Bobi Wine said he remained under house arrest after security forces moved in immediately after he cast his vote, effectively sealing off his residence. The home of Uganda’s leading opposition presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has been placed under heavy security surveillance as the country awaits the announcement of results from Thursday’s general election. He said security forces moved in immediately after he cast his vote, effectively sealing off his residence. “Yesterday, after casting my ballot, the military deployed all around my home in order to place me under house arrest,” Bobi Wine said. The opposition claimed the victims were attacked by security forces at the home of a Member of Parliament in Butambala, about 55 kilometres south-west of Kampala.

Source: The Star January 16, 2026 17:51 UTC