Bobi Wine can now bonk from the UK

Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine can now travel to UK, wine, dine and bonk as his travel ban placed on him a decade ago has been lifted by the UK Home office.

Kyagulanyi was banned from travelling to the United Kingdom in 2014 following a song he released with anti-gay lyrics.

This new development comes against the backdrop of Kyagulanyi’s slated travel to the UK to launch the diaspora mobilisation tours.

According to the Guardian newspaper, gay rights activists demanded that Kyagulanyi be denied entry into the country after the song was released in 2014. The newspaper reported that a petition was put together to ensure that this came into effect. It read: “Ugandan artist Bobi Wine writes songs with blatant homophobic lyrics and calls for gay people to be attacked or killed… Allowing such an artist to appear in public is clearly going to raise tensions.”

The petition also questioned the use of the lyrics, such as “Burn all the batty man. All Ugandans get behind me and fight the batty man.”

Kyagulanyi expressed happiness upon this development in a statement issued on his official X handle on Sunday, November 5, 2023.

“I am very glad to inform you that the ban against me from entering the UK has finally been overturned, and I will soon be visiting the UK after more than 10 years,” he said.

He extended his gratitude to their legal team in the UK for their unwavering efforts and to the People Power diaspora supporters who continually voiced their concerns through protests and advocacy.

“Their main argument has been that it is unfair to open their doors for Gen. Museveni, a world-renowned tyrant, and yet continue to shut the door for me, who, together with many others, is working to build a free and democratic country,” he stated.