- On January 15, Uganda held its 12th General Election since independence, with President Yoweri Museveni leading by a wide margin of seven candidates.
- A day after the vote, Museveni had received more than 5 million votes, accounting for 75 percent of the votes counted, with Bobi Wine following with 20 percent
- Bobi rejected the results, accusing the Electoral Commission of presenting fake statistics and claiming massive vote rigging on behalf of Museveni
The main opposition leader in the country UgandaBobi Wine, has questioned the integrity of the presidential election, the results of which show that President Yoweri Museveni is leading by a large margin.
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On Thursday, January 15, Ugandans participated in their 12th general election after independence.
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Eight candidates are vying for the presidency, among them 81-year-old Museveni, who is defending his seat on the ticket of the National Opposition Movement (NRM).
As of Friday evening, January 16, Museveni was ahead of his rivals, with over 5 million votes to his name, 75% of 60% of all polling stations.
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Bobi was a distant second with 4.1 million votes, accounting for 20% of the total votes counted so far.
Speaking about the results, the National Unity Forum (NUP) candidate said the results could not be monitored by his agents.
According to him, the Electoral Commission of Uganda presented false results, suggesting massive vote rigging in favor of Museveni.
“Ignore the fake results announced by Byabakama. He cannot tell anyone where these results come from. Our agents at the counting center are asking him the source of these results, and the administration facilitator cannot say anything. The people of Uganda will have the final say on this nonsense,” he said.
Earlier, Bobi had urged the international community to closely monitor the Ugandan elections, warning that its credibility was at stake.
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He accused the ruling party of engaging in systematic rigging, citing overcrowding, ineffective voter verification equipment, and threats against opposition officials.
The candidate added that senior members of the party had been arrested, while polling agents and administrators were kidnapped or forced out of polling stations.
He stressed that Ugandans were being denied a fair and transparent process, urging citizens to oppose what he called an illegal system.
He went on to call on the international community not to accept the outcome of a process he insisted had been severely compromised.
In other news, Bobi’s party claimed that he was kept under a military-style fence at his residence in Magere.
Was Bobi Wine arrested?
The NUP reported that police and army officers surrounded his house on the evening of January 15, preventing him from meeting with campaign agents.
The party further claimed that officers climbed a fence, pitched tents inside the area, and effectively placed Wine and his wife under house arrest.
NUP National Treasurer Benjamin Katana condemned the move, stressing that if there is a genuine allegation, the authorities should follow due process. He reminded the government led by Museveni that Wine’s house was not a legal detention center and asked the security agencies to formally arrest him and prosecute him if any crime has been committed.
Katana said that the action was politically motivated, complaining that government institutions were being misused and that the alleged imprisonment violated Wine’s rights.
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