Overview
- President Yoweri Museveni, who took the oath Tuesday in Kampala, begins another five-year term after officials said he won 71.65% of the January vote.
- Opposition leader Bobi Wine rejected the tally, pointing to a nationwide internet shutdown, arrests of supporters, and reports of abductions around the election period.
- Museveni’s son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is now seen as the key power on security, and Uganda’s speaker told lawmakers they would do “whatever it takes” to back his presidential ambitions.
- Reporting and analysis outline two routes for Muhoozi’s rise, either a ruling-party push to rewrite rules so parliament can choose a successor or a takeover outside the constitution.
- Oil production expected later in 2026 by TotalEnergies and Cnooc could swell state revenue and raise the political stakes of who controls spending during any transition.