo
C4 Pedro – Angola
Efya – Ghana

Best Female Rap Act

Eno Barony – Ghana — WINNER
Nadia Nakai – South Africa
Moonaya – Senegal
Rosa Ree – Tanzania
Bombshell Grenade – Zambia
Muthoni Drummer Queen – Kenya
Askia – Cameroon
Candy Bleakz – Nigeria
Keko – Uganda
Rouge – South Africa

Best Male Rap Act

Falz – Nigeria
Sarkodie – Ghana
Moobers – Angola
Nasty C – South Africa — WINNER
Tenor – Cameroon
Khaligraph Jones – Kenya
Manifest – Ghana
Medikal – Ghana
Yanga Chief – South Africa
Kiff No Beat- Cote d’voire

Best Collaboration

Master KG x Burna Boy – Jerusalema Remix — WINNER
Kabza ft Wizkid, Burna Boy – Sponono
Ladipoe ft Simi – Know You
Khaligraph Jones ft Bien – Yes Bana
Beyonce ft Shatta Wale – King Already
Dj Neptune ft Mr Eazi &Joeboy – Nobody
Tanasha Donna ft Mbosso – La Vie
Mz Vee ft Yemi Alade
Sauti Sol ft Soweto Gospel Group – Brighter Days
Innos B ft Diamond Platnumz – Yope Remix

Song of The Year

Sauti Sol – Suzanna
Rema – Woman
Master KG – Jerusalema — WINNER
Ali Kiba – Dodo
Burnaboy – Anybody
Young John ft Naira Marley – Mafo
Medikal – Omo Ada
Kabza De Small x DjMaphorisa – Koko
Sarkodie ft Prince Bright– Oofeetsu
Diamond Platnumz – Jeje

Best Video Director

Justin Campos – South Africa
Dr Nkeng Stephens -Cameroon
Enos Olik – Kenya
TG Omori – Nigeria — WINNER
David Duncan- Ghana
Sasha Vybz – Uganda
Director Kenny – Tanzania
Clarence Peters – Nigeria
Gyo Gyimah- Ghana
Patrick Elis – Nigeria

Best Dj Africa

DJ Spinall – Nigeria
DJ Black Coffee – South Africa
DJ Dollar – Senegal
DJ Lutonda – Angola
DJ Andy Josty – Ghana
DJ Neptune – Nigeria
DJ Cuppy– Nigeria — WINNER
DJ ECool – Nigeria
DJ Malvado – Angola
DJ Moh Spice – Kenya

Best African Dj USA

DJ DeeMoney – Nigeria
DJ Fully Focus – Kenya — WINNER
DJ Poison Ivy – Kenya
DJ Shinski – Kenya
DJ Moh – Ivory Coast
DJ Tunez – Nigeria
DJ Akua – Ghana
DJ K Meta – Ethiopia
DJ Mekzy – Nigeria
DJ Buka – Nigeria

AFRIMMA Video of The Year

Simi – Duduke
Sauti Sol – Suzanna
Santrinos Raphael ft Zeynab – WAA
Gaz Mawete ft Fally Ipupa – C’est Rate — WINNER
Master KG – Jerusalema
Burnaboy – Wonderful
Mz Vee ft Yemi Alade – Come and See My Mother
Vivian Chidid – Do Dara
Diamond Platnumz – Jeje
Timaya – Born to win

Music Producer of The Year

Kabza De Small – South Africa — WINNER
Kimamba – Tanzania
Ozedikus– Nigeria
S2kizzy- Tanzania
Salatiel- Cameroun
Leriq – Nigeria
Sidike Diabate- Mali
Bebi Philip – Ivory Coast
Kuame Eugene – Ghana
DjMaphoriza – South Africa

Best African Dancer

Poco Lee – Nigeria — WINNER
Sherrie Silver – Rwanda
La Petite Zota – Ivory Coast
PapiOjo – Nigeria
Masaka Kids Africana
Sayrah Chips (Nigeria)
Bajuni – Tanzania
Rabbit Crew 255- Tanzania
Neru Americano &Scro Que cuia – Angola
Kora Obidi – Nigeria

Best Lusophone

Matias Damasio – Angola
Nelson Freitas – Cape Verde
Anselmo Ralph – Angola
Mayra Andrade – Cape Verde
Calema – Sao Tome — WINNER
C4Pedro – Angola
Prodigio – Angola
Mark Exodus –Mozambique
Paulo Flores – Angola
Soraia Ramos – Cape Verde

Best Francophone

Fally Ipupa – Congo — WINNER
Dadju – Congo
Toofan – Togo
Josey – Ivory Coast
Wally B. Seck- Senegal
Afro B – Ivory Coast
Innos B – Congo
Aya Nakamura- Mali
Tenor – Cameroon
Gaz Mawete – RDC

Radio/TV Personnel Of The Year

Ebuka – Nigeria
Yaw – Nigeria
Jamal Gaddafi – Kenya
Jessica Opare Saforo – Ghana
Konnie Toure – Ivory Coast
Afonso Quintas – Angola
Willy Tuva – Kenya
James Onen – Uganda — WINNER
DJ Fresh – South Africa
Do2dtun – Nigeria

Nancy Kalembe Postpones Campaign as 2021 Virtual Bid to Unseat Museveni Kicks Off

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Uganda Today
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Nancy Kalembe

Independent presidential candidate, Nancy Kalembe who was slated to launch her campaign today in Jinja City in eastern Uganda has postponed due to what she described as “unavoidable circumstances.”

Kalembe said this today after delivering her letter to Jinja Police Station notifying them of her intention to use Kakindu Stadium later this week.

The Electoral Commission yesterday released a campaign schedule for presidential candidates showing where each will start today.

However, Alliance for National Transformation’s (ANT) Mugisha Muntu and Democratic Party (DP) candidate Nobert Mao are not on the EC campaign schedule after they reportedly failed to submit their comprehensive campaign plans to EC in time.

Paul Bukenya, the acting EC spokesperson, warned yesterday that only candidates whose timetables have been approved are allowed to start canvassing for votes today.
President Museveni, seeking reelection on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party ticket to stretch his lead of the country to 40 years, is set to begin his campaign in Luweero District today and travel to Lira tomorrow.

According to the EC schedule, Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, alias Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP), will be in Pakwach, Nebbi and Arua districts today.  He will be in Kitgum, Pader and Gulu districts the following day.
However, Bobi Wine said he will delay his campaign by a day and start tomorrow because the EC sent him the schedule late yesterday.

According to EC guidelines, the candidates are advised to hold virtual campaigns to avoid physical contact amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Bobi Wine Nominated Amidst Chaos

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Kyagulanyi Nominated

The National Unity Platform party presidential candidate Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert aka Bobi Wine has been duly nominated by the independent electoral commission to vie for the 2021 presidential election.

Also known as Bobi Wine, Kyagulanyi who is aged 38 years has been confirmed to vie for presidential elections against incumbent Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who has ruled the country since 1986.

Kyagulanyi has encountered one of the most chaotic moments of his budding political career that started with participation in the Kyadondo by-election three years ago. The nomination has come amidst stringent restrictions against gatherings as government claimed they were enforcing Ministry of Health’s precautionary measures on the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

The first day of his nomination has also been not a normal political day with the security forces using teargas against his supporters all the way from Magere to Kyambogo University where the Electoral Commission has been waiting to receive him.

Kyagulanyi has been nominated on the tail end of the nomination day.  He was in company of his wife Barbie Ithungo and an entourage of NUP leaders.

Gen Henry Tumukunde Nominated for Presidency

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General Henry Tumukunde

After almost an hour of delay over anomalies in his documents, former security minister, Gen Henry Tumukunde was Monday finally nominated as a presidential candidate for 2021 general election.

“There is an anomaly in the aspirant (Gen Tumukunde)’s documents, we have advised him to rectify. Fortunately he came right before time and still has one hour,” the EC chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama said Monday, moments after Tumukunde arrived for nomination.

Gen Tumukunde was then sent to the Commissioner for Oaths before he was duly nominated.

At about 2:20pm, Gen Tumukunde returned to the nomination centre at Kyambogo sports ground after sorting out the anomaly that was earlier pointed out by the EC boss.

“I, Simon Byabakama as the returning officer for this exercise, duly nominate Tumukunde Henry Kakurugu, as a candidate for presidency in the 2021 general election…” Justice Byabakama said.

After nomination, Gen Tumukunde who was Mr Museveni’s bush war comrade said it was time for Uganda to change leadership.

“The time has come. It is not tomorrow but now,” he said.

He pledged to improve on peace and economic growth and development when he becomes President after 2021 general election.

“No country in the world with 45 million people would depend on 600mw of electricity”, Gen Tumukunde said.

Gen Tumukunde hopes to unseat President Museveni who has ruled Uganda since 1986.

He will be contesting as an independent candidate under his ‘Renewed Uganda’ platform that he inveigled in August this year.

Meanwhile, aspiring independent candidate, John Katumba’s nomination was deferred after failing to produce proof of payment of the Shs20m required nomination fee.

“Because you have no proof of payment of the Ushs 20m fee, we can’t proceed to have you nominated,” Justice Byabakama said.

Mr Katumba had earlier told journalists that his agenda was to liberate Uganda psychologically, socially, economically and politically.

Revealed: Why Ronald Mayinja crossed to NRM

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Uganda Today
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Ronald Mayinja

Recently musician Ronald Mayinja who had wanted to contest for MP in Gomba made a U-turn and rejoined NRM days after he had announced that he had returned to National Untity Platform led presidential hopeful Bobi Wine.

Mayinja unveiled a song showering praises onto President Yoweri Museveni who leads the NRM.

He then posted on his social media platforms saying he will vote for Mr Museveni up to 2040.
To many, Mayinja’s moves did not come a surprise given that several artists and influential people have of recent been seen abandoning the Kyadondo East MP’s struggle to join the NRM.

According to Mayinja, he crossed back to NRM which he had abandoned because he was fed up of insults from Bobi Wine, real name Robert Kyagulanyi’s supporters.
“I have been seeing some of those people (NUP) insult me while others called me an NRM mole. I was hurt. No one in NRM insulted me. For how long shall we live in fear. Some had threatened to hurl bottles at me. So does it mean that if farmer, a businessman or any other businessman does not support your struggle you burn their business? I decided not to be part of that group because of their thinking,” he said.

According to Mayinja, there’s nothing much he will contribute to NRM.
“President Museveni or NRM can do without me. I don’t sleep in State House and don’t intend to. I joined NRM to help change this country,” he added.

About Museveni’s campaign song, Mayinja declined to reveal how much he bagged for it.
” I can’t tell you how much I was given but just know I’m a businessman. If I tell you how much I was given, I’ll be giving my potential clients reasons to over bargain,” he added.
In the song, Mayinja compares Museveni to former presidents Milton Obote and Idi Amin. He says Museveni is far better than the two.

He says president Museveni, 76, is the only man with a vision, among others.
However, the NRM secretary general Justine Kasule Lumumba said they did not pay Mayinja for the song.

“That was his gift to the president when he announced he had joined us. We did not pay him and there’s nothing to show that he was paid,” Lumumba said.

Pastor Yiga is Dead

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kalema
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Pastor Yiga Augastine

It’s not a good morning to believers at Christian Revival Church! Pastor Yiga also known as “Abizzaayo” has been announced dead. Reports from ABS TV Kampala have confirmed that the self made pastor also known as “Man of God” has died from the Nsambya Hospital where he has been getting treatment for some time.

According to the reports, Pastor Yoga breathed his last at around 10PM on Monday.

Before the breakout of the sad news of his passing, there had been at least two incidents in which Pastor Yiga was announced dead when he wasn’t. The last time was Friday and his son Pastor Jjengo refuded the claims.

Who is Pastor Yiga

Pastor Yiga has been one of the most popular pastors. His popularity stems from his “controversial claims” that he returns back the problems to the sender. His claims didn’t go well with other pastors including fellow pastors.

He has been at loggerheads with several pastors including Pastor Jackson Ssenyonga of Life Ministries at Bwaise who claims that Yiga was a false prophet!

Background

Yiga was born on April 25, 1976, at Mpaama village in Bukomansimbi District. His mother, Elizabeth Kwagala and father Joseph Matovu. His mother died in 2018 while his father died in 1995.

Yiga was a guitarist with a Kandongo Kamu in the 1990s and he served in several bands owned by the then popular musicians that include Willy Mukaabya and the late Kasozi.

Yiga started his church in Kiwuunya in 2004 and relocated to Kawaala in 2005 where he established Christian Revival Church.

Yiga, who once a Kadongokamu singer, used his music skills to prop up several music artists including Maggie Kayima alias Nabbi Omukazzi, Hassan Nduggwa and Benah Namisinga.

 

 

PYIP Denounces Attack on NUP Offices

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Uganda Today
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Platform for Youth

The Platform for Youth Inclusion in Politics representatives on Friday this week condemned the unfair political environment especially the Wednesday Police and Military siege on the National Unity Platform Offices based in Kamwokya, a Kampala suburb that led to loss of approximately Shs25 million, leaving many injured,  damage of property, confiscation of nomination signatures , unnecessary arrests of close to 100 NUP members including tailors and merchants of all NUP wear as security officials claimed it’s a breach of Security wear and patents.

The raid came just a day prior to National Unity Platform primaries that were scheduled to occur on Thursday 15th October across the Country.

The Platform for Youth Inclusion in Politics (PYIP) condemned the mysterious act of invasion by security officials and requested government to set pace for dialogue and discussion with the different political parties in Uganda instead of suffocating the opposition yet the constitution and the laws of Uganda clearly recognizes their existence.

The Platform for Youth Inclusion during a press brief held on Friday October 16th at their Offices in Kasanga, a Kampala suburb pledged to collaborate with different legal service providers and see NUP detainees attain justice and freedom including partnership with Human rights activists.

The attack on NUP Offices comes at a time Uganda’s Political field is getting to the climax with elections and nominations for the different political party candidates ongoing across the Country. PYIP mentioned of unveiling a tracker that will closely monitor electoral progress and status in the Country especially when Presidential elections are just few months ahead.

The Organization (PYIP) prompted by the provoke on NUP office stepped in with several interventions consisting; Call to Action, Humble request to Security officials for civilized ways of peaceful elections, Advised the Electoral Commission to well manage election activities without bias, Call upon young Ugandans to denounce election violence, called on the international community to publicly speak out to Ugandan government to respect regional and international legal instruments governing human rights and freedoms.

Emmanuel Wabwire, an official at The Platform for Youth Inclusion in Politics during the presser criticized the NUP Office attack claiming it’s a breach of freedom of expression and limitation for citizen participation in politics as he promised to work with all partners such as; Action Aid Uganda, Open Space Centre, Advance Africa Foundation, Youth Coalition for Electoral Democracy, among others to petition Government for a fair Political Environment especially during these political times.

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