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Uganda stopped United States Ambassador Natalie Brown from visiting Bobi Wine after the victory of Yoweri Museveni.
The 76-year-old has been in power since 1986. He was declared winner of the presidential election with 59 percent of the vote; Wine polled 35 percent.
On Monday, the main challenger, real name Robert Kyagulanyi, said the envoy was blocked from seeing him.
“This afternoon, the US Ambassador to Uganda made an effort to visit me but was turned away from my gate by the soldiers who have held me and my wife captive for the past five days.”, he tweeted.
Hours later, the U.S. embassy confirmed Brown was blocked from entering the residence in the northern part of the capital, Kampala.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday January 19 2021
This photo tweeted by Bobi Wine on January 19, 2021 shows Bobi Wine, his wife Barbra Itungo and a child who he says is a relative who had paid them a visit before the security siege last week. PHOTO/ COURTESY
Summary
Bobi Wine’s confinement is not a new tactic in Uganda government’s rule book in suppressing main political challengers who aim to challenge results of presidential elections in court.
On the day of voting during the 2016 elections, security grabbed then presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, who alleged that the ballot had been rigged, and placed him under house arrest for more than 40 days and freed him after the period to file election petition had lapsed.