Dancehall artist Yung Mullo has come out to refute rumors that he is one of the people in Bobi Wine’s camp receiving a huge salary from National Unity platform.
The ‘Sipimika’Â hit maker is considered to be one of the loyal friends to singer turned politician, Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine and he is never afraid to talk about their friendship. With this, there has been a lot of speculations that he had stayed close to the former presidential candidate because of the money he is getting from him, something he strongly denies.
“I’m not on salary with National Unity Platform and I do not earn any single coin. I’m someone stuck in the movement because when it came, I was also yearning for a change. They (people claiming he is paid)Â are just using that to paint a narrative that Bobi Wine pays everyone in his circle for support.” he said.
Young Mullo recounts how numerous artists (who keep saying Bobi Wine is stingy with money) approached him, asking why he was not as rich as the NUP president or at least getting something out of him.
“When I was getting into Bobi Wine’s camp, I did not go there for his money, we shared the same idea. If I was a politician, I would have a post in NUP but I stayed his friend because we shared the same values,” he continued.
Contrary to what many believe, Yung Mullo further confessed how supporting Bobi Wine has cost him a lot of business deals from people who do not side with NUP beliefs. He is now working on reinventing himself as a good musician he is, and sell his craft to the people once again.
“Ever since I joined Bobi Wine’s political movement, I have got many problems. Financially, many of my businesses have gone down. Many people who used to give me deals stopped because of the same thing. I do not look at that because every Ugandan has issues, not only me. I just want to put myself out there before the people once again because my image had been stained by politics. If I was being paid, I would not be hustling,” he said.
Yung Mullo also vowed never to leave his side not only because of the friendship they share, but because he has a vision for Uganda that will also benefit him as a person.
“I was with him before the politics and I’m still here. I supported him because we share the same idea; we both want change. That is what brought us together, not just a friendship we had between us. He is representing all of us,” he concluded.
