US Edition‘From bad to worse': Ugandan opposition figure describes struggle ahead of next year’s vote
UGANDA, JUL 30 – Bobi Wine faces intensified threats and political pressure as he challenges President Museveni and his son, with Wine securing 35% of the vote in 2021, officials said.
- Next year, Opposition figure Bobi Wine said Uganda's political climate has ‘gone from bad to worse’ amid increasing threats to himself and activists.
- Amid family-rule concerns, threats have escalated as Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Museveni’s son, threatened to ‘cut off’ Wine’s head and said he held Wine’s missing bodyguard ‘in my basement’ in recent months.
- President Yoweri Museveni posted his worst result with 58% in 2021, while Bobi Wine's supporters claim dozens have been jailed or disappeared since then.
- Despite protest-vote plans, officials blocked his gatherings citing public order, and Ugandan electoral authorities disputed Wine’s ballot-stuffing claims.
- Recently, Kainerugaba said government-provided guards will protect all presidential candidates, and Wine told the AP he is mobilizing supporters for a ‘protest vote’ against the government.
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'From bad to worse': Ugandan opposition figure describes struggle ahead of next year's vote
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine says the political climate in the East African country has gone “from bad to worse” ahead of presidential polls set for early next year.
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