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Vol 67 No 2

Published 23rd January 2026


Uganda

How Museveni won in Buganda

A fierce crackdown and a fractured opposition decisively shifted the contest long before the votes were counted

President Yoweri Museveni was expected to retain power following the 15 January polls. But few anticipated he would win with such a margin or that the ruling party would gain seats in the opposition’s stronghold of central Uganda.

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