Bobi Wine missing as driver is shot dead

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The driver of Ugandan musician, actor and politician Bobi Wine was shot dead yesterday in Arua, Uganda.

Further report indicate that  Yasin Kawuma was shot dead near Hotel Pacific in Arua Town last evening.

According to the recent report Bobi Wine, was in company of other opposition MPs where they had pitched camp in Arua to campaign for former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) member of parliament Kasiano Wadri, for the Arua municipality seat that fell vacant following the murder of former MP, Ibrahim Abiriga.

Posting on her facebook account Bobi Wine’s wife Barbie Itungo Kyagulanyi revealed  that she has lost touch with her husband since the incident occurred.

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According to Ms. Itungo Kyagulanyi post, “Friends and Family; it’s a dark night tonight. As you all know, our driver has been shot dead in Arua. It’s a very sad day today, I have no idea where my husband and a team of about seven of his people are at the moment, we have lost touch. All their phones are not reachable and we are all watching out the window to see or hear the next news coming in.”

Following his tweet Bobi Wine, indicated that he was the target and not his driver.

“Police has shot my driver dead thinking they’ve shot at me. My hotel is now cordoned off by police and SFC,’’ the tweet read.

A post on his Facebook account reads “Bobi Wine and comrade members of parliament including Hon.Zaake, his team including Selector Davie, Nyanzi Fred, Eddie Mutwe and others are believed to have been arrested by SFC soldiers. As we speak, we do not know where they are. A dark night indeed, but we shall remain strong.’’

According to The Observer, Hebert Zziwa, a local Journalist is also being held by police following his arrest yesterday. He was arrested while reporting live from the scene by security personnel.

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Bobi Wine’s tragic icident comes weeks after his fellow member of Parliament was shot dead

MP Ibrahim Abiriga was shot dead near his home in Matugga.

Mr Abiriga, who represented Arua Municipality, was killed alongside his bodyguard.They were killed by unknown people riding on a boda boda at about 6:30pm on Friday.

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He was among the initiators of the move to amend the Constitution to remove Article 102b so as to have the 75-year upper age limit for the president removed.

However, his participation in ensuring that the age limit is removed was interrupted by a court case in which he was accused of urinating in public near the Ministry of Finance head offices in Kampala.

He was fined Shs40,000 by Buganda Road court for being a public nuisance.

Wine is often outspoken about political and social issues in Uganda, and has, as a result, provoked controversy. Wine has a long-standing competition / animosity toward fellow Ugandan musician Bebe Cool, who has sung in support of long-time Ugandan President Museveni and his ruling NRM party; while Wine has supported opposition interests.

In 2015 Bobi, who is also known as “Omubanda Wa Kabaka” for his devotion to the Kabaka (King of Buganda), publicly defended the kingdom’s fundraising efforts, when they were harshly criticized by outspoken Sheikh Muzaata, stirring up a war of words.

When the only radiotherapy machine in Uganda broke down in April 2016, Bobi Wine took a leading position in widespread public anger at the slow official response, and posted a critique of the government’s handling of public health care, challenging the country’s leaders to make better use of citizens’ taxes.[21]

In July 2014, it was announced that Wine was to perform in the United Kingdom, at The Drum Arts Centre in Birmingham and the Troxy in London.

This led to calls for a ban because of his lyrics expressing opinions against homosexuality.[23] Both venues subsequently cancelled Wine’s appearances.

In a May 2016 Twitter exchange with ULC Monastery LGBTI, an American Christian group that promotes tolerance toward the LGBT community, Wine acknowledged that he has moved away from his previous public comments about homosexuality.

Throughout Uganda’s election period in 2015 and 2016, Wine refocused his messages to call for tolerance of different views. Wine’s public calls for calm activism during the 2016 election – with songs such as Dembe – provoked mixed reactions, from different political interests in Uganda. The Ugandan Communications Commission denied, during the election period, that it had banned Dembe from Uganda radio.

Three months after the election, the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda invited Wine to a formal embassy event, and commented that he was a positive influence for local youth

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