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Uganda’s Post‑Election Standoff Deepens as Army Chief Denies Assault and Fake Helicopter Images Are Exposed

Bobi Wine remains out of public view following his challenge to Museveni’s declared victory.

A supporter of Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, holds onto a campaign poster in Kampala, Uganda, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
FILE - Then Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, right, son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, speaks to Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka, left, at a "thanksgiving" ceremony in Entebbe, Uganda, on May 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda, File)
Muhoozi Kainerugaba of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who leads the Ugandan army's land forces, looks on during his birthday party in Entebbe, Uganda May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo
Uganda opposition leader and National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi arrives to casts his ballot in Kampala on Jan. 15. Mr. Kyagulanyi came in second in the election, and escaped from house arrest on Jan. 17.

Overview

  • Uganda’s military chief, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, rejected Bobi Wine’s claim that soldiers attacked his wife during a reported raid on their Magere home, saying the army does not beat up women.
  • AFP verified that widely shared visuals of a helicopter hovering over Wine’s residence were edited from a 2021 photograph, with an accompanying police truck image traced to a 2018 post.
  • Uganda’s police spokesman dismissed abduction claims as untrue and said any arrest of Wine would be publicly announced.
  • Wine’s brother, Micheal “Mikie Wine” Mukwaya, said drones have been spying on his home, adding to the family’s allegations of surveillance.
  • Official results gave President Yoweri Museveni about 71% in the January vote, a tally the National Unity Platform rejects as Wine alleges raids and references earlier threats from Kainerugaba.