Bobi Wine cut off after polls

UGANDAN opposition leader Bobi Wine was cut off from communications yesterday after a police raid on his home, his party said, with the security forces determined to prevent unrest ahead of imminent election results.

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President Yoweri Museveni, 81, looked set to be declared winner and extend his 40-year rule later yesterday in an election marred by reports of at least 10 deaths under an ongoing internet blackout.

As Uganda endured a tense wait after Thursday’s polls, Museveni had a commanding lead against Wine, 43, a former singer-turned-politician.

There were conflicting reports about Wine’s whereabouts after claims that police and the army had raided his home on Friday night.

A senior official in his party, Nkunyingi Muwada, said that “security personnel in black attire scaled the wall” of Wine’s residence and confiscated their phones.

Wine’s son, Solomon Kampala, who is currently outside Uganda, wrote on X that his father “was able to escape” during the raid, but this could not be confirmed.

AFP was blocked from entering Wine’s residence early yesterday and could not reach him or his entourage by phone. Police said they had “controlled access in areas we feel are security hot spots”.