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Why has Ugandan politician Bobi Wine decided to stand in Uganda鈥檚 2026 election?
The former musician is popular with young people and leads the National Unity Platform party
Bobi Wine says to be an opposition politician in Uganda is to be labelled and treated as a terrorist. He鈥檚 been beaten, teargassed, arrested and shot at.
So why does he want he want to be a presidential candidate in elections scheduled to take place in 2026?
He was in London recently and came to our studio to talk to Africa Daily鈥檚 Victoria Uwonkunda about why he wants to change Uganda, corruption and his online spat with the chief of the country鈥檚 armed forces.
We also hear from Ugandan government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo.
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