The purpose of Ugandan democracy activist and parliamentarian Boby Wine’s meeting with Representative Sherman was to petition Trump to stop funding the repressive Ugandan Military.
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Bobi Wine Trial: How the Ugandan Regime Is Flaunting Democracy
The Bobi Wine trial is a showdown of how the Ugandan regime is flaunting democracy. Wine is being dragged from one court to another for opposing Museveni despite his parliamentary immunity.
Uganda Police Battle Protesters Seeking Release Of Pop Star
Monday Ugandan police battled protesters seeking release of jailed pop star and critic of President Museveni, Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine.
Security Forces Tortured Ugandan Opposition Lawmakers
Ugandan government is under pressure from human rights activists to explain pictures and reports of the brutal torture of legislators by security forces.
Ugandan Ex-Minister Loses MP Seat, So He Cuts Off Town’s Water
Patrick Okumu-Ringa dismantled over 10 boreholes in the Nebbi municipality, a district in Northern Uganda, in reprisal for not being voted into parliament.
Court OKs Move to Scrap Uganda’s Presidential Age Cap
A Ugandan court on Thursday validated constitutional changes that removed the 75-year presidential age limit
Protests Target New Ugandan Social Media Tax
Daily tax of 53 cents charged to access online services such as Facebook, Google, Whatsapp and Skype
Massive March to Protest Violence Against Ugandan Women
Ugandan demonstrators in Kampala protested rising violence against women, including murder, rape and kidnapping
Last year revealed that Kenyan democracy is in decline
Democratic rights are increasingly not respected in Kenya, states a new report on the global status of freedom.
Ugandan MPs vote to scrap presidential age limit
Ugandan lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to remove presidential age limits, paving the way for President Yoweri Museveni to serve a sixth term in office. The highly controversial bill passed with 315 votes for, 62 against and two abstentions, after three days of chaotic debates in which some opposition MPs were suspended, while others walked out. […]