Robert Kyagulanyi

Roles in date order

1. President (party principal), National Unity Platform (NUP), Uganda Current

   Leader of Uganda's National Unity Platform party; after the January 2026 election he left Uganda and was reported in April and August 2026 to be in self-exile in the United States.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

2. 2025-09-24 to 2026-01-17
   Presidential candidate, National Unity Platform - Uganda general election, 15 January 2026 Former

   Nominated by the Electoral Commission on 24 September 2025; declared runner-up on 17 January 2026 with 2,741,238 votes (24.72%), which he rejected.^{[5, 6, 7, 8]}

Sources

1. National Unity Platform - official website (leadership: The President)National Unity Platform, primary source
2. Police deny plot to arrest Bobi Wine ahead of return from self-exileThe Observer (Uganda), 2026-04-20, secondary source
3. Bobi Wine, the dissenting voice that now echoes from exileAra (English edition), 2026-08-14, secondary source
4. Bobi Wine in exile, fighting Museveni, 'the god of Uganda'Mail & Guardian, 2026-04-02, secondary source
5. Bobi Wine nominated to run for president, asks Museveni to hand over powerDaily Monitor (Uganda), 2025-09-24, secondary source
6. Bobi Wine in hiding, rejects poll resultsDaily Monitor (Uganda), 2026-01-17, secondary source
7. Uganda's military chief gives opposition leader 48 hours to surrender to policeAfricanews, 2026-01-21, secondary source
8. Uganda: Museveni Declared Presidential Elect 2026-2031 (Nile Post, republished)Nile Post via AllAfrica, 2026-01-17, secondary source

Change history

• 2026-10-26 Record published.

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