Overview
- Polling closed after widespread delays tied to malfunctioning biometric machines and late ballot deliveries, with official results expected within 48 hours.
- National Unity Platform said security forces surrounded Bobi Wine’s home, effectively placing him under house arrest, while police said they were not aware of such an order.
- Preliminary figures from nearly half of polling stations showed Museveni at about 76% and Wine near 20%, according to the electoral commission.
- Authorities enforced a nationwide internet shutdown and ordered the suspension or closure of about 10 NGOs, drawing criticism from the UN and human rights groups.
- Heavy security deployments and arrests of hundreds of opposition supporters marked the campaign, though the Red Cross reported no substantive violence on election day.