According to him, the first raid involved security operatives entering the compound without breaking into the house.
Ugandan activist and National Unity Platform (NUP) leader, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has raised the alarm over what he described as sustained military and police raids on his home, saying his life is under serious threat.
In a video message released on Saturday and addressed to Ugandans and the international community, Bobi Wine disclosed that he has been forced to flee his residence following repeated security operations allegedly ordered by Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the son of President Yoweri Museveni.
“Fellow Ugandans and friends of Uganda all over the world, my name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, and today is the 24th of January 2026.
"It’s exactly eight days since I escaped from my own house following a raid that was carried out by the military and police at my home on the orders of Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Museveni’s son, and the Chief of Defence Forces,” he said.
Bobi Wine, who entered politics in 2019 and contested the 2021 presidential election against President Museveni, said he had earlier received intelligence warnings that security forces had been instructed to harm him.
“We had gotten earlier intelligence from our friends within the army that he had issued orders to his men to come and harm me. So, when we saw them jumping over our fence on the night of 16th January, I somehow escaped from my home and left,” he stated.
According to him, the first raid involved security operatives entering the compound without breaking into the house.
He said a second incident occurred three days later, when soldiers again jumped the fence, insulted his wife and threatened to force their way inside.
“That was the second time. Now, last night was the third time for them to raid us. They came in hundreds, according to my wife,” he added.
The opposition leader alleged that during the third raid, security operatives broke into the house, vandalised property and carted away personal and official documents.
“They broke every door in our house, including those that were not locked. They took away all our documents, from academic documents, land title deeds, and all important documents. They took every gadget, phones, chargers.
"They took our internet system. They even took all the laptops, including children’s school laptops. They also took away our CCTV camera system and destroyed anything that they could destroy, broke glass and cut even our chairs,” he said.
He further claimed that his wife was held at gunpoint and pressured to disclose his whereabouts.
“They put my wife on gunpoint, demanding that she shows them where I was. They even forced her to remove the passwords from her phone and our laptops, but she refused,” Bobi Wine said.
Describing the actions of the Ugandan government as a sign of weakness, Bobi Wine questioned President Museveni’s repeated claims of electoral victory.
“These and many things that Museveni’s regime is doing through his son and his other people are not signs of strength. These are signs of weakness. If Museveni claims that he won the election, why is he panicking? Why is he doing all manner of terrible things? Why is he harassing people? Why is he harassing me and my family? Those are signs of shame. Those are signs of illegitimacy,” he said.
He explained that his continued absence from home was a matter of survival.
“Now, my message to you, fellow Ugandans, I am not in my home because I still want to be able to speak to you like I’m doing. I’m not in my home because my life is threatened,” he said.
Bobi Wine thanked the international community for speaking out and urged sustained attention on developments in Uganda.
“I take this opportunity, first of all, to thank the international community for the voices that they’ve raised, but also encourage them to keep an eye on Uganda, especially at this critical time,” he stated.
He also revealed that several members of his party had been abducted or arrested by security forces.
“To you, fellow Ugandans, this is our country. All this is being done to intimidate us. They’ve abducted two of my deputy presidents, Lina Zedriga and Joel Tukamushaba. We don’t know where they are. They’ve arrested Mwangachi Vumi, my deputy president in charge of the Uganda region, and many other comrades,” he said.
Calling on Ugandans to remain resolute, Bobi Wine urged citizens not to succumb to fear.
“To sow fear in us, I encourage you to be strong, to be smart, to be creative. These people are not as strong as they purport, and indeed they are not as smart as they are. They failed to find me for eight days. I also tell you that we must never give up,” he said.
Reaffirming his commitment to the struggle, the opposition figure added:
“Uganda is our country, and we must fight and liberate it. I will resurface at an appropriate time to forward our struggle. In the meantime, I’m not home because I’m trying to keep safe. I’m trying to keep alive, and I want to keep communicating to you. We shall overcome. We shall be free. People power, our power.”
Bobi Wine has consistently maintained that both the 2021 general election and the January 2026 polls were fraudulent.