Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Injured In Shooting Incident
04 Sep 2024 02:04 AM IST
Uganda’s prominent opposition leader Bobi Wine was shot in the leg by security agents on Tuesday in a northern suburb of the capital, Kampala, according to his party, the National Unity Platform (NUP). Wine, born Robert Kyagulanyi, is a former pop star who gained political prominence as a formidable challenger to President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled Uganda for nearly four decades. In the 2021 presidential election, Wine finished as the runner-up to Museveni.