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Four Things to Know About Bobi Wine, Who Has Shaken Up Ugandan Politics
Throughout the electoral campaign, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been upstaged by the formidable young challenger, who was a popular musician before he made his way into politics.
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine campaigns in Arua before his arrest. Photo: Reuters
World16/Jan/2021
Regardless of how Ugandans decide to vote in the January 14 presidential elections, the incumbent Yoweri Museveni will most likely be declared the winner. Museveni has ruled the country for five consecutive terms. He has historically been able to manipulate elections in his favour, because he controls Ugandaâs military, judiciary, and Electoral Commission with an iron fist.
Throughout the electoral campaign, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has been upstaged by a formidable young challenger: popular musician-turned-parliamentarian Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine. Luke Melchiorre examines four things worth knowing about Bobi Wine.
Regardless of how Ugandans decide to vote in the January 14 presidential elections, the incumbent Yoweri Museveni will most likely be declared the winner. Museveni has ruled the country for five consecutive terms. He has historically been able to manipulate elections in his favour, because he controls Uganda’s military, judiciary, and Electoral Commission with an iron fist.
Throughout this electoral campaign, however, the long-standing Ugandan president has been upstaged by a formidable young challenger: popular musician-turned-parliamentarian Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine. Since being elected as a Member of Parliament in 2017, the 38-year-old leader of the National Unity Platform has become the new face of Uganda’s opposition.