Bobi Wine, a former pop sensation from Uganda who is now a politician, claims he was detained in Dubai over the weekend after traveling there to take part in a concert.
He claims that throughout his 12-hour detention at the airport, he was questioned about his political affiliation, personal history, and family.
Later, the concert whose revenues were going to help African migrants in the country in the Persian Gulf was canceled after he was later released without being charged.
Kyagulanyi has cited Ugandan embassy representatives as the cause of the postponement of his music performance.
“The information I have is that the Ugandan embassy in Dubai influenced the cancellation of this concert because maybe if I was able to return these girls back home then the government of Uganda will be slapped in the face,” he newsmen
He added: “I have performed in Dubai many times for the last 15 years but this show was cancelled, and the cancellation was not adequately explained.”
In the presidential election held last year, Yoweri Museveni, the incumbent, defeated Kyagulanyi. Meanwhile, a planned pipeline to export oil from Uganda is likely to entrench the long rule of President Yoweri Museveni, opposition figure Bobi Wine said last Tuesday, opposing the increasingly controversial project.
The most well-known Ugandan to oppose the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, which has encountered difficulties as activists increase pressure on France’s TotalEnergies and its Chinese partner to withdraw, is Wine, a singer and former politician who stood for president in 2021.
Invoking human rights violations and environmental concerns, the European Union legislature passed a resolution last month requesting TotalEnergies to postpone construction of the pipeline for at least a year.
