The High court in Kampala has declined to stop police from blocking and interfering the Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine’s music shows.
This is after justice Herriet Woloyo dismissed a case in which Bobi Wine had accused police of violating his rights to work and earn a living by cancelling his musical shows
Justice Wolayo trashed Bobi wine’s case on grounds that the musician turned politician has failed to demonstrate in his evidence how the banned music shows violated his rights to work , freedom of assembly, association and speech among other freedoms.
In his October 2017 petition, Bobi Wine contended that he has lived all his adult life earning a living through live music perfomaces until on 8th /October 2017 when police banned his shows while fronting security concerns something the MP claims is in blunt-ant violation of his right to work and freedoms to speech, liberty and movement.
Through renowned Human rights lawyer Ladislous Rwakafuuzi , Bobi Wine avered that he had then lost 300 million shillings for his cancelled shows at Colline Hotel Mukono, Kamuli, Busoga and in Kasese district where he had been invited and paid 20 million by his fellow legislator Jackson Mbaju to perform in Busongora South County.
According to court documents , the claimed 300 million shillings arised out of partial payments music promoters had advanced to Bobi Wine and numerous advertisements inform of banners and posters that were plucked down by police men and crime preventers.
Bobi Wine then sought prohibition orders against the Attorney General and the then Kampala Metropolitan police commander Frank Mesigwa whom he accused of threatening to end his music career by interfering in his stage performances.
