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Uganda’s Museveni Declared Winner With About 71% as Opposition Disputes Vote

A four-day internet shutdown alongside heavy security fueled fraud allegations from Bobi Wine.

Overview

  • Electoral officials announced President Yoweri Museveni won roughly 71.65% of the vote, with Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) at about 24.7%.
  • Bobi Wine rejected the result as false, alleging massive ballot stuffing and the detention of his party’s polling agents.
  • Police said Wine was not under arrest and described restricted access to his residence, while his party claimed he was seized and transported by army helicopter.
  • Wine’s whereabouts remained unclear as he said he escaped a raid on his home, and associates told Reuters he was free inside Uganda.
  • The vote featured logistical failures, a nationwide internet blackout and reports of violence and mass detentions, with disputed death tolls and the UN citing more than 550 arrests during the campaign.