When Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in 1986, he said "the problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power."

Uganda’s main opposition candidate, Bobi Wine, was under house arrest, his party said, as early results on Friday showed veteran President Yoweri Museveni with a commanding lead in the presidential election.

Ugandans are voting in a tense presidential election as 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his four-decade rule amid an internet shutdown and heavy military deployment.

Uganda election marred by violence and internet blackout as one MP accuses security forces of killing 10 supporters at his home during crackdown.

Mr. Wine’s party said on X that “an army helicopter” had landed in his compound and “forcibly” taken him away ahead of election results in Uganda, during a nationwide internet blackout.

President Yoweri Museveni ordered investigations into the failure after the bio-metric system failed to recognize his thumbprint at his polling station. He was eventually cleared to vote through facial recognition.

Ugandans are voting in an election which sees President Yoweri Museveni taking on a charismatic pop star in a bid to prolong his 40-year rule. The poll is essentially a two-horse race between Museveni and singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine,

President Yoweri Museveni voted in Uganda's 2026 General Election amid biometric machine failures, raising concerns over electoral integrity and interference.