Police officers who guarded Bobi Wine during 2026 campaign arrested, held at Railways Police Station, Kampala

According to police sources from the Directorate of Counter-terrorism quoted by the Daily Monitor, five police officers who had served as bodyguards to NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) were arrested on the orders of the directorate's head and held at the Railways Police Station, with interrogation by JATT at Mbuya. The sources said they are charged with disobedience of lawful orders and leaving work without permission; NUP and Bobi Wine said the officers were being questioned about the party's plans and funding and called for their release.