Uganda President Museveni confident of fifth decade in power as opposition alleges massive ballot stuffing
During the campaign, security forces repeatedly opened fire at Wine’s events, killing at least one person and arresting hundreds of his supporters. Museveni’s government has said those actions were a justified response to what it called lawless conduct by opposition supporters.
Architecture of electoral authoritarianism: How President Museveni steals elections in Uganda with help of state agencies
Having been rejected at the ballot box in 1980 under the banner of the Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM) and led by cadres who often hailed from exogenous communities outside the constitutionally recognized indigenous groups, the NRM elite prioritised consolidation over competition.
Analysis: In Ugandan, the military is a powerful institution that’s forced the country to resign to dynastic rule
Muhoozi Kainerugaba joined the army in the late 1990s, and his fast rise to the top of the armed forces proved controversial. In February 2024, a month before Kainerugaba was named army chief, the president officially delegated some of his authority as commander-in-chief to the head of the military.
