Provisional results for the presidential election in Uganda have indicated a clear early lead for President Yoweri Museveni as vote tallying continues across the country.
4.01: The opposition candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine has dismissed the results announced by the Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Uganda, accusing him of failing to explain where the figures were sourced from. He has stated that Ugandans will ultimately determine the outcome of the election.
3:23: Third preliminary results for the presidential polls. So far, 6,830,089 valid votes have been counted from 30,138 polling stations, representing 59.4 per cent of the country’s total polling stations.
Yoweri Museveni still retains his lead with 5, 148,845, representing 75.38 per cent of the total votes cast, a slight drop compared to the second preliminary results issued this morning.
His key opponent, Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, comes second with 1,414, 619, representing 20.71 per cent of the total votes cast.
12: 20: National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi’s home is reportedly under siege, according to NUP head of Finance, Benjamin Katana.
Katana has also raised concerns over the Electoral Commission releasing results without specifying the districts they are coming from.
11:35: Figures released by the Ugandan Electoral Commission show President Museveni is leading the presidential race with 76.25 per cent, representing approximately 3.9 million votes.
On the other hand, his main competitor, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has so far secured 19.85 per cent, translating to about 1.3 million votes.
So far, results from roughly 45 per cent of polling stations have been received and verified.
Despite the current internet shutdown in Uganda, the country's electoral commission continues to provide live updates at the National Tally Centre, with media houses allowed to capture the proceedings.
However, despite Museveni’s early advantage, the latest figures are still provisional and may change as additional results are received from the remaining polling stations across the country.
- Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (NRM): 3,960,438 -76.25%
- Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (NUP): 1,312,047 -19.85%
- Nathana Nandala Mafabi (FDC): 108,301-2.08%
- Mugisha Muntu (ANT): 29,504 -0.57%
- Mubarak Munyagwa (Common Man’s Party): 14,742 -0.28%
- Frank Buliira (Revolutionary People’s Party): 23,267 -0.45%
- Robert Kasibante (National Peasants’ Party): 15,929 -0.31%
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Joseph Mabirizi (Conservative Party): 10,910 -0.21%
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Total votes counted: 5,323,779
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Invalid votes: 129,441
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Spoilt votes 17,281
