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Uganda’s Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi has criticised last month’s military raid on opposition leader Bobi Wine’s home, saying the pop star-turned-politician had committed no crime and was free to return to his residence.
In an interview on Monday, Baryomunsi said the government would investigate the matter, stressing that authorities did not tolerate indiscipline within the armed forces.
He described any invasion of Wine’s home, destruction of property, or assault on his wife or others as unacceptable. However, he declined to say whether any security personnel would face sanctions if wrongdoing were established.
A spokesperson for Wine’s National Unity Platform did not respond to requests for comment.
Wine has reportedly been in hiding for weeks after leaving his home in Kampala shortly before he was declared runner-up to President Yoweri Museveni in the January 15 2026, presidential election.
On January 24, Wine alleged that soldiers stormed his home and that his wife was hospitalised after being partially undressed and choked during the incident.
Uganda’s military chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also Museveni’s son, denied that soldiers assaulted Wine’s wife, but later said on X that she had been “captured and then released”.
Kainerugaba has said in social media posts that the military is searching for Wine, who has rejected the election outcome, alleging fraud. The army chief has not specified any charges or reasons for pursuing him.
Baryomunsi further dismissed suggestions that Uganda would withdraw its troops from the African Union mission in Somalia, contradicting recent remarks by Kainerugaba, who threatened to pull forces out over funding concerns.
He described the army chief’s social media posts as informal remarks that do not represent official government policy.
Kainerugaba has previously sparked controversy online, including posts in which he threatened Wine and claimed the military had killed opposition supporters.
