Overview
- Preliminary electoral commission figures after roughly 60% of polling stations counted put Yoweri Museveni at about 75% of the vote, well ahead of Bobi Wine.
- The National Unity Platform says security forces have confined Bobi Wine at his home, with a later party statement alleging he was taken away, while authorities insist he remains safe under police protection.
- AFP journalists observed police outside Wine’s residence as communications remained severely constrained by a nationwide internet shutdown imposed since Tuesday.
- Competing accounts of deadly violence in Butambala include a NUP deputy’s claim that 10 supporters were killed at his home, a party figure alleging more than 20 dead, and security officials saying seven were killed after an attack on a counting center, with police reporting 25 arrests.
- Rights groups cite widespread arrests and intimidation during the campaign, the opposition alleges mass ballot-stuffing, and final presidential and legislative results are expected Saturday at 14:00 GMT.