Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine says  he will not contest the results of Thursday’s election in court, citing a lack of confidence in the judiciary and has instead urged his supporters to take to the streets to peacefully protest.

Speaking to the BBC from hiding, he said he would continue to stand up to President Yoweri Museveni despite concerns for his safety.

“The judiciary in Uganda is captured and we encourage Ugandans to use any legal means to fight back and protect their democracy,” the 43-year-old former pop star said.

Museveni, 81, won the vote by a landslide and has accused the opposition of seeking to overturn the results through violence, calling them “terrorists”.