27 Facts About Bobi Wine

Bobi Wine is a former Member of Parliament for Kyadondo County East constituency in Wakiso District, in Uganda's Central Region.

Bobi Wine leads the National Unity Platform political party and NUP RADIO 91.4 with the assistant Nyanzi Martin Luther a Media Mogul and businessman from Uganda.

Bobi Wine participated in the 2021 election, in which, according to official results, he lost to incumbent Yoweri Museveni, although he claims this result was fraudulent.

Bobi Wine grew up in the Kamwokya slum in the northeastern part of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.

Bobi Wine then attended Makerere University in Kampala, where he studied music, dance, and drama, graduating with a diploma in 2003.

Bobi Wine's music has been characterized as kidandali, reggae, dancehall, and afrobeat, often with a socially conscious message.

Bobi Wine was the leader of the group Fire Base Crew until its disbandment, after which he started a new group known as Ghetto Republic of Uganja.

Bobi Wine has released more than 70 songs over 15 years.

Bobi Wine's music was being sold and promoted by the late Kasiwukira.

Bobi Wine acknowledged receiving receipts of 60M from his music sales in just one month from Kasiwukira.

Bobi Wine has a fully Monetized YouTube channel with tens of millions of views.

Bobi Wine has held various concerts and performances in addition to brand endorsements all that bring income to him.

Bobi Wine owns a commercial production studio in Kamwokya known as FireBase records.

Bobi Wine developed a humanitarian and politically focused musical genre in 2006, one which entertains while conveying educational messages, particularly to the underprivileged residents of Kampala's suburbs, including the Ghetto.

Bobi Wine's music resonated strongly with the public, earning him the nickname "Ghetto President" and helping him establish a prominent position in Ugandan politics later in his career.

Bobi Wine has worked on a number of other films, including Divizionz.

Bobi Wine had his own reality TV show named The Ghetto President.

Bobi Wine appears in the 2022 documentary Bobi Wine: The People's President directed by Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp.

Bobi Wine's door-to-door walking campaign attracted attention both in Uganda and abroad.

Bobi Wine won the contest by a wide margin, beating two seasoned candidates: Sitenda Sebalu of the ruling National Resistance Movement party and Apollo Kantinti of the main opposition party Forum for Democratic Change.

Bobi Wine eventually addressed his supporters in a gathering outside his home upon his return to Uganda on 20 September 2018.

Bobi Wine was accused of leading a protest in the city the previous year without prior police authorization; the protest was held against the "social media tax" which took effect in July 2018.

Bobi Wine's arrest was met by widespread demonstration around the country mostly in parts of Kampala, Masaka, Jinja, Mukono, Mbale and Wakiso.

Bobi Wine was attacked while helping to transport a journalist critically injured by tear gas during an earlier confrontation between the police and a group of Kyagulanyi's supporters.

On September 3,2024, Bobi Wine was injured after being shot in his left leg with a tear gas canister by police during an altercation in Bulindo, Kira in Wakiso District.

Bobi Wine has campaigned for malaria prevention, with donations to Nakasongola Health Centre, and references to the disease in his songs.

Currently, Bobi Wine is the Patron of a girls and teen mothers empowerment Non-Government Organization called Caring Hearts Uganda, founded by his wife Barbie Kyagulanyi.