In accordance with official outcomes, Museveni, president for 35 years, gained the final election 4 months in the past with greater than 58% of the vote, forward of his primary opponent Bobi Wine. The latter nonetheless condemns election fraud and in Kampala the police are making ready to keep away from all incidents in the course of the ceremony.
as reported from Kampala, Lucie Mouillaud
About 4,000 friends, together with not less than seven African heads of state, are anticipated to attend the inauguration of President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday, Might 12.
A ceremony positioned below excessive safety. For a number of days, the police have been warning the opposition : any disturbance or act of violence in the course of the occasion can be punished. Patrols and barricades have been multiplied on a number of axes of the capital in the mean time, the controls had been additional strengthened on Tuesday, earlier than the introduction. In an announcement, police spokesman Fred Enanga additionally claims that 41 folks have been taken into custody for encouraging violence and unlawful gatherings.
Bobi Wine’s social gathering at all times condemns election fraud and the jail of many activists. The opponent introduced that he refused to attend the ceremony on Wednesday. As an alternative, Joel Ssenyonyi, his social gathering’s spokesman, urges residents to watch a day of fasting and prayer for Uganda.
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