Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni is expected to win when results are announced later on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)KAMPALA - Uganda’s army denied claims on Saturday that opposition leader Bobi Wine had been abducted from his home, as counting continued in an election marred by reports of at least 10 deaths amid an internet blackout. President Yoweri Museveni, 81, looked set to be declared winner and extend his 40-year rule later on Saturday, with a commanding lead against Wine, a former singer turned politician. Wine said Friday that he was under house arrest, and his party later wrote on X that he had been “forcibly taken” by an army helicopter from his compound. “The rumours of his so-called arrest are baseless and unfounded,” army spokesman Chris Magezi told AFP.

Source: Bangkok Post January 17, 2026 17:51 UTC