The name of Bobi Wine has been hogging the limelight and dominating social media chatter for days on end since news of his arrest and assault by security forces broke.

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He was arrested on 13, August over suspicion that he was involved in the stoning of President Museveni's motorcade by protesters. 

Bobi Wine was released Thursday and re-arrested after being held by the military for days amid reports that he would face treason charges.

But who is this man who is on virtually everybody's lips?

His birth name is Robert Kyagulanyi and was born in 1982.

He is a well-educated man with a Makerere University undergraduate degree in Music Dance and Drama.

Many people know him from his sleek music videos even though music is not the only feather in his cap.

He is also an actor who has been featured in a number of local films. 

He is married to Barbie Itunga with whom he has children.

Bobi Wine hit headlines in 2017 after being elected Kyanddondo East Member of Parliament.

Unlike other Ugandan musicians, he has never made any attempt to hide his disdain for the Museveni administration.

He railed against the country's  Parliament move to remove the presidential age limit to allow Museveni to run again after being in power for over three decades.

It is that disdain that has seen him clash with Uganda's security forces during demonstrations.

During violence that erupted after the stoning of Museveni's convoy, his driver was shot dead allegedly by the police. 

Bobi Wine is very popular in Uganda to the extent that his interventions in local elections has helped influence outcomes.