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Uganda’s disputed election under Museveni deepens East Africa concerns

Uganda president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Photo: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni/Facebook
Uganda president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Photo: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni/Facebook

Wanderi Kamau

Kamau is a Nairobi-based Kenyan political journalist.
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KAMPALA, UGANDA – Ugandan President-elect Yoweri Museveni’s disputed election victory has triggered fresh concern over democratic backsliding across East Africa.

Museveni was declared the winner of Uganda’s presidential election held on January 15, 2026, extending his decades-long grip on power amid widespread allegations of irregularities.

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