Uganda opposition leader says wife hospitalised after being choked by soldiers

FILE PHOTO: Ugandan Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, walks with his wife Barbara Kyagulanyi, after he addressed a press conference as they prepare to leave their Magere home to vote in the general election, in Kasangati town near Kampala, Uganda January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/ File Photo

NAIROBI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Uganda's opposition ‌leader Bobi Wine said on Saturday his wife had been taken to hospital ‌after soldiers invaded their residence, partially undressed and choked her.

Wine, a pop ‌star-turned-politician, was not at the property and is in hiding after he escaped a previous raid on his home last week hours before he was announced as the runner-up in the January 15 presidential election.