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Uganda electoral commission changes Bobi Wine’s bodyguards

Bobi Wine

Ugandan musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine (left), helps his producer Dan Magic (centre) into a hospital in Kayunga, Uganda, on December 1, 2020 after he was injured by teargas cannisters and rubber bullets used by police to disperse crowds and block the politician from moving into Kayunga town. 

Photo credit: Sumy Sadurni | AFP

The Ugandan Electoral Commission (EC) has changed the security detail of National Unity Platform candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, and deployed a new one after the head of the pop star's security team was shot in the face by police. 

Justice Simon Byabakama, the EC chairperson, confirmed that the head of Very Important Persons Protection Unit, Ms Hadijja Namutebi, had decided to switch the team.