UGANDAN opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine says soldiers raided his home on Tuesday and arrested his security guards, two days before an election pitting the singer-turned-politician against one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders.
“The army has this morning raided my home, arrested all my security guards and anyone they could see around my premises,” Wine, who is the opposition front-runner, said on Twitter. No reason for the arrests was given, he said.
Kampala police spokesperson Patrick Onyango denied any arrests had been made, telling Reuters: “We were just rearranging our security posture in the area near his home, specifically removing some checkpoints.”
A spokesperson for the military did not respond to a phone call seeking comment.
The incident occurred while Wine was doing a live radio interview with Kenya’s Hot 96 FM station. “We are being raided by military,” Wine said. “I have to end the interview because I can see
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