Overview
- Museveni, who took the oath Tuesday in Kampala, begins a new five-year term after roughly 40 years in power.
- Analysts say Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba could succeed either through an unconstitutional takeover or a change that lets parliament pick him, and Speaker Anita Among has vowed to help his bid.
- Muhoozi, the army chief and founder of the Patriotic League of Uganda, has expanded his clout and even ran days of military parade rehearsals for the inauguration.
- The January election drew an internet blackout, reports of intimidation and abductions, and Human Rights Watch later reported mass arrests and disappearances targeting the opposition.
- Uganda expects to start pumping oil later this year with TotalEnergies and Cnooc, a milestone that could raise the stakes in any transfer of power.