In Nigeria in the 80s and 90s, Fela Kuti was a major voice of opposition to the oppressive military regime through his music. In 2018, in Uganda, Bobi Wine, not only through his music but his activism too is fighting the same oppression and autocracy. We draw parallels between the Kalakuta President and the Ghetto President.
The arrest of Ugandan parliamentarian Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu also known as Bobi Wine by the Yoweri Kaguta Museveni regime has sparked both online and offline protests demanding for the release of the Ugandan musician who was charged with illegal possession of firearms in a military court.
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