Joy. Revellers cheer up Bobi Wine during the Enkuuka show to usher the New Year at Lubiri in Mengo, Kampala on December 30, 2018. Photo by Abubaker Lubowa
Bobi Wine was not supposed to perform at the 2018 edition of Enkuuka. However, after tension, announcements, counter announcements, and possible calls from Mengo to State House, Omubanda wa Kabaka (Kabaka’s Bad Boy) hit the stage, driving the expectant crowds crazy. But did he know that would be his last stage performance in Uganda?
Maybe, because in just 30 minutes, he had torn the rule book and thrown the shreds into the adoring mammoth crowd. Mr Abbey Musinguzi, aka Abtex, of Abtex Productions, had been given conditions: “He wasn’t supposed to sing or comment about politics,” Mr Musinguzi told us.
“But I couldn’t tell that to Bobi. He was also not supposed to wear red.” But Mr Musinguzi countered his co-promoter’s announcement that even the revellers weren’t supposed to wear red. In his view, it would kill the vibe. “And really, how do you tell your client how they should be dressed?” he said.…………..CONTINUE READING……………………
