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Uganda’s president leads in tense election marred by internet shutdown and voting interference

Provisional results show Museveni with over 70% of the vote amid an internet blackout and opposition claims of ballot stuffing and agent abductions, officials said.

  • On Friday, vote-counting showed President Yoweri Museveni with an early lead amid reports of an internet shutdown, voting delays, and opposition allegations of `massive ballot stuffing` and detentions by security forces.
  • The context: Museveni, 81 and a four-decade ruler, seeks to extend his rule into a fifth decade while relying increasingly on the military led by Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
  • Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi said Thursday that military and security forces guarded his house near Kampala, supporters were tear-gassed, and a senior party official was arrested, while he campaigned in protective gear.
  • With counting ongoing Friday, provisional tallies from half the polling stations showed Museveni with more than 70% and Kyagulanyi with 19%, potentially extending Museveni's rule into a fifth decade.
  • Having urged supporters to `protect the vote`, Robert Kyagulanyi emphasized deploying polling agents and witnesses, noting similar setbacks five years ago and 2021 official results showing Museveni at 58% and Wine at 35%.
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The Citizen broke the news in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of on Friday, January 16, 2026.
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