Security ends two-month siege on Bobi Wine’s home

Security forces in Uganda have withdrawn from the residence of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, ending a two-month deployment at his home in Magere, Wakiso District. The joint operation by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and police began on January 15, 2026, immediately after the country’s disputed presidential election, in which President Yoweri Museveni was…

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Bobi Wine blocked in Fort Portal, shirt torn in security scuffle

National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, was on Tuesday repeatedly blocked by security forces from accessing his scheduled campaign venues in Bunyangabu, Fort Portal City and Kabarole District. Kyagulanyi’s convoy was first intercepted in Bunyangabu, where his rally was dispersed. Later in the afternoon, he was stopped again at Butebe…

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