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Uganda elections: Bobi Wine says military has taken over his home

Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi

Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, explains to media how uniformed personnel entered through a gate of his home in Magere, Uganda, on January 15, 2021.

Photo credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Earlier on Friday, the opposition leader said the election had seen "widespread fraud and violence", but remained positive as votes were counted under an internet blackout.

Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, says the military has taken over his home, following a tense election in the country.

Amid the vote count on Friday, he wrote on Twitter, "We are under siege. The military has jumped over the fence and has now taken control of our home. None of these military intruders is talking to us. We are in serious trouble. We are under siege."