{"id":9291,"date":"2026-01-20T18:19:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9291"},"modified":"2026-01-20T18:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:19:47","slug":"musevenis-son-threatens-bobi-wine-after-uganda-election-elections-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9291","title":{"rendered":"Museveni\u2019s son threatens Bobi Wine after Uganda election | Elections News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has accused candidate Bobi Wine, who has been in hiding since the weekend, of being a \u2018terrorist\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 20 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">20 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The son of Uganda\u2019s newly re-elected President Yoweri Museveni has threatened to kill singer-turned-opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has been in hiding since last week\u2019s election, which he is disputing the results of.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda\u2019s General Muhoozi Kainerugaba issued the threat on Tuesday just days after Museveni, 81, was declared winner of a seventh term as president in an election declared a \u201csham\u201d by the opposition over claims of fraudulent votes.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:22px\">In an interview with Al Jazeera, Wine claimed he has \u201cevidence\u201d of election fraud, including\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size:22px\">videos purporting to show election commission officials filling in ballot papers <\/span>in favour of Museveni.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:22px\">A spokesperson from the Electoral Commission of Uganda declined to speak to Al Jazeera about this allegation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have killed 22 NUP terrorists since last week,\u201d Kainerugaba wrote on X Tuesday, referring to the opposition National Unity Platform, led by Wine, who came second in the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m praying the 23rd is Kabobi,\u201d he added, using his nickname for the opposition leader.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Kainerugaba issued online threats to behead Wine, who has now gone into hiding since the vote, accusing the security forces of raiding his home and attempting to capture him.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda\u2019s army has denied these accusations. Wine\u2019s whereabouts have been unknown since Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m giving him exactly 48 hours to surrender himself to the Police,\u201d Kainerugaba wrote. \u201cIf he doesn\u2019t we will treat him as an outlaw\/rebel and handle him accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his own posts, Wine criticised Kainerugaba\u2019s \u201cthreats to kill me\u201d and demanded the military vacate his compound, adding: \u201cMy wife and people are not safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his interview with Al Jazeera, Wine said his \u201creason for not being home is to be able to speak to the world\u201d and added, \u201cif I was in my house, you would not be able to access me\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He also hit back at being branded a \u201cterrorist\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should be known that in every dictatorship, especially here in Africa, to run against a dictator means being a \u2018terrorist\u2019, means being a traitor and everything,\u201d said Wine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung people are in prison for their association with me and the party that I lead. But I, with the secretary-general and many others, are not detained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a crackdown to intimidate, to silence and to completely subdue the forces of change; everybody that yearns for change and everybody that does not support General Museveni.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has accused candidate Bobi Wine, who has been in hiding since the weekend, of being a \u2018terrorist\u2019. 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