Kampala, Uganda – In an emotionally charged radio appearance on Busoga One FM, National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi, famously known as Bobi Wine, launched a mocking rebuttal against the state following recent allegations that his party is a terrorist group.
The comments, made during a live broadcast on May 25th, 2025, have since ignited political conversation across Uganda’s social and digital landscape.
“They have now labelled us a terrorist group because they fear the vote. They know they stand no chance in a free and fair election,” Bobi Wine declared passionately.
The former presidential contender and music icon turned opposition leader did not mince his words. His statements come just days after security agencies linked NUP members to alleged subversive activities, prompting widespread arrests, detentions, and intense online debates.
According to Bobi Wine, the regime has shifted its focus from traditional political competition to what he describes as state-orchestrated criminalization of dissenting voices.
“This regime has done everything possible to vulgarize elections, drain hope from the people, and discourage them from voting,” he lamented.
“But this time, the protest vote will speak louder.”
He painted a picture of a population injured by injustice, oppression, torture, corruption, and blatant human rights violations, but one that remains determined to reclaim its power through the ballot box in the upcoming 2026 general elections.
The National Unity Platform has been Uganda’s leading opposition party since the 2021 elections, when Bobi Wine’s candidacy galvanized millions, particularly among the youth.
Since then, tensions between the NUP and President Yoweri Museveni’s government have remained high.
The latest escalation includes the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and security intelligence issuing official statements accusing certain political groups of collaborating with foreign actors to sabotage state institutions, allegations NUP fraternity denies.
In a twist that has raised diplomatic eyebrows, government press releases even implicated some European diplomats, like the German Ambassador, accusing them of engaging in secret activities of supporting anti-government elements.
Bobi Wine’s explosive remarks highlight a deeper concern many Ugandans are voicing: whether elections under the current regime still hold legitimacy. He framed the upcoming vote not just as an electoral event, but as a moment of estimation.
“This is not just an election. It’s a protest vote, a collective cry from the oppressed, a national attempt to break the chains of dictatorship.”
Meanwhile, government officials remain tight-lipped, with no official rebuttal yet to Bobi Wine’s statements.
Analysts predict the coming months will be politically turbulent as Uganda inches closer to the election season. The crackdown on opposition voices, increasing censorship, and mass arrests are signalling what many believe could be one of the most contentious election cycles in the country’s history.
“They fear us because we are ready. This is the people’s moment,” Bobi Wine declared, his voice rising above the airwaves like a call to arms not of violence, but of unshakable political will.
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