Uganda elections: Bobi Wine to run for president again

Ugandan opposition leader and pop superstar Bobi Wine has announced he’ll run for president again in the upcoming 2026 elections, scheduled for January. The 43-yr-worn whose exact name is Robert Kyagulanyi, will difficulty long-serving President Yoweri Museveni, who’s expected to see re-election at 80.

Wine previously ran in 2021, coming second, but rejected the outcomes, alleging frequent fraud, pollstuffing, and violence against his supporters. Authorities officials possess denied the allegations. In his announcement, Wine emphasized that the election might perchance be a “combating different” to expose what he calls the regime’s corruption and injustices, and to galvanize Ugandans to get up for their freedom. He also sharply criticized Western governments for not speaking out against human rights abuses in Uganda, together with the torture and illegal detention of his supporters.

If elected, Wine says his top priorities will encompass restoring political freedoms, cracking down on corruption, and addressing the regime’s abuses of energy.

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