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Bobi Wine is is a Ugandan politician, activist, singer, actor, businessman and philanthropist.
His birth name is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentam, he serves as the member of parliament representing Kyadondo East constituency in Wakiso District, in Uganda’s Central Region.
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Bobi Wine Profile
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu was born on 12 February 1982 in Nkozi Hospital.
He grew up in the Kamwookya slum in the northeastern part of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.
Kyagulanyi attended Kitante Hill School, where he attained his Uganda Certificate of Education in 1996. He then proceeded to Kololo Senior Secondary School and graduated in 1998.
Bobi then attended Makerere University in Kampala, where he studied music, dance, and drama, graduating with a Diploma in 2003.
In 2016 Bobi Wine gained admission to study a bachelors degree in law at the International University of East Africa (IUEA), where he got in contact with David Lewis Lubongoya, then, his administrative law lecturer, and now people power movement chief executive secretary .
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Music career
Kyagulanyi began his music career in the early 2000s, and adapted the stage name Bobi Wine.
His first singles “Akagoma”, “Funtula”, and “Sunda” (featuring Ziggy D) brought him success in the East African music scene.
His music has been characterized as reggae, dance hall, and afrobeat, often with a socially conscious message.
Bobi was the leader of the group Fire Base Crew until its disbandment, after which he started a new group known as Ghetto Republic of Uganja. He has released more than 70 songs over 15 years.
Political Career
In April 2017, Kyagulanyi announced his candidacy for parliament in an upcoming by-election for the Kyaddondo East Constituency.
He won the contest by a wide margin, beating two seasoned candidates: Sitenda Sebalu of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party and Apollo Kantinti of the main opposition party Forum for Democratic Change (FDC).
On 24 July 2019, Kyagulanyi formally announced his bid to run for President in the 2021 general election.
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announced that he had joined the National Unity Platform opposition political party whose spokesperson is Joel Ssenyonyi and had been elected its President and presidential flag-bearer in the upcoming February 2021 national election.
He is currently the leader of a latter prominent political party, NUP, National Unity Platform.
Bobi Wine Net Worth
Bobi’s net worth is currently estimated at UGX700 million.
He owns a fleet of cars qand houses worth millions of Ugandan shillings
Kyagulanyi has supported several practical projects to improve conditions for the poor.
In 2012, he started a campaign to promote more regular cleaning in hospitals, sanitation, garbage management, and hand washing to prevent disease.
Wine was named as a parenting ambassador by Twaweza, an NGO that focuses on education and citizen engagement in East Africa.
In 2014, Kyagulanyi was named as an ambassador for Save the Children’s EVERY ONE campaign
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