Museveni outlines 5-year agenda amid deadly crackdown on opposition
President Yoweri Museveni sets priorities for his new term in Uganda, pledging peace, unity, and economic growth, amid post-election tensions and opposition protests...
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has outlined his five-year agenda after securing a seventh term in a contested election. His priorities include safeguarding peace, eradicating poverty, strengthening national unity, enforcing governance discipline, and supporting economic growth.
- Museveni won with 71.65 percent (approximately 7.9 million votes), while opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) received 24.72 percent (roughly 2.7 million votes).
- The election, held on January 16, saw a 52.10 percent voter turnout and was marked by heavy security deployment and a nationwide internet shutdown.
- Kyagulanyi and the National Unity Platform (NUP) have rejected the results, alleging irregularities, and human rights organizations have criticized post-election crackdowns and arbitrary arrests targeting opposition figures.
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Following a contested election where President Yoweri Museveni secured a seventh term with 71.65 percent of the vote, Uganda has lifted its ban on social media platforms. The ban was imposed after the January general elections and its removal was announced by Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. In the post-election period, exiled former Supreme Court Justice Esther Kisaakye has condemned a violent crackdown on the opposition. President Museveni has since outlined a five-year agenda which includes safeguarding peace and eradicating poverty. Amidst these tensions, military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba also denied claims that soldiers had assaulted Barbara Kyagulanyi, wife of opposition leader Bobi Wine.
