Uganda’s post-election tensions deepened this week after the country’s army chief publicly threatened opposition leader Bobi Wine, as authorities intensified a crackdown on dissent following President Yoweri Museveni’s disputed re-election.
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the outspoken son of Museveni and head of Uganda’s armed forces, said on social media that he wanted Wine dead, days after the opposition leader said he had been forced into hiding following a security raid on his home.
Kainerugaba’s remarks came after Museveni, 81, was declared the winner of last week’s presidential election with 71.6% of the vote, secur
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