Uganda's Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Arrested Upon Return, Foiling Planned Demonstration

Uganda's main opposition party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), claimed that their leader, Bobi Wine, was detained upon his return to the country from a trip abroad. However, the police later stated that they had escorted him to his residence. Bobi Wine's supporters had planned to welcome him back en masse, but the police deemed such gatherings illegal. This incident follows a history of preventative arrests of opposition leaders by Ugandan authorities to stifle mass demonstrations. Bobi Wine, a prominent critic of President Yoweri Museveni's government, has faced numerous arrests and alleged human rights abuses in the past.