The Bobi Wine Effect - What's Going On In Uganda?

Afrika Nå

President Museveni has been the president of Uganda since 1986. In a country where more than 75 percent of the population is below 35 years, many have never known any other president. Lately, many youth have voiced their support of artist and member of Parliament, Bobi Wine, as someone who could bring about real change. Some have compared the situation in the country to a pressure cooker waiting to explode. But how is the situation in Uganda? And is there a future without Museveni in sight? Bobi Wine and several other MPs were brutally arrested after a by-election in Arua in August this year and charged with treason. The reports of Wine and others being tortured while in police custody resulted in protests several places in Uganda and abroad. Why is the Ugandan government so scared of Bobi Wine?