Uganda has one the youngest populations in the world and one of its most flagrantly anti-democratic governments. These are ingredients for revolution, and Bobi Wine and his wife Barbie Kyagulanyi are stirring the pot. When the charismatic Bobi, a musician and member of parliament, announces his campaign for president, Uganda’s youth are ecstatic, filling parks and streets for every speech, and singing Bobi’s anthems of peace and freedom. But then comes the crackdown, orchestrated by Yoweri Museveni, a brutal dictator who has ruled Uganda for 36 years. Bobi and his crew survive arrests, beatings, torture, riots and raids.
John Sparks currently works as an international correspondent for Sky News, formerly serving as an African correspondent based in Johannesburg. Prior to moving to South Africa, John was Sky News’ Moscow correspondent covering Russia and parts of the former Soviet Union. He joined Sky News in 2015 from Channel 4 News where he was an Asian correspondent.