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Gen Muhoozi says Bobi Wine left Uganda on January 26, contradicting his account of a recent exit

Civic Space & Media Freedom Disputed Uganda (national) 22 Mar 2026 Severity: 1/5

Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted on X on Sunday that Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) had left the country on January 26 and had spent two months in the United States. Bobi Wine had announced about a week earlier that he had only recently left Uganda; the Daily Monitor says his social media activity around late January suggests he may still have been in the country.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Disputed: Gen Muhoozi says Bobi Wine left Uganda on 26 January, while Bobi Wine presented his exit as recent and the Daily Monitor notes his social media posts suggest he may have still been in the country then.

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