Bobi Wine says he will continue to stand up to President Museveni
The Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine, has called on his compatriots to step up their resistance to what he called the dictatorial rule of President Yoweri Museveni.
Speaking to the BBC from hiding, the Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine said he would continue to stand up to President Museveni despite concerns for his safety following last week's elections. He restated his claims that the Ugandan security forces wanted to seize and harm him.
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(Photo: Uganda's opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine (L), and his wife Barbra; Credit: Daniel Irungu/EPA/Shutterstock)
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