The head of the Ugandan army disputes claims that the wife of an opposition leader was assaulted

Ugandan military head Muhoozi Kainerugaba on Monday refuted claims made by opposition leader Bobi Wine that Wine’s wife was assaulted by soldiers during a nocturnal raid on their residence.

In the Magere area of Kampala, Wine, whose actual name is Robert Kyagulanyi, said that troops stormed into his home overnight into Saturday, attacked employees, and strangled his wife, Barbara Kyagulanyi, causing her to seek medical attention.

Wine claimed he wasn’t at home at the time. He has been in hiding since the contentious presidential election in the East African country.

In a post on X, Kainerugaba, the son of President Yoweri Museveni, denied the charges, stating that the army “do not beat up women.”

“We should not waste our time on them. Kainerugaba addressed Wine and his spouse, saying, “We are searching for her cowardly husband, not her.”

Since President Museveni won the presidency on January 15 with 71.6% of the vote, Wine, a former pop sensation who is now a politician, has accused Ugandan security personnel of harassing him.

Accusing fraud, Wine, who came in second, has rejected the outcome.

The reason behind the military’s pursuit for him is unknown.

Museveni’s government has long been accused by rights organizations and the opposition of deploying the military to quell unrest; the government disputes these claims.