Overview
- Ugandans vote on Thursday with 21.6 million registered voters and seven challengers facing President Yoweri Museveni, who is 81 and has ruled since 1986.
- Armored vehicles and soldiers have been deployed across Kampala to deter violence, a military spokesman said, drawing objections from opposition figures.
- Monitors and rights groups cite arrests, abductions and a broadcast crackdown, with Amnesty International counting roughly 400 detained NUP supporters and at least one death at campaign events.
- Bobi Wine, 43, remains the main challenger, campaigns in protective gear and says he will call for protests if results are rigged while urging supporters to remain non‑violent.
- Analysts highlight uncertainty over succession as speculation grows around army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, despite Museveni’s denials of grooming his son.