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Kenya, Uganda
Kenyatta dashes Bobi Wine's asylum hopes

Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, better known as Bobi Wine. © STR/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Bobi Wine had hoped to challenge his 14 January presidential election defeat to Yoweri Museveni from neighbouring Kenya, but this plan was flatly rejected by Uhuru Kenyatta, who is keen to stay on good terms with his Ugandan counterpart. [...]

Published on 08.02.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Kenya, Uganda
Kenyatta dashes Bobi Wine's asylum hopes

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Museveni deploys armada of young legal guns from KAA, K&K and Kashillingi to do battle with Bobi Wine

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Uganda
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Police commander Kafeero shields Museveni as electoral tensions take hold

Kenya, Uganda
Babu Owino in the firing line of Kampala