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Bobi Wine Says He Has Left Uganda After Weeks in Hiding

His exit signals a pivot to external pressure on Museveni’s government.

FILE - Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu who is known as Bobi Wine waves to supporters at an election campaign rally in Mukono, Uganda, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda, File)
Ugandan Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, flanked by his wife Barbara Kyagulanyi are escorted by police and supporters as they arrive to cast their votes in the general election, within Magere neighborhood of Kasangati district in Kampala, Uganda January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
The opposition figure had already been detained and tortured during the 2021 elections
Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine went into hiding after a January 15 election

Overview

  • In a video posted Saturday on X, the opposition leader said he departed Uganda for unspecified engagements and did not disclose his location.
  • Wine said he fled a military search following the disputed Jan. 15 election, pointing to posts by army chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba that suggested he was wanted.
  • Ugandan police have said they are not looking for Wine, despite the army chief’s public assertions on social media.
  • Wine said he will lobby for international sanctions and named his deputy, Lina Zedriga, to lead the National Unity Platform in his absence.
  • Official results gave President Yoweri Museveni 71.6% and a seventh term due for inauguration in May, results Wine rejects as fraudulent, as observers and NGOs criticized the poll and AFP reported the army chief lauded deaths and mass arrests of opposition supporters.