Ugandan judge orders Bobi Wine to be freed from house arrest

Uganda’s leading opposition politician Bobi Wine (AP/Jerome Delay, File)

A judge has ruled that Ugandan security forces cannot detain presidential challenger Bobi Wine inside his home, and rebuked authorities for holding the candidate under house arrest following a disputed election result.

Mr Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has been unable to leave his home since January 14, when Ugandans voted in an election in which the singer-turned-politician was the main challenger to President Yoweri Museveni.