It Is Another Lap for President Museveni As Bobi Wine Terms Results 'Fake'

By Hassan Wekesa - Editor

Uganda, 17 January 2026 - Uganda's incubent President Yoweri Museveni has secured a seventh term to extent his grip on power after the country's Electoral Commission (EC) on Saturday announced in Kampala that he had secured just under 72% of the votes.

The Electoral Commission chairman, Justice Simon Byabakama, said Museveni, 81, of National Resistance Movement (NRM) garnered 7,944,772 votes, representing 71.65% of the valid votes cast.

His principal opponent, musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine of the National Unity Platform (NUP), trailed with 2,741,238 votes, representing 24.72% of the total ballots cast, results which he had earlier dismissed as fake via a video released on his account on social media platform X from undisclosed location.

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate James Nandala Mafabi got 209,039 votes, Frank Bulira Kabinga of the Revolutionary People's Party (RPP) garnered 45,959 votes, Robert Kasibante of the National Peasants Party (NPP) got 33,440 and Joseph Mabirizi of the Conservative Party (CP) got 23,458.

Maj Gen (rtd) Gregory Mugisha Muntu of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) got 59,276 votes, while Mubarak Munyagwa of the Common Man's Party (CMP) seured 31,666 votes.

A total 11,366, 201 Ugandans cast their ballot, representing 52.5% voter turnout.

Election observer missions stated that internet blackout and media bias were major concerns as the electorate and citizens were denied the chance to fully monitor situation across the country.

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"Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, who led the observer mission for Uganda’s 2026 presidential election on behalf of the African Union, COMESA and IGAD, spoke to the press ahead of the official announcement of final results.

“Uganda benefits from a diverse media environment. Nevertheless, our mission documented instances of unbalanced reporting, where opposition parties received very limited airtime on both public and private outlets,” Jonathan stated.

He expressed serious concern about the nationwide internet shutdown, noting that the blockade restricted citizens’ access to information, limited freedom of expression, and hampered the ability of election observers to carry out their work effectively.

According to Uganda Electoral Commission, at least 21,649, 067 Ugandans registered to cast their ballot at 50,739 polling stations across the country in the 15 January 2026 polls.