Bobi Wine breaks silence on whereabouts

 Members of Uganda’s police force and the Ugandan army patrol the streets two days after the country’s 2026 presidential election as vote counting continues in Kampala on January 17, 2026. [AFP]

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has said that he escaped a police raid on his home and was in hiding as the country braced for the results of a fraught election held under an internet blackout.

President Yoweri Museveni, 81, looked set to be declared winner and extend his 40-year rule in an election marred by reports of at least 10 deaths and intimidation of the opposition and civil society.