Security agencies have reportedly raided the home of Najja Sherif, the personal assistant to former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, widely known as Bobi Wine.
According to Kyagulanyi, the operatives arrived at Sherif’s residence but did not find him there. Instead, they reportedly took his wife after she told them she did not know his whereabouts.
“Regime security operatives have raided the home of my assistant, Najja Sherif. When they found he was not around, they went with his wife instead after she told them she did not know his whereabouts,” Kyagulanyi said.
The development comes less than two months after security forces raided Kyagulanyi’s own home. On January 23, 2026, the military stormed his residence just days after the January 15 presidential election.
Kyagulanyi contested in the election but lost to President Yoweri Museveni, who was declared the winner with 71 percent of the total votes cast. Museveni secured 7,946,772 votes, while Kyagulanyi came second with 2,741,238 votes.
Since polling day, Kyagulanyi’s home in Magere has reportedly remained under heavy military deployment, with security personnel controlling access to the property. Despite uncertainty surrounding his movements, Kyagulanyi has continued to speak to international media outlets.
Kyagulanyi said the earlier raid on his home involved a large number of soldiers who arrived late at night.
“Some were dressed in Special Forces Command uniforms, others in regular UPDF attire, while some were in plain clothes. They came with ladders, ready to climb upstairs. They broke our doors and forced themselves into the house. Using hammers, they hit walls, window glass, and doors,” he said.
The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, later confirmed that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces carried out the raid. However, he denied allegations that soldiers assaulted Kyagulanyi’s wife, Barbra Kyagulanyi.
“My soldiers did not beat up Barbie, Bobi Wine’s wife. First of all, we do not beat women. They are not worth our time. We are looking for her cowardly husband, not her,” Gen. Muhoozi said.
He added that the search for Kyagulanyi had been temporarily suspended on the orders of the Commander-in-Chief, President Museveni.
