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UGANDA ‘LET THEM OWN THEIR COUNTRY’

hat’s it like running for president of Uganda? ‘Horrifying,’ says Bobi Wine. The popstar-turned-politician has been riding a wave of popular support since he embarked on his bid to dislodge Yoweri Museveni, the ruling strongman who has held power since 1986. Wine’s popularity has got him in a lot of

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