Bobi Wine showed up ready to grill Museveni about his 40-year reign at a presidential debate, but the incumbent totally bailed on the whole thing. The opposition leader wanted to ask him what exactly the NRM is protecting with their campaign slogan, since public hospitals are falling apart, schools are crumbling, and roads are full of massive potholes everywhere.
Wine basically called out the president for living in the past while everyone else is trying to figure out where the country goes next. Museveni has been defending his "Protecting the Gains" theme by pointing to economic growth numbers, but critics think it just means keeping the elite class wealthy after decades of dominance. The debate happened without him, and Wine made it clear he's gunning for change after what he sees as way longer than anyone should hold power.
Wine basically called out the president for living in the past while everyone else is trying to figure out where the country goes next. Museveni has been defending his "Protecting the Gains" theme by pointing to economic growth numbers, but critics think it just means keeping the elite class wealthy after decades of dominance. The debate happened without him, and Wine made it clear he's gunning for change after what he sees as way longer than anyone should hold power.
