Uganda Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Has Been Shot

Uganda Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Has Been Shot.

Uganda Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Has Been Shot: Ugandan politician and opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, famously known as Bobi Wine, was allegedly shot in the leg at Bulindo, Uganda.

In a statement on X, his social handle administrator said that Bobi Wine is currently receiving treatment.

“Our President Bobi Wine has been shot in the leg by police in Bulindo! He’s been rushed to hospital for urgent medical attention. We’ll keep the country updated on his situation,” the statement on X read.

Bobi Wine is a Ugandan activist, politician, singer, lawyer, and actor.  He is a former Member of Parliament for Kyadondo County East constituency in Wakiso District, in Uganda’s Central Region.

Bobi Wine is also the leader of the National Unity Platform political party, He announced his candidacy for the 2021 Ugandan presidential election in 2019.

He however, lost to the current President, Yoweri Museveni.

The Ugandan opposition leader has on several occasions rallied Kampala residents to protest in what he termed poor infrastructure, among others.

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