Uganda Opposition Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, famously known as Bobi Wine of the National Unity Platform (NUP), shows the ink on his finger after casting his vote, during the Presidential election at a polling station, in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.
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Uganda’s Army spokesman told AFP on Saturday (January 17, 2026) that claims of Opposition leader Bobi Wine being abducted by helicopter were “absurd”.
“The rumours of his so-called arrest are baseless and unfounded,” said army spokesman Chris Magezi.
Mr. Wine’s party posted on X late Friday that he was forcibly taken away in an army helicopter from his home, a day after the country’s elections.
Published – January 17, 2026 11:52 am IST
