Bobi Wine On The Battle for Uganda's Future (Correct)

About this episode

Bobi Wine discusses the new foreign funding law in Uganda and his plans to challenge the political status quo.

Ugandan lawmakers have passed a contentious new law that imposes steep fines and jail terms for those receiving foreign funding without state approval. On this week's Next Africa podcast opposition leader Bobi Wine, who fled the country earlier this year, speaks to Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja about the legislation and his plans to challenge Uganda’s political status quo after January elections that he says his party won. Bloomberg Senior Editor for the Europe, Middle East and Africa news desk, David Malingha, also discusses what lies ahead for Bobi Wine and Uganda. Correct: This podcast has been updated with a new version to include a response to the claims made by Bobi Wine from a representative of the Ugandan Government. For more stories from the region subscribe to the Next Africa Newsletter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer Zabasajja

Guest: Bobi Wine

Topics covered

• Uganda politics
• opposition leadership
• foreign funding laws
• elections
• political challenges

Keywords

• Bobi Wine
• Uganda
• foreign funding
• political status quo
• elections
• opposition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bloomberg, Ugandan Government

Places: Uganda

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