Wine has been under de-facto house arrest at his home outside the capital, Kampala, since he returned from voting on January 14.
Opposition lawmaker Medard Sseggona says he fears police will seize vital information related to elections that Wine said were marked by fraud.
Uganda's election commission declared incumbent Yoweri Museveni the winner of the presidential election, extending his 35-year rule as his main rival alleged fraud and urged citizens to reject the result.
Long-time leader Yoweri Museveni holds commanding lead in presidential election according to partial results, although his main rival Bobi Wine alleges widespread fraud.
Uganda’s opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine tweeted the military forcefully entered his house after he earlier claimed he had video proof of fraud in Thursday’s presidential election.
The East African country of nearly 46 million people voted under an internet blackout in presidential polls after the communications regulator issued orders to suspend services.
US envoy to Uganda says Thursday's vote will lack accountability and transparency, while Kampala hits back saying it couldn't remember when it last sent election monitors to US.
A pop star turned politician, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, aka Bobi Wine, has mobilised the youth of the country behind him. Will it be enough to bring down the ruler of 34 years, President Yoweri Museveni?
A tearful Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, said his bodyguard had died of his injuries after a military police truck ran him over.
At least seven people have been killed in protests sparked by the arrest of Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and musician Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine.
Local media reports that Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, is arrested for allegedly contravening electoral guidelines which require candidates not to have over 200 supporters at a rally.
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed is being pressed behind the scenes to allow mediation on Tigray conflict that has spilled into neighbouring Eritrea and rocked wider Horn of Africa, diplomats say.
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