Uganda’s army chief, who is the son of newly re-elected President Yoweri Museveni, threatened Tuesday to hunt down and kill opposition leader Bobi Wine, who is in hiding after losing last week’s election.
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, 51, has made no secret of his desire to succeed his father, who was declared winner of a seventh term as president on Saturday at the age of 81 in a vote declared a “sham” by the opposition.
Kainerugaba, who is typically referred to by his first name in Uganda, was unusually quiet during the electoral campaign
But returned to his habitually provocative online postings soon after the results.
“We have killed 22 NUP terrorists since last week,” Kainerugaba wrote on X, referring to the opposition National Unity Platform, led by Wine, the singer-turned-politician who came second in the ballot.
“I’m praying the 23rd is Kabobi,” he added, using his nickname for the opposition leader.
’48 hours’
Wine has gone into hiding since the vote, accusing the security forces of raiding his home and attempting to capture him.
His whereabouts have been unknown since Saturday.
“I’m 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 his own posts, Wine criticised Kainerugaba’s “threats to kill me” and demanded the military vacate his compound, adding: “My wife and people are not safe.”
