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Police once again stood its firm ground and blocked Kyadondo East Robert Kyagulanyi’s aka Bobi Wine planned Osobola Concert, that was slated for Independence Day at his One Love Beach in Busabala.
Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola in his letter dated October 2, but released on Tuesday to Kampala Metropolitan Police, said Bobi Wine did not consider plans for medical care, traffic and crowd control and security.
“This serves to inform you that the notice to the Inspector General of Police has remarkable deficiencies, which do not guarantee lawfulness, safety, security for the public and organisers,” the letter says. The letter was read to the media by the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesman, Patrick Onyango.
“Don’t wast your viable energy and time going to Busabala because no concert will take place,” Onyango advised.
Patrick Onyango said officers will be unable to provide adequate security as they will be at the Independence Day celebrations in Sironko and other authorised venues, but surprisingly, there was heavy police deployment at both Bobi Wines home in Magere, Wakiso, and at his One Love Beach in Busabala.
Bobi Wine, a musician turned politician, had scheduled a music show ‘Osobola’ for October 9, which coincides with Independence Day.
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As police announced the cancellation, the singer was doing rehearsals at his music studio in Kamwokya in Kampala.
He said he had not received any letter from the police, adding that he would proceed with the concert as planned.
On April 22, 2019 police stopped another Bobi Wine concert on grounds that he had not followed procedure. Field Force Unit (FFU) officers used force to foil the concert plans. In the milieu, Bobi Wine was pepper-sprayed and his car windows were smashed.
According to Bobi Wine, police has so far stopped his 156 concerts organized over time across the country, since he was elected Member of parliament for Kyadondo East. Meanwhile there was running battles in the city after Bobi Wine “beat” security -who had deployed over night at his Magere Home and at the One Love Beach in Busabala- and sneaked into the busy downtown in Kampala. He was seen aboard a boda boda adjacent the Old Taxi Park. His presence caused commotion and standstill as crowds followed him chanting: ‘People Power Our Power”
Police fired gunshots in the air to disperse the rowdy crowds that was beginining to gather to caused mayhem. Shopkeepers along William, Nabugabo and Luwum streets closed their shops and stood at the balconys and verandas to witness the melee.
