Bobi Wine Says He Won't Go to Court Against Museveni, Tells Supporters What To do

Uganda's opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, has announced that peaceful protests are his next move after last week's presidential election which he claims were fraudulent.

Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, who vied through the National Union Party (NUP), has held that his defeat to President Yoweri Museveni was a result of a shambolic election hijacked by Museveni's NRM government.

He has, however, announced that he will not be challenging the results in court, expressing his doubt in judiciary's ability to serve justice and maintaining that the courts too are under Museveni's influence.

Wine has instead called for peaceful nationwide protests, urging his supporters to embrace other ways of ensuring that their voice in the election is heard.

"The judiciary in Uganda has lost its independence, and we urge citizens to use all legal means to oppose injustice and protect democracy," he told BBC.

Wine spoke from hiding, after escaping what he claims was a Friday attempt to capture him at his home in Kampala by Uganda's security agencies.

He alleged that following the Police's failed attempt to capture him, they are now torturing his wife and other family members by among others, preventing food and supplies from reaching them.

Wine also added that no amount of being targeted will make him stop opposing and fighting Museveni's leadership, stating that he will continue pushing.

This follows Museveni's claims that Wine and his allies are plotting to overturn his win as was announced by Uganda's poll agency.

He has claimed that they plan on achieving this through violence and chaos, branding them terrorists.