Bobi Wine

Born

1982-02-12

Birthplace

Uganda

Biography

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (born 12 February 1982), known by his stage name Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan politician, singer, and actor. He is a former Member of Parliament for Kyadondo County East constituency in Wakiso District, in Uganda's Central Region. He also leads the National Unity Platform political party. In June 2019, he announced his candidacy for the 2021 Ugandan presidential election. He participated in the 2021 election where he won the incumbent Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. On December 14, 2021, he was placed under house arrest by the Government of Uganda. He has continued to protest his arrest. He was eventually allowed to go abroad where he told the world through the documentary what happened in Ugandan election 2021 and was arrested immediately on his return to Uganda on 5 October 2023.