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Bobi Wine in Hiding After Disputed Election Raids

2/4/2026

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Bobi Wine has been in hiding since January 16 after a disputed election that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni allegedly won.
Wine says he escaped a police raid on his home, leaving his family behind.
He has traded social media posts with Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Museveni's son and Uganda's military chief, who threatened Wine's life.
The Ugandan government says Wine is not wanted.

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Bobi Wine has been in hiding since January 16 after a disputed election that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni allegedly won.
Wine says he escaped a police raid on his home, leaving his family behind.
He has traded social media posts with Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Museveni's son and Uganda's military chief, who threatened Wine's life.
The Ugandan government says Wine is not wanted.