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National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, has launched a fresh attack on President Museveni’s ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), accusing it of running Uganda like an apartheid regime.
In a fiery post on X, Bobi Wine claimed the NRM enjoys special treatment while ordinary citizens and opposition groups face harsh restrictions.
“The NRM runs our country like an apartheid state with different laws applying to the criminal regime and its agents, and the others applying to the rest of us!” Bobi Wine wrote.
His outburst came after NRM supporters were allowed to stage processions across the country, despite earlier warnings from police and the Electoral Commission that no such activities would be tolerated.
According to Bobi Wine, officials including Electoral Commission chair Simon Byabakama, Justice Minister Nobert Mao, and the police leadership had been “shouting themselves hoarse” insisting no processions would be permitted.
But the singer-turned-politician says the same authorities looked away as NRM members flooded the streets.
“Today, the NRM criminals have been everywhere making processions,” he fumed, warning that security forces might turn on opposition supporters during NUP’s upcoming nomination event.
The remarks set the stage for renewed political tension as Uganda heads toward a heated election season.
NUP leaders have often accused security agencies of using excessive force to block their rallies, while giving the ruling party a free hand.