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Bobi Wine Rejects Outcome Of Uganda Presidential Poll
He described the poll as the most fraudulent election in the history of Uganda and urged citizens to reject the results.
The opposition candidate in Uganda Presidential election, Bobi Wine, has accused the incumbent president, Yoweri Museveni, of fabricating the results of the election.
He described the poll as the most fraudulent election in the history of Uganda and urged citizens to reject the results.
Wine, a singer-turned-Lawmaker, also said his home in the capital, Kampala, was surrounded by hundreds of soldiers and that the military is not allowing him to leave.
The Army’commissionpokesman, Deo Akiiki, said security officers at Wine’s house were assessing threats he could face by going out: “So they might be preventing him in the interest of his safety.”
Uganda Election Commission had declared incumbent Yoweri Museveni the winner of the Thursday Presidential election.
Chairman of the Commission, Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, said Museveni won 5.85 million votes, or 58.64 percent, while main opposition candidate Bobi Wine got 3.48 million votes or 34.83 percent.
“The Electoral Commission declares Yoweri Museveni… elected President of the Republic of Uganda,” he said.
He said turnout was 57.22 percent of the almost 18 million registered voters.
Byabakama urged the population to “remain calm and accept the outcome of these elections” while reminding those celebrating to be mindful of the Covid-19 pandemic.