Bobi Wine Warns Of Rising Election Threats

Bobi Wine: Uganda's Political Climate Has 'Gone From Bad to Worse' Ahead of 2026 Elections » The Hoima Post

With the 2026 presidential election on the horizon, Uganda’s leading opposition figure, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has warned that the country’s political environment has “gone from bad to worse,” citing intensified threats against him and fellow activists from state actors, including Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Yoweri Museveni. In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press at the National Unit…

Bobi Wine Warns Of Rising Election Threats

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has issued a warning about the country’s worsening political environment ahead of presidential elections set for January 2026. Speaking from the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters in Kampala, the 43-year-old lawmaker declared the political atmosphere has “gone from bad to worse,” citing threats to his life and growing repression against activists opposing President Yoweri Museveni. Wine, whose real nam…