Roundup: Uganda’s incumbent president wins another five-year term in office

Video PlayerClose KAMPALA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Uganda’s incumbent President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday was declared winner of the country’s presidential elections held on Jan. 14. Justice Simon Byabakama, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission said Museveni garnered 58.64 percent of the votes tallied. Museveni, 76-year-old, beat his main rival, the 38-year-old Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, a popular musician turned politician. Kyagulanyi got 34.83 percent of the total votes tallied. Observers say this has been one of Uganda’s most contested elections, pitting the young against the old generation. The election period has also been the most violent, with dozens of fatal cases recorded since early November last year. One such incident is the riot of Nov. 18-19 where 54 people lost their lives as security forces dispersed protestors. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic compounded the election process as different parties interpreted the implementation of the pandemic prevention measures depending on the political side they are on. The opposition argued that the police implement the measures selectively with the intention of foiling opposition campaigns. Museveni won the elections with the slogan, ‘securing your future’. His agents based his campaigns on the progress the country has made both economically and socially over the… Read full this story

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