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Police deny Bobi Wine arrest as military choppers swarm his Kampala home

2026-01-14T120214Z_1993820438_RC2V0JA3NCZT_RTRMADP_3_UGANDA-ELECTION

Ugandan Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, prepares to receive international elections observers at his home in Magere ahead of the general elections, in Kampala, Uganda, January 14, 2026. 

Photo credit: Reuters

By  Reuters

What you need to know:

  • Opposition party says Bobi Wine was forcibly taken by army
  • Police spokesperson says Wine is at his home and free to move
  • President Yoweri Museveni closes in on landslide re-election

Ugandan police denied on Saturday allegations by opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party that he had been arrested by soldiers as President Yoweri Museveni closed in on a landslide re-election.

Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP) said on Friday night an army helicopter landed in his compound in Kampala and “forcibly took him away to an unknown destination”. Reuters could not immediately verify the claim.

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