US EditionUganda's Military Chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba Denies Army Assaulted Bobi Wine's Wife
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba rejects claims soldiers assaulted opposition leader Bobi Wine’s wife during a raid, denying any abuse amid post-election tensions.
- On Jan 26, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba denied a Reuters report that soldiers assaulted Barbara Itungo Kyagulanyi during an overnight raid at the Magere residence.
- The backdrop was the Jan 14 presidential declaration that President Yoweri Museveni won, extending his nearly 40-year rule with official tallies showing Museveni 71% and Kyagulanyi 24%, while Kyagulanyi and supporters rejected the result.
- Rights groups including the Uganda Law Society condemned the reported assault as a serious abuse of power, while security authorities said officers breached the compound and established a visible presence inside.
- Kyagulanyi has not been seen publicly since shortly after polling, and his family is reportedly confined at their Magere home while Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba and the military search for him with unclear reasons.
- The episode fits a broader post-election pattern of restricting opposition activity, with an internet blackout and limits on independent information curbing verification in the post-election environment involving Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.
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Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda's military chief, denied accusations that soldiers had been sent to the home of opposition leader Bobi Wine to beat his wife in posts on X. Wine has been in hiding since disputing the outcome of the mid-January elections that returned President Yoweri Museveni to power for a seventh term. Kainerugaba claims that troops did not raid Wine's home and assault his wife, Barbra, because it is not worth the army's time. Barb…
In Uganda, new salve on social media between the army leader and opponent Bobi Wine. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Yoweri Museveni, denies any aggression against Bobi Wine's wife, Barbara Kyagulanyi, better known as " Barbie". The opponent – on the run for several days after a raid on his home – accuses soldiers of having attacked his wife, now hospitalized. The opposition denounces a crackdown that intensifyes, on the very day of 40 yea…
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The CitizenUganda army chief denies allegation of assault on opposition leader's wife
NAIROBI, Jan 26 - Ugandan military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba on Monday denied allegations by opposition leader Bobi Wine that soldiers attacked Wine's wife during an overnight raid on their home. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Uganda army chief denies allegation of assault on opposition leader’s wife
NAIROBI, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Ugandan military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba on Monday denied allegations by opposition leader Bobi Wine that soldiers attacked Wine’s wife during an overnight raid on their home. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, alleged troops broke into his residence overnight into Saturday in the Magere suburb of Kampala, assaulted staff and choked his wife, Barbara Kyagulanyi, forcing her to seek medical treatment. Win…
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