Bobi Wine and the politics of Uganda
Robert Kyagulanyi known to friends and foes as Bobi Wine has come a long way from his days as an artist to a Ugandan political activist. The 38-year-old who was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 2017, gained global recognition when he tried to oust President Yoweri Museveni during the recently concluded elections in Uganda. His stab at the presidential seat has as the leader of the National Unity Platform and the new face of Uganda’s opposition shaken up politics in the African nation, which has a population of 45 million. Popularly referred to as the “ghetto president”, …