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'I Am Not a Criminal': Uganda Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Hits Back From Hiding

Opposition leader Bobi Wine rejects election outcome amid allegations of ballot stuffing and military repression that led to 22 opposition deaths, Amnesty International reported.

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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine on Wednesday insisted that he was "not a criminal" while still in hiding after escaping what he said was a police raid on his home ahead of last week's presidential election. The country's army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba – and the son of re-elected President Yoweri Museveni – threatened on Tuesday to hunt down and kill Wine, accusing him of being a "terrorist".

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The leader of the Ugandan army and son of President Yoweri Museveni claimed to want the death of opposition leader Bobi Wine, in a message published Monday night on X, a few days after his father's re-election on Thursday for a seventh term. (Source: AFP) Muhoozi Kainerugaba is known for his unbridled comments and provocations on social network X, which may have caused diplomatic tensions. "We killed 22 NUP terrorists (the Platform of National U…

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Sahara Reporters broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
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