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Monday, January 26, 2026
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Museveni Wins Uganda Election

Yoweri Museveni won Uganda's election. He will be president again. The news came out on Sunday.

But some countries are not happy. They say the election was not fair. Opposition parties also say this. They saw problems. The internet was turned off. There were also reports of bad actions.

President Museveni wanted a new term. He got 72% of the votes. Bobi Wine is another leader. He got 25% of the votes. Wine said the election was "fake." He said there were many problems.

The internet was off for three days. This made it hard to talk. People think it was to stop protests. The internet is back a little. But social media is still off.

Bobi Wine said police went to his home. This was on Friday. He said they turned off power. The government said they did not raid his home. They said they stopped problems.

There was some fighting. Police fought with supporters. Some people got hurt. Seven people died.

Museveni has been president since 1986. Many people disagree with this election.

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