Buganda Elders Disown Bobi Wine's 2026 Presidency Bid - "We Didn't Endorse Him" - The Witness Uganda

Don’t Put Us In Your Cheap Politics!! Buganda Elders Disown Bobi Wine’s Presidency Bid

Mzee Israel Mayengo (a wealthy Muganda who lives in Muyenga, was one time MP from Kalangala and ex-Minister) has clarified that as Buganda elders, they never declared support for Bobi Wine. Neither did they ever endorse him for President. Mayengo contemptuously referred to Kyagulanyi as “omuvubuka oyo [that boy]” in his Monday online TV interview. Photos emerged on social media on the eve of nominations for the 2026 Presidential elections, where…

Buganda Elders Disown Bobi Wine's 2026 Presidency Bid - "We Didn't Endorse Him" - The Witness Uganda

Mzee Israel Mayengo, a prominent Muganda and former MP for Kalangala as well as a former Minister, has come out to clarify that Buganda elders have never declared support for Bobi Wine — nor did they endorse him for President. In a candid interview on Monday, Mayengo dismissed claims of an endorsement, referring to Kyagulanyi as *“omuvubuka oyo”* [that boy], during a conversation on Alternative DigiTalk with Norman Tumuhimbise. The clarification…