Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has announced that he has left Uganda, saying he made the decision for safety after spending about two months in hiding.
In a message posted on his private account on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Kyagulanyi — popularly known as Bobi Wine — said security forces had been searching for him unsuccessfully because members of the public shielded him.
He also alleges that security operatives had been raiding homes while looking for him.
Kyagulanyi further claims that nine police officers who had been assigned to him during the presidential campaign were arrested after they refused to spy on him.
Kyagulanyi finished second in the 2026 presidential election with 2,741,238 votes (24.75 percent) against 7,946,772 votes (71.65 percent) for the incumbent president Yoweri Museveni.
However, the NUP leader has continued to claim that the election was rigged and said the government has since targeted him.
He alleged that security forces raided his home shortly after the election.
Kyagulanyi says his departure should not be interpreted as surrender but as part of a broader strategy to push for political change. He says he plans to engage the international community and push for sanctions against the government of President Yoweri Museveni and its alleged supporters.
By URN
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