Ugandan pop star politician holds 1st concert since jail

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan pop star and opposition politician Bobi Wine stages his first concert since being charged with treason for his alleged role in a stone attack on the president’s convoy.

Thousands of Ugandans are attending the lakeside event Saturday.

Curtain raisers offered crowd pleasers charged with anti-government messages before Wine, putting on his trademark red beret, came onstage.

Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, performed at a private beach outside the capital, Kampala, after he was denied permission to hold the event at the national stadium.