‘My House Is Surrounded, I Have Been Put Under House Arrest’

What, in a political democracy could an opposition do to warrant being put on house arrest?

Is it taking out time to exit the country for tempers to die down following a disputed election, or in some other ways, keeping alive hopes of becoming leader someday?

It does not always have to mean, speaking up to television and print media camera, as, arriving home from an overseas trip is enough to warrant house arrest.

Robert Kyagulanyi, the strongest opposition leader in his country, Uganda has just demonstrated that.

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He had just been picked up at the airport, immediately after arriving from an overseas trip.

Immediately upon disembarking from an aircraft, he was forced into a car and driven off by security agents.

A video posted on social media by his party showed an aide of the politician, yelling fruitlessly: “Where are you taking him.

Earlier on Wednesday, following calls by his party for a million-strong march, the police had warned that anyone on the streets to welcome Wine would be arrested.

Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said security agencies accompanied Wine to his residence in the town of Kasangati, some 50 km (30 miles) north of Entebbe and near the capital Kampala.

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The pop star has been on the social and political limelight for some time, especially after he finished runner-up to Museveni, in the 2021 election.

His opponents insist the election outcome tallied with the wish of the Ugandan people but Wine insists it was marred by irregularities.

His house arrest is ostensibly to avoid supporters pouring into the streets, the ruling party has said.

The politician later went to the social media to inform that his house had been surrounded and that he had been put under house arrest.

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The Eagle reports that in January of 2021, Uganda’s electoral commission declared Yoweri Museveni, winner of the presidential election, but amidst criticisms by the opposition.

Nonetheless, the result extended his 35-year rule by another four years

According to the electoral commission, Museveni won 5.85 million votes, or 58.64%, of the total, as agaust Bobi Wine’s 3.48 million votes (34.83%).