Kyadondo East MP who doubles as patron of People Power, a political pressure in Uganda, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, is in South Africa ahead of Africa Freedom Award organised by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF).
The ceremony will take place tomorrow in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Bobi wine arrived last evening and shared his views on African perspective show at SABC TV moderated by South African journalist, Aldrin Sampear.
“We are happy to announce that Bobi Wine, representing the People Movement has accepted the 2019 Africa Freedom Prize nomination from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Africa.” The foundation announced.
Responding to the nomination, Bobi wine said “I would like to thank Freedom Foundation Africa for the nomination. It means a lot to the movement and we need as much support for our work as we can get.”
The political wave in Uganda is turning against the liberation President who has been in power since 1986. The political atmosphere in the country has turned hostile to opposition Political leaders. The president under the guise of Public order management act, has banned them from campaigning, rallying and organizing, a different approach to advance freedom became necessary.
People Power is a freedom movement in Uganda that is seeking democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Uganda in this lifetime. Several attempts to silence Bobi Wine and the People Power movement has been made since their inception.
Their leader Bobi Wine has been imprisoned for ‘annoying the President’, their members have been attacked in public and attempts on their lives have been made in the name of silencing the movement. These attempts however have done little to stop the movement. With a drive to make a change from freedom, they keep moving forward.
