Bosmic Otim

William Otim also known as Bosmic Otim or Lucky Bosmic Otim is a Ugandan musician and politician, born and raised in Gulu.[1] He believes that Music is a source of educational voice to the community in promoting peace.[2]

William Lucky Bosmic Otim
Birth nameWilliam Otim
BornKitgum,
Occupation(s)Politician and musician

He once survived a car accident when he was rashing to attend Northern Uganda Entertainment Awards.[3] He became a peace maker through his music in 2006, when National Resistance Movement was fighting with Lord's Resistance Army.[4][5] In 2007,he was called by LRA to entertain them and the community.[6] He won the 2007 Pearl of Africa Music Awards.[7] He sat for his Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education exams in 2019, which he failed,[8] which hindered his political contesting ambition in 2021 elections.[9] He was also once arrested for holding an illegal meeting in the Gulu Main market.[10] He was a People Power coordinator and chairperson,[11] but later crossed to NRM after meeting with President Yoweri Museveni.[12][13] He was also banned from performing in Uganda at a time he was in People Power, for his ill talk against government.[14] Bosmic was under pressure and fire from the Acholi chiefdom for discrediting them on over land matters.[15] He was also among the artists that attended the 2020 NRM party delegates Conference at Namboole stadium.[16]

References
  1. Holslin, Peter (1 December 2008). "The Biggest Weapon in Northern Uganda". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. Opiyo, Lindsay McClain (2015). "Music as Education, Voice, Memory, and Healing: Community Views on the Roles of Music in Conflict Transformation in Northern Uganda". African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review. 5 (1): 41–65. doi:10.2979/africonfpeacrevi.5.1.41. ISSN 2156-695X. JSTOR 10.2979/africonfpeacrevi.5.1.41. S2CID 142498646.
  3. "Northern Uganda's Artiste Bosmic Otim Survives Fatal Car Accident | Chano8". chano8.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. ""Music exposes thieves": Meet Bosmic Otim, 'northern Uganda's Bobi Wine'". African Arguments. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. Mitchell, Jolyon; Vincett, Giselle; Hawksley, Theodora; Culbertson, Hal (1 November 2019). Peacebuilding and the Arts. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-17875-8.
  6. www.newvision.co.ug https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1160730/lra-invite-artistes-entertain. Retrieved 20 June 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. www.newvision.co.ug https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1187536/pam-awards-add-life-lira. Retrieved 20 June 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "UACE2019: NRM's Bosmic Otim blames 'Triple F' performance on mafias". Watchdog Uganda. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. URN (2 February 2020). "Poor UACE results dent musician Bosmic Otim's political". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  10. "Gulu: Singer Bosmic Otim Arrested". ChimpReports. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  11. www.newvision.co.ug https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1504208/bobi-wines-150-team. Retrieved 20 June 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. Kwo, Jimmy (9 February 2020). "Singer Bosmic explains why he met Museveni, quit People Power". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  13. Independent, The (2 January 2020). "People Power losses trust in Bosmic after Museveni meeting". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  14. URN. "People Power musician Bosmic banned from performing in Uganda". The Observer – Uganda. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  15. "Singer Under Fire for Discrediting Acholi Officials". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  16. Witness, Eye (2 January 2020). "Bebe Cool Leads Over 40 Musicians To NRM's National Delegates Conference In Namboole". Galaxy FM 100.2. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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