{"id":129863,"date":"2026-02-03T15:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/bobi-wine-says-ugandan-military-now-fully-occupying-his-house\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:03:10","slug":"bobi-wine-says-ugandan-military-now-fully-occupying-his-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/bobi-wine-says-ugandan-military-now-fully-occupying-his-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobi Wine says Ugandan military now \u2018fully occupying\u2019 his house\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 3 \u2014 Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has claimed that the military is fully occupying his residence, with armed personnel stationed inside, outside, and around the property, preventing his family from accessing it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement on Tuesday, Bobi Wine said soldiers forced their way into the home overnight, extending a presence that began with an alleged raid on January 23, which reportedly involved vandalism and seizure of personal items.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night, the military surrounding our home in Magere once again forced themselves into the house. They\u2019re now fully occupying our entire home \u2013 inside, outside, and around it,\u201d Bobi Wine said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeither 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

The claims follow heightened political tension in Uganda after the January 15 presidential election, which Bobi Wine insists was marred by widespread fraud and intimidation. <\/p>\n

The Electoral Commission declared President Yoweri Museveni the winner with 71.65 per cent of the vote, extending his nearly four-decade rule. Bobi Wine placed second with 24.72 per cent, rejecting the outcome.<\/p>\n

Addressing the military, Bobi Wine issued a defiant challenge to Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, claiming he is shielded by ordinary citizens:<\/p>\n

\u201cA rebel without a gun, hiding in plain sight, and yet you can\u2019t find me because I\u2019m concealed by the people. Catch me if you can!\u201d<\/p>\n

Bobi Wine\u2019s whereabouts remain publicly unknown. On January 27, he alleged that security operatives intensified efforts to track him, including aerial surveillance and inquiries at locations such as Busabala, but said he would reappear \u201cat an appropriate time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The standoff has also raised diplomatic concerns. Gen. Muhoozi previously claimed Uganda would suspend military cooperation with the United States, alleging Bobi Wine had \u201ckidnapped himself\u201d with US support. He later deleted the posts and apologized:<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to apologise to our great friends, the United States, for my earlier tweets that I have now deleted. I was being fed with wrong information,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Military cooperation with Washington, including joint operations in Somalia, will continue, Gen. Muhoozi confirmed, crediting Uganda\u2019s Ambassador to the UN, Adonia Ayebare, for helping defuse tensions.<\/p>\n

Bobi Wine has previously accused security forces of raiding his Magere home, cutting electricity, disabling surveillance cameras, and deploying helicopters, leaving his family confined.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, Gen. Muhoozi has drawn criticism for inflammatory social media posts threatening opposition members, including claims that security forces killed 22 alleged opposition \u201cterrorists\u201d and issuing a 48-hour ultimatum for Bobi Wine to surrender.<\/p>\n

Human rights groups and opposition figures say the ongoing military presence at Bobi Wine\u2019s home highlights a broader crackdown on dissent after the election, a charge the government has repeatedly denied.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 3 \u2014 Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has claimed that the military is fully occupying his residence, with armed personnel stationed inside, outside, and around the property, preventing his family from accessing it. In a statement on Tuesday, Bobi Wine said soldiers forced their way into the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129863\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}