Uganda opposition leader ‘cut off’‘CONTROLLED ACCESS’: Bobi Wine said he managed to escape house arrest, while Ugandan police said that they were taking measures to ‘prevent violence’AFP, KAMPALAUgandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was cut off from communications yesterday after a police raid on his home, his party said, with the security forces determined to prevent unrest ahead of imminent election results. As Uganda endured a tense wait after Thursday’s polls, Museveni had a commanding lead against Wine, 43, a former singer turned politician. A Ugandan military officer stands guard outside the National Tally Centre near the Ugandan Electoral Commission headquarters in Lubowa, Uganda, on Friday. Reporters were blocked from entering Wine’s residence early yesterday and could not reach him or his entourage by phone. Wine’s party had earlier written on social media that he had been “forcibly taken” by an army helicopter from his compound, but later deleted the post.

Source: Taipei Times January 17, 2026 16:53 UTC