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Ugandan Activist and National Unity Platform leader, Robert Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has released a video message to Ugandans and the international community, detailing what he described as repeated military raids on his home and threats to his life.
Bobi Wine, who started his political career in 2019, announced his candidacy for the 2021 Ugandan presidential election, where he contested and, according to official results, lost to incumbent President Yoweri Museveni
In the video posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, the activist said it had been exactly eight days since he fled his home following a raid allegedly ordered by the Chief of Defence Forces and President Yoweri Museveni’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
“Fellow Ugandans and friends of Uganda all over the world, my name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, and today is the 24th of January 2026. It’s exactly eight days since I escaped from my own house following a raid that was carried out by the military and police at my home on the orders of Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Museveni’s son, and the Chief of Defence Forces,” he said.
He claimed that he had earlier received intelligence from within the army that orders had been given to harm him.
“We had gotten earlier intelligence from our friends within the army that he had issued orders to his men to come and harm me. So, when we saw them jumping over our fence on the night of 16th January, I somehow escaped from my home and left,” he stated.
According to him, the first raid did not involve entering the house, as security forces allegedly stopped in the compound. He said the second incident occurred three days later, when soldiers again jumped the fence, hurled insults at his wife and threatened to break into the house.
“That was the second time. Now, last night was the third time for them to raid us. They came in hundreds, according to my wife,” he added.
Bobi Wine said the security operatives broke into the house, destroyed property and confiscated personal and official documents.
“They broke every door in our house, including those that were not locked. They took away all our documents, from academic documents, land title deeds, and all important documents. They took every gadget, phones, chargers. They took our internet system. They even took all the laptops, including children’s school laptops. They also took away our CCTV camera system and destroyed anything that they could destroy, broke glass and cut even our chairs,” he said.
He further alleged that his wife was held at gunpoint and pressured to disclose his whereabouts.
“They put my wife on gunpoint, demanding that she shows them where I was. They even forced her to remove the passwords from her phone and our laptops, but she refused,” he said.
Describing the actions of the government as signs of weakness, Bobi Wine questioned President Museveni’s claim of electoral victory.
“These and many things that Museveni’s regime is doing through his son and his other people are not signs of strength. These are signs of weakness. If Museveni claims that he won the election, why is he panicking? Why is he doing all manner of terrible things? Why is he harassing people? Why is he harassing me and my family? Those are signs of shame. Those are signs of illegitimacy,” he said.
He explained that he was not at home because his life was under threat.
“Now, my message to you, fellow Ugandans, I am not in my home because I still want to be able to speak to you like I’m doing. I’m not in my home because my life is threatened,” he said.
He thanked the international community for speaking up and urged continued attention on Uganda.
“I take this opportunity, first of all, to thank the international community for the voices that they’ve raised, but also encourage them to keep an eye on Uganda, especially at this critical time,” he stated.
Bobi Wine also revealed that some of his party members had been abducted and arrested.
“To you, fellow Ugandans, this is our country. All this is being done to intimidate us. They’ve abducted two of my deputy presidents, Lina Zedriga and Joel Tukamushaba. We don’t know where they are. They’ve arrested Mwangachi Vumi, my deputy president in charge of the Uganda region, and many other comrades,” he said.
He urged Ugandans to remain strong and resolute.
“To sow fear in us, I encourage you to be strong, to be smart, to be creative. These people are not as strong as they purport, and indeed they are not as smart as they are. They failed to find me for eight days. I also tell you that we must never give up,” he said.
Reaffirming his commitment to the struggle, Bobi Wine added
“Uganda is our country, and we must fight and liberate it. I will resurface at an appropriate time to forward our struggle. In the meantime, I’m not home because I’m trying to keep safe. I’m trying to keep alive, and I want to keep communicating to you. We shall overcome. We shall be free. People power, our power.”
Bobi Wine had consistently maintained that the election held in 2021, as well as the January 2026 was fraudulent.
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