Bobi Wine, the Ugandan opposition politician: From the streets to state?
The Interview20 Huhti 2025

Bobi Wine, the Ugandan opposition politician: From the streets to state?

Victoria Uwonkunda, reporter and presenter for BBC News, speaks to Bobi Wine, the Ugandan opposition politician, as he reflects on the personal and political challenges he has faced as well as his determination to run again as President in the next election.

Born in the slums of Kampala, Bobi Wine -birth name Robert Kyagulanyi - first entered the political arena in 2017 when he was elected to parliament with huge popular support, so much so that he became known as the ghetto president.

He went on to run against President Yoweri Museveni in the 2021 election - taking on a leader in power for nearly 40 years.

But the campaign was rocked by violence and for Bobi, countless times in jail.

Now Bobi Wine is preparing to run again in the 2026 presidential election. The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC. You can listen on the BBC World Service, Mondays and Wednesdays at 0700 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out twice a week on BBC Sounds, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Presenter: Victoria Uwonkunda Producers: Clare Williamson, Gabriel May Editor: Sam Bonham

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