Ugandan opposition leader and National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has raised fresh alarm over what he describes as deepening insecurity and repression under President Yoweri Museveni’s government following the disputed 2026 general elections.
Speaking from a safe house in Kampala, Bobi Wine said the country has descended into fear, with opposition figures and ordinary citizens living under constant threat.
He made the remarks in an interview with The EastAfrican, citing alleged electoral fraud and a wave of security operations targeting opposition leaders.
“Nobody is safe in Uganda,” Bobi Wine said, accusing President Museveni and his son, Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, of using state security organs to silence dissent.
The NUP founder and the two-times presidential candidate said his decision to move between safe houses was driven by escalating threats to his life, including recent military raids on his home. His residence has reportedly been surrounded and occupied by armed forces in what his party describes as intimidation and collective punishment.
Bobi Wine, who has faced repeated arrests, beatings, and restrictions on his movement over the years, said the post-election period has been marked by increased violence and harassment of opposition supporters. He linked the latest crackdown to his public fallout with Gen. Muhoozi, whose recent political statements and online posts have fueled tensions.
The opposition leader insists that the 2026 elections were neither free nor fair, alleging widespread rigging, voter suppression, and military interference. He says these actions have pushed Uganda closer to outright militarisation of politics.
Despite the threats, Bobi Wine says he remains defiant, vowing to continue speaking out against what he termed “a dictatorship sustained by fear and force,” while urging the international community to pay closer attention to the situation in Uganda.
