Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said that the military continues to occupy his family home in Magere weeks after an initial raid, highlighting ongoing tensions between security forces and political opponents.
In a statement on Tuesday, Bobi Wine said the armed personnel, who first vandalised the property on January 23, had returned late Monday night and now fully control the house, its grounds, and surrounding areas.
“Last night, the military surrounding our home in Magere once again forced themselves into the house. They’re now fully occupying our entire home – inside, outside, and around it,” Bobi Wine said.
He added that his family remains barred from accessing the property, preventing them from assessing the extent of the damage caused during the initial raid or determining what items or documents may have been seized by the armed forces.
“We are still unable to assess the extent of the destruction caused to the house when they first broke it and vandalised it on 23rd January. Neither have we been able to take stock of what items and documents the armed men seized from the house, since none of our family members has ever been allowed to access it since the attack happened,” he said.
Following Uganda’s disputed January 15, 2026, presidential election, the opposition leader went into hiding after security forces raided his home, looking for him.
Wine rejected the election results as “fake” and said he fled to protect himself amid what he called a military and police pursuit, with his whereabouts undisclosed as he recorded messages and videos from various locations.
The army, led by Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has publicly searched for Wine and at times issued ultimatums demanding he surrender, escalating tensions between the government and Uganda’s largest opposition movement.
In an earlier raid at his house, Wine claimed that the Ugandan military assaulted his wife, holding her at gun point as they demanded to know his whereabouts.
