Uganda withdraws troops from Bobi Wine's house

Bobi Wine.

Uganda's opposition leader  Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine. PHOTO | AFP

Ugandan soldiers have stood down their positions around the residence of opposition leader Bobi Wine, a day after a court ordered an end to the confinement of the presidential runner-up.

Wine, a popstar-turned-MP whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, had been under de-facto house arrest at his home outside the capital, Kampala, since he returned from voting on January 14.