Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine claims he was assaulted by security forces ahead of election

Uganda's opposition candidate Bobi Wine says he was beaten alongside his aides and supporters by security forces while campaigning in the country's north, in an escalation of violence ahead of the country's presidential election on January 15. Wine, a pop star-turned-politician, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, is challenging 81-year-old president Yoweri Museveni for the second time after coming second in the last election in 2021