Uganda’s opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused security forces of placing him under house arrest following the casting of his ballot, claiming an ongoing military siege at his residence that has restricted movement in and out of his home.

The voting exercise was conducted on Thursday, January 15, 2026.

In a statement on Friday, January 16, 2026, Wine said soldiers were deployed around his house shortly after he returned from the polling station.

“Meanwhile, yesterday, after casting my ballot, the military deployed all around my home in order to place me under house arrest,” he wrote on X.

 According to Wine, security personnel escalated their actions by forcibly entering his property.

“These criminals even jumped over the fence and entered our compound,” he added.

The youthful opposition leader said that the security presence remained in place, effectively cutting him off from the outside world

. “My house is still besieged – no one allowed to come in or go out,” he said.

The opposition leader framed the claimed house arrest as a sign of fear within the state security apparatus rather than a display of authority.

 “This ain’t strength. They do this out of fear for the people they have offended by committing so many atrocities against them,” Wine said.

Security suppressing Wine?

He further linked the security action to the electoral process, accusing authorities of manipulating the vote and seeking to pre-empt public backlash.

 “They do this because they are afraid of the people’s reaction after stealing their vote,” Wine said.

Wine has previously reported harassment, arrests and restrictions on his movement, particularly around the election campaign period, which prompted the United Nations and rights groups to raise an alarm.

Meanwhile, he has brushed off the election results being announced by the country’s electoral chief, Simon Byabakama, saying the people of Uganda have the final say.

“IGNORE the fake results being announced by Byabakama. He can’t tell anybody where those results are coming from. Our agents at the tally centre are asking him for the source of these results, and the regime enabler can’t say a thing. The PEOPLE OF UGANDA will have the final say on this nonsense,” he wrote on X.

Now is the game of wait and see to see who will emerge triumphant in the polls marred by police brutality and rigging claims, as Wine looks to unseat the old guard President Yoweri Museveni, who is also keen to cement his seventh bid for Uganda’s top seat.