Ugandan opposition leader goes abroad after two months in hiding

The pop star turned politician, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, repeated his claim to have won the presidential election, saying it had been rigged in favour of Museveni, who has been in power since 1986.

While some members of the government have denied that the security forces are looking for Bobi Wine, Museveni's son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is head of the country's military, said he was "wanted dead or alive" and also threatened to castrate him. Those messages have since been deleted from his X account.

Wine, 44, alleged that the authorities had repeatedly raided the homes of his supporters looking for him, including as recently as Thursday, as well as setting up roadblocks around the country. He said that his house in the capital, Kampala, was still surrounded by the military, as it has been since election day.

Following protests against the election results, Kainerugaba, widely seen as a potential successor to his father, said that 30 "terrorists" from Wine's party had been killed.