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Out of context: Kyagulanyi’s post about his appreciation of a European Union joint resolution was misinterpreted by a TikTok user

19 February 2026, 10:00 am

Byamukama Alozious

Claim:
A post circulating on TikTok under the handle @GamaOsaka alleges that Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), the former presidential candidate in Uganda’s 2026–2031 election, went before the UK Parliament to report that his votes were rigged. The post also includes abusive language targeting Kyagulanyi and compares him to fellow opposition leader, now jailed, Kizza Besigye.

The claim

The claim gained wide traction on TikTok three days ago, drawing attention and engagement.      Receiving over 3.5K likes, 1.0K comments, 166 bookmarks, and 58 reshares, further spreading the false information in a very short period
What we checked:

  We examined whether Robert Kyagulanyi actually addressed the European Parliament about the recently concluded elections in which he came second to Mr Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. 

regarding Uganda’s electoral situation, and verified related allegations about media affiliations.

Facts-check

When we addressed the claim to the Debunk Info Verifier, a fact-checking and we were unable to collect any leads about Kyagulanyi reporting his loss to the Europeans.

However, a simple Google search about whether Bobi Wine indeed took to the European Parliament after the elections yields plenty of results, amongst which was a resolution whose context got misinterpreted by the claimant.

A deeper analysis leads us to a post made by Robert Kyagulanyi on X, in reaction to the resolutions reached by the European Union Parliament, about the post-election situation in Uganda and other human rights violations observed during the election period.

kyagulanyi’s post on X

The joint motion for a resolution (RC-B10-0121/2026) on the post-election situation in Uganda was tabled as a joint motion by several political groups and elections and democracy observers in the European Parliament, led by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the European People’s Party (EPP) and co-signed by MEPs from the Socialists & Democrats (S&D), Renew Europe, the Greens/EFA, and the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR).

The joint motion by several political groups and elections and democracy observers in the European Parliament, led by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)

It was not moved by a single individual but presented collectively on behalf of members and groups. The background given in the motion focused on concerns about the conduct of Uganda’s January 2026 presidential election, alleged human rights violations, and reported threats and intimidation against opposition figures, arrests, and ill treatment of opposition voices.

Robert Kyagulanyi did not personally go to the UK or the European Parliament. The resolution to which he reacted, which got the public claiming otherwise, is a work of different election observers who came together to present a joint outcome of their observations and recommendations. 

Using his X platform Kyagulanyi said he was happy to see the UK parliament debate about Uganda’s situation and pass some resolutions about the oppression of millions of Ugandans. 

Verdict:
The claim circulating on social media is false and intended to mislead. Robert Kyagulanyi did not go to the UK or European Parliament to report stolen votes; he only shared a link to follow the debate. 

Fact-Check Produced By: MaMa FM, with support from Debunk Media Initiative and BBC Media Action