President Museveni has said Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, has no clue about politics and should stick to his music.
“Bobi Wine; that is an artiste. This [politics] isn’t singing. If you are an artiste, go to Suzanna and Nakulabye,” he said
Suzanna was a popular nightclub in the 1970s.
President Museveni made the remarks while meeting Kampala City youth at State House Entebbe where he gave them Shs2.5b for self-help projects.
The musician-cum politician has declared his intention to run for the presidency in 2021 but Mr Museveni said Bobi Wine should not think politics is like singing.
The President accused Bobi Wine of misleading youth into violence, which has affected the country’s image and investment. However, he did not mention Dr Kizza Besigye of the Forum for Democratic Change party; his distinguished political opponent in the last four consecutive elections.
“I have no problem working with people in the ghetto…. They are easy to mobilise because they are in one place. You just need to reach out to them,” he said.
The President gave the youth UGX2.5 billion to start self-help projects and urged them to stop supporting opposition politicians whom he said mislead them.
“People you have trusted (with leadership) have betrayed you. When my people relaxed, you voted for (Nasser) Ssebagala, he didn’t work for you. You voted (John) Ssebaana. … Ssebaana’s work was only to sell market and parks …,” he said.
“Opposition are murderers. I can’t tell my grandson to go into danger because I want power,” he added.
The youth drawn both from NRM and Opposition asked President Museveni to stand again for president in 2021.
President Museveni and NRM’s electoral fortunes in Kampala in recent elections have not been pleasing to the party leaders mainly on account of youth unemployment in the country.
With 78 per cent of Uganda’s population comprised of youth, the 1.2 million estimated young people who are idle according to the 2018 United Nations Population Fund report, possibly see Bobi Wine as a redeemer who might devise new approaches and mechanisms for creating employment for the youth.
