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Ugandan pop star politician holds 1st concert since jail

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FILE - In this Friday Oct. 12, 2018 file photo, Kyadondo MP Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, gestures during a visit to Nairobi, Kenya. Ugandan pop star and opposition politician Bobi Wine staged his first concert since being charged with treason, in a show of defiance punctuated by anti-government slogans and barbs aimed at the long-time president he is challenging. Thousands of Ugandans attended the lakeside event Saturday, Nov. 10 outside the capital, Kampala, many of them clad in red outfits symbolizing their allegiance to the “People Power” movement led by Wine. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, file)

KAMPALA, Uganda – Ugandan pop star and opposition politician Bobi Wine stages his first concert since being charged with treason for his alleged role in a stone attack on the president’s convoy.

Thousands of Ugandans are attending the lakeside event Saturday.

Curtain raisers offered crowd pleasers charged with anti-government messages before Wine, putting on his trademark red beret, came onstage.

Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, performed at a private beach outside the capital, Kampala, after he was denied permission to hold the event at the national stadium.

He has been relatively quiet since returning from the U.S., where he sought specialist care for injuries he sustained during alleged torture by state agents in August.

The singer is challenging long-time President Yoweri Museveni by speaking directly to Uganda’s disenchanted youth.

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