Bobi Wine’s party, the National Unity Platform, said police ‘made an attempt on his life’
has been shot in the leg in a confrontation with police just outside the capital, Kampala, his opposition group said.
Photos posted online on Tuesday showed Wine surrounded by followers who yelled that he had been shot in the leg before some supported him into a waiting car. His party, the National Unity Platform, holds the most seats of any opposition group in the national assembly. In a post on X, the party said that Ugandan security operatives “have made an attempt on the life of” Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.Street confrontations between Wine and the police have frequently descended into violence.Wine ran for president in 2021,Wine, a former singer, won a seat in the national assembly in 2017.
Museveni, a U.S. ally on regional security for many years, has held power since 1986 and had the constitution amended to remove the age limit for presidents. Now 79 years old, he has resisted calls to announce when he will retire.More details soon…
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