Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulani Sentamu, also known as Bebo Wein, and his opposition party, the National Unity Platform, held a press conference today to formally reject the results of Uganda’s presidential election and to call on supporters and voters to use all legal rights to reject the results. The election comes after President Museveni, who has been in office for more than 30 years, amended the constitution to remove the age limit for running for president. Museveni was declared elected on Saturday evening with 58,64% of the vote in one round.
The election in Uganda has sparked controversy and international attention. The United Nations has repeatedly urged Uganda to reject violence in the election.
According to our sources, the presidential election results announced yesterday reported that the incumbent President Museveni received 58,64% of the vote. The presidential candidate of the opposition leader National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulani Sentamu, also known as Bebo Wynne, received 34,83 percent of the vote. The opposition National Unity Platform party and other candidates refused to recognize the results and accused the authorities of electoral fraud.
Sunday’s press conference of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) was the first reaction after the election. The leader of the National Unity Platform party, presidential candidate Robert Kyagulani Sentamu, was not present and was placed under residential surveillance by the authorities, prevented from leaving his home in the northern part of the capital and banned from receiving any visits or interviews. On Saturday’s polling day, authorities sent a large police force to surround the residence of opposition leader Robert Kyagulani Sentamu, also known as Bibo Wien, the presidential candidate of the National Unity Platform party.
The opposition demanded that the authorities immediately lift the house arrest of Robert Kyagulani Sentamu.
A total of 11 candidates are competing in the presidential election. Another deputy chairman of the National Unity Platform party has publicly asked supporters and voters to say no to the election results and authorities by legal means.
In a national address later last night after being declared elected, Museveni, 76, thanked Ugandans for voting for him with patriotism, support for African unity and love of democracy.
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