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MASAKA ENGULFED IN RED FLAMES

Some of the gatherings in bobiwine rallies   It's about 17:00 hours East African Time in Uganda on this 31st of May 2024 and our lenses are in the heart of Masaka, an always serene City  that has turned into a breathtaking sea of humanity. Unbelievable crowds, hundreds of thousands strong, have converged from every corner of the greater masaka metropolitan area. They're are drawn like moths to the flame of their hope;  Bobi Wine.  The air is filled with the deafening roar of anticipation, as if the very atmosphere is pulsing with the fervent heartbeat of the people.  As an old African proverb says, "When the drum beats, it is the heart of the people speaking." This drum's size and sound is freaking deafening.  It's an ocean of faces radiating unwavering support. The crowd is so dense that it seems the earth itself might buckle under their collective weight. From horizon to horizon, an unending river of humanity, clad in vibrant red colors and waving flags, ...