Singer and Kyadondo East Legislator Bobi Wine alias Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi yesterday came out to express his grievances towards police and clear the air about his Easter concert emphasising that his music concert will go on.
He says he had scheduled a concert at one love beach in Busabala on Sunday which he notified police about in advance however permission has not been granted.
“The government of Uganda through Uganda police has continued to restrict our performances, it has continued to infringe on our rights, economic rights and rights to express ourselves.” – Bobi Wine
“I hope the whole world is following. We notified police about six weeks ago and they are pretending to come out to say we did not write to them in time. We shall hold that concert with or without their reply,” he said.
According to the Daily Monitor, Police did not come clean on whether they had received Bobi’s letter of notification or not as the deputy police spokesperson, Ms Polly Namaye, referred us to Kampala Metropolitan Police to comment on the matter.
“This matter should be handled by the police spokesperson,” she said.
Mr Patrick Onyango, the spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan Region, said: “If they have referred you to us, let me check if there is a letter to that effect?”
According to schedule, Bobi Wine is expected to hold his concerts at One Love Beach in Busabala in Wakiso District on Easter Monday.
He will then perform in Lira on May 3, Arua on May 4 and Gulu on May 5.
Many times in the past, Police have banned or blocked Bobi Wine’s concerts claiming he has not notified them in writing or had informed them late and they had not authorised the shows.
Act. Section 5 of the Public Order Management Act says: “An organiser shall give notice in writing signed by the organiser or his or her agent to the authority officer of the intention to hold a public meeting, at least three days but not more than 15 days before the proposed date of the public meeting.”
It’s reinforced by Section 6 which states: “Upon receipt of a notice under section 5, where it is not possible to hold the proposed public meeting for some reasons; the authority shall, in writing within 48 hours after receipt of the notification, notify the organiser or his or her agent that it is not possible to hold the proposed public meeting and the notice shall be delivered to the organiser’s address as the notice of intention to hold a public address.”
