PM Nabbanja dismisses Bobi Wine’s safety fears, says he is playing “kiwaani”

• Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja says the government is not pursuing NUP leader Bobi Wine and dismisses his safety claims.
• Nabbanja accused Bobi Wine of exaggeration, borrowing the term “kiwaani” from his own music to describe his actions.
• Bobi Wine maintains he is in hiding due to alleged security threats and says he will reappear when he feels safe.

Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has downplayed growing public concern over the whereabouts of National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, dismissing his claims as exaggerated and misleading.

Speaking during an interview on NBS TV, Nabbanja was asked whether the government knew where Bobi Wine was, especially given her role as head of government business and her responsibility toward citizens’ welfare. She brushed off the question with a light jab, suggesting the opposition figure was simply playing to the gallery.

Borrowing from Bobi Wine’s own hit song Kiwaani—a Luganda word commonly used to describe something fake or deceptive—the prime minister said the singer-turned-politician was engaging in “kiwaani” and should stop dramatizing the situation.

“I want to tell Ugandans and everyone watching that no one is looking for Bobi Wine,” Nabbanja said, staring directly into the camera. “He is being a comedian instead of coming back home to enjoy his life. He is in kiwaani.”

Her remarks come amid heightened tension after Bobi Wine reportedly left his home on January 16 and began moving from place to place. The NUP leader has claimed he is in hiding after receiving what he describes as credible intelligence that the Uganda Police were planning to harm him.

Since then, Bobi Wine has been updating his supporters through social media, sharing his fears, frustrations, and reflections on the situation. He has repeatedly stated that he will only reappear publicly when he feels it is safe and the timing is right.