Prospects of bloody post-election violence high after police shoot dead 10 at a house in central Uganda
It was not immediately possible to independently confirm the circumstances of the violence. The election has been widely seen as a test of the 81-year-old Museveni’s political strength and ability to avoid the kind of unrest that has rocked neighbours Tanzania and Kenya.
Ugandan voters face soldiers in streets as country faces information blackout after internet shutdown
The internet shutdown was a blow to pro-democracy activists and others who use the internet to share information about alleged electoral malpractices including ballot stuffing and other offenses that routinely plague Uganda’s elections.
