AP scoop on Ugandan pop star’s candidacy for president

By Rodney Muhumuza

Kampala-based writer Rodney Muhumuza for pursuing an interview with Ugandan pop star Bobi Wine, one of Africa’s leading opposition figures. Wine had long been coy about whether he would become a presidential candidate, but after Muhumuza posed the question repeatedly, the singer finally confirmed he would run against long-serving President Yoweri Museveni – while expressing fear for his own safety.