Uganda’s major opposition chief Bobi Wine ‘shot in leg’ after confrontation with police | World Information

Uganda’s major opposition chief Bobi Wine has been shot within the leg after a confrontation with safety brokers, his social gathering stated.

The incident occurred in a northern suburb of the capital, Kampala, on Tuesday.

Movies posted on-line confirmed Mr Wine surrounded by followers who shouted that he had been shot within the leg earlier than some supported him right into a ready automotive.

Mr Wine ran for president in 2021, shedding to President Yoweri Museveni in an election he claimed was rigged towards him.

His social gathering, the Nationwide Unity Platform, holds probably the most seats of any opposition group within the nationwide meeting.

The social gathering stated on X that Ugandan safety operatives “have made an try on the lifetime of” Mr Wine, whose actual title is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.

“He was shot within the leg and critically injured in Bulindo, Wakiso District,” they stated.

It was not instantly clear whether or not Mr Wine was focused with a reside bullet or a tear gasoline projectile.

He was a well-known entertainer within the East African nation earlier than he received a seat within the nationwide meeting in 2017.

He’s particularly standard amongst younger Ugandans in city areas.

Mr Museveni, a US ally on regional safety for a few years, has held energy since 1986 and had the structure amended to take away the age restrict for presidents.

Now 79 years outdated, he has resisted calls to announce when he’ll retire.

Uganda has not had a peaceable switch of energy since independence from the British in 1962.