Overview
- Polling took place Thursday under an indefinite nationwide shutdown of internet and curtailed mobile access that began Tuesday.
- Security forces mounted heavy deployments across Kampala, with police using newly hired special constables to enforce order.
- Rights groups cited arrests of hundreds of opposition supporters, at least one death at campaign events, suspensions of NGOs, and harassment of journalists.
- Analysts say Museveni’s control of state institutions makes an upset unlikely, with official results expected within 48 hours.
- Opposition leader Bobi Wine, who draws strong backing from Uganda’s young electorate, has warned of protests if he judges the vote stolen.