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January 20, 2026
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Why Muhoozi wants to 'extinguish' Bobi Wine

Why Muhoozi wants to 'extinguish' Bobi Wine

Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has triggered international condemnation after issuing graphic threats to kill opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi...

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Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has issued graphic threats against opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, following his father President Yoweri Museveni's disputed re-election.

  • Gen Kainerugaba vowed to "remove and extinguish" Wine's National Unity Platform (NUP) party and gave Wine 48 hours to surrender, or be treated as an outlaw.
  • The threats came after Museveni, 81, was declared winner with 71.6% of the vote, while Wine garnered 24%, results widely rejected by observers.
  • Wine, a former pop star, is currently in hiding after escaping house arrest, with his family remaining under house arrest.
  • The World Liberty Congress condemned the threats, stating Kainerugaba publicly declared he would “shoot [Bobi] dead” and “promote the soldier who kills him."

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