Audio By Carbonatix
Several news outlets are reporting that Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has sent his wife and children abroad ahead of next week's election.
He reportedly made the decision because he'd been warned they were a target:
"I received credible information of pending physical attacks on my wife and kidnap of our children," he was quoted by the Daily Monitor newspaper as saying.
The opposition politician was quoted as saying friends living outside the country had offered to host his family for their safety.
Photos purporting to show his family at the airport were shared on social media late on Thursday.
Mr Kyagulanyi's bodyguard was killed last month when he was run over by a vehicle belonging to the military police.
The convoy of another presidential candidate, Patrick Amuriat, was fired at with live bullets.
Latest Stories
-
High Court throws out Afenyo-Markin’s GH¢15m defamation suit against Sammy Gyamfi
4 minutes -
Rollover cost of T-bills reduced substantially, one-year bill yield drops 19% since December 2024
5 minutes -
Daily Insight for CEOs: Preparing for 2027 Board and Executive Conversations
27 minutes -
World Cup Visa Scandal: There is no ‘justification’ to dismiss me – Kofi Adams
38 minutes -
2028 Olympic Games qualification ‘really tough’ – Black Queens coach Björkegren
1 hour -
GRFU, GOC Women’s Commission hold breast cancer awareness, expresses gratitude to Sunda International Ghana
1 hour -
COCOBOD raises GH¢3.4bn as Cocoa Capital PLC lists inaugural commercial paper on GFIM
1 hour -
No Party Card, just a Party Microphone! A Ghanaian story of Elections, Referees and Convenient Amnesia
1 hour -
Minority welcomes suspension of teachers’ strike, demands timely payment of promotion arrears
2 hours -
Customary ownership accounts for 80% of land; it complicates land administration – Lands Commission
2 hours -
NRSA to auction vehicles of non-subscribers who fail to pay towing charges within 21 days
2 hours -
WAFU B U17: Black Starlets target AFCON slot after booking semi-final place
2 hours -
Ghana faces $6.1bn debt-service burden from 2027 to 2029 due to Akufo-Addo’s DDEP – Haruna Iddrisu
2 hours -
GoldBod targets 150 hectares of forest reclamation in 2027
2 hours -
Despite substantial accommodation capacity, room demand still weakens – GSS report
2 hours