US EditionUganda’s army chief accuses US Embassy officials of aiding opposition figure who went into hiding
Uganda's army chief claims opposition leader Bobi Wine coordinated with the U.S. Embassy as he hid following a disputed election where he won 24.7% of the vote, official results show.
- This past week, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba accused U.S. Embassy in Uganda officials of aiding opposition leader Bobi Wine as he went into hiding, citing deleted X posts and the Embassy’s silence.
- Bobi Wine, Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, was the most prominent of seven candidates in the Jan. 15 election won by President Yoweri Museveni, 81, with 71.6% amid calls for change after four decades.
- Online posts from Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba said `unimaginative bureaucrats at the Embassy` undermined security ties, vowed Wine was wanted dead or alive, and called him a `baboon` and `terrorist`.
- On Jan. 23, the military carried out a nighttime raid on Wine's house that hospitalized Barbara Kyagulanyi for anxiety and bruises, while hundreds of supporters were detained and Muwanga Kivumbi charged with terrorism.
- Supporters point to his role in regional stability, while Uganda’s army chief warned foreign powers face a rupture in relations if they aid opposition figure Bobi Wine, raising diplomatic stakes.
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The Zambian ObserverUganda Army chief apologises to US over Bobi Wine claims
Uganda's army chief broke ties with the United States on Friday, accusing its embassy of helping missing opposition leader Bobi Wine, then reversed his stance an hour later and issuing an apology to "our great friends."
Uganda: 'Catch Me If You Can!' - Bobi Wine Taunts Muhoozi Amid Security Clampdown
Nairobi -- Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has issued a defiant message to Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, declaring that security forces cannot apprehend him because ordinary citizens are shielding him.
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Uganda army chief apologises over previous X post accusing US of helping opposition
Uganda’s army chief broke ties with the United States on Friday, accusing its embassy of helping missing opposition leader Bobi Wine, then reversed his stance an hour later. “I want to apologize to our great friends the United States for my earlier tweets that I have now deleted,” army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also […] The post Uganda army chief apologises over previous X post accusing US of helping opposition appeared first on Insider …
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