President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday’s election, extending his 4 a long time in energy by one other 5 years.
The Electoral Fee introduced that Museveni secured 72% of the vote, whereas his closest challenger, Bobi Wine, acquired 25%.
Wine has condemned the outcomes as “faux” and accused the authorities of “poll stuffing,” though he has not supplied proof, and officers haven’t responded to the claims.
Wine has urged Ugandans to have interaction in non-violent protests.
Museveni, 81, first got here to energy as a insurgent chief in 1986 and has since received seven elections.
The method was marred by violence, and Wine, a 43-year-old former pop star, claims that at the least 21 folks have been killed throughout the nation in current days. Authorities have confirmed seven deaths to date.
Web entry has been blocked nationwide since Tuesday, complicating efforts to confirm info. Officers say the blackout was vital to forestall misinformation, electoral fraud, and the incitement of violence. Nevertheless, the UN human rights workplace condemned the transfer as “deeply worrying.”
In response to experiences a heavy police presence within the capital, Kampala, as safety forces sought to forestall protests comparable to people who not too long ago erupted in Kenya and Tanzania.