Ugandan military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba said he was praying for fugitive opposition leader Bobi Wine’s death and gave him 48 hours to surrender to the police following a contentious presidential election.
Former pop star Wine said he fled a military raid on his house hours before veteran President Yoweri Museveni was declared the landslide winner of last week’s presidential election.
Wine, who finished runner-up, has alleged widespread fraud during the vote. He has released several statements since Saturday from undisclosed locations.
Kainerugaba, who is Museveni’s son and is widely believed to be his preferred successor, made a series of threats against Wine in posts late on Monday on X, referring to him by the derisive nickname “Kabobi”.
POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE
“I am giving him exactly 48 hours to surrender himself to the Police,” Kainerugaba wrote. “If he doesn’t we will treat him as an outlaw/rebel and handle him accordingly.”
In another post, Kainerugaba said in a
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