Uganda: Singer-Turned-Politician Nubian Li Arrested

Uganda: Singer-Turned-Politician Nubian Li Arrested

Nubian Li, the singer-turned-politician and a long-time confidante of National Unity Platform president Robert Kyagulanyi, has been arrested shortly after submitting his nomination papers for Nakawa Division mayor.

Panic in NUP as Bobi Wine partner Nubian Li is Arrested in Fresh Crackdown

By Luzinda Peter On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, Ugandan musician and Nakawa Division Mayor aspirant Ali Buken, popularly known as Nubian Li, was arrested shortly after his nomination on the National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket at the Electoral Commission offices in Ntinda, Kampala. A viral video circulating on social media shows Nubian Li being forcibly pushed into a police truck, sparking widespread condemnation from opposition leaders and supp…