Bobbi Wine leaves his country over threats

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Saturday that he has fled the country to escape a military search for him in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election, reports Click On Detroit. Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, went into hiding shortly after the 15 January presidential election. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won the election with 71.6% of the vote, according to official results that Wine rejects as fake. Wine’s location has been unknown to the general public for weeks, with growing concern for his safety after the army chief, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, repeatedly posted threats against him on social platform X. Kainerugaba, the President’s son and presumptive heir, has suggested Wine is wanted for unspecified crimes. Ugandan police say they are not looking for him. In a video message posted on X on Saturday, an unshaven Wine said he managed to leave Uganda but did not reveal where he went. ‘And at the right time I will come back and continue with the cause. I thank all of you fellow Ugandans who have concealed and protected me for all this time when the regime was looking for me.’