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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Bobi Wine was scheduled to attend the Uganda Action Day and Convention in the United States, and was already en route before he was told he could not continue<\/p>\n

KAMPALA. National Unity Platform (NUP) party president Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, was on Thursday morning blocked from proceeding to the United States for failure to meet Covid-19 related requirements.<\/p>\n

Bobi Wine was scheduled to attend the Uganda Action Day and Convention in the United States, and was already en route before he was told he could not continue.<\/p>\n

Bobi Wine told the media at his party offices in Kamwokya, Kampala, and yesterday that, indeed, his trip to United States had aborted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was told that USA has a policy that if you have been to South Africa, you have to spend 14 days before you proceed to USA, that\u2019s why I returned, but after 14 days, I will go there. Meanwhile, I will follow the planned activities from here in Uganda; virtually,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I got to Doha in Qatar, it was noted that I had been to South Africa less than two weeks back. Apparently, there are still coronavirus-related restrictions for anyone who has been to South Africa (and a host of other countries) from proceeding to the United States until after 14 days,\u201d Bobi Wine said .<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, we didn\u2019t detect this earlier. Officials at Entebbe were also unaware of this restriction so they did not advise about it. It is on that account that I had to cancel my onward travel to USA and return to Uganda this morning,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Bobi Wine said he will now attend the two conferences virtually from Kampala, while other NUP leaders, including MP Francis Zaake and Chairman Nyanzi represent him at the meet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI apologise for any inconveniences this may cause to all of you who anticipated my physical presence at the convention and other events. In the coming weeks, I will definitely be able to come for various interactions and events,\u201d Bobi Wine added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. Bobi Wine was scheduled to attend the Uganda Action Day and Convention in the United States, and was already en route before he was told he could not continue KAMPALA. 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