Ugandan musician turned politician, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, arrives at the news conference at his home in Kasangati, Kampala, Uganda, on July 24 2019.Ugandan's pop star and presidential hopeful Bobi Wine has denounced the government's banning of civilian use of red berets, a symbol of his"People Power" movement that he hopes to use to oust longtime President Yoweri Museveni.
"This beret ban is a sham. It is a blatant attempt to suffocate a successful threat to the autocratic status quo," Wine, 37, said in a statement. Since he became a legislator in 2017, Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, has rattled Ugandan authorities who see him as a formidable threat to end Museveni's more than three decades in power.
Authorities have responded by clamping down on his supporters, jailing some. Wine's rallies have been broken up with tear gas and live rounds.