Uganda’s opposition party says police blocking entry to HQ

Soldiers patrol outside opposition challenger Bobi Wine’s home (Nicholas Bamulanzeki/AP)

The opposition party of Ugandan presidential challenger Bobi Wine said that police have prevented top officials from going to their headquarters in the capital, Kampala, as they prepare to launch a legal challenge to free Mr Wine from house arrest.

Police swooped in at dawn at the offices of Mr Wine’s National Unity Platform, diverted traffic, and stopped people from entering, party spokesman Joel Ssenyonyi said.