Museveni was sworn in on May 12 for a sixth consecutive term of office, which expires in 2026. However, Museveni’s victory in the January 14 general election was widely discredited due to the pre-poll campaign violence meted out on his main challengers; Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu a.k.a Bobi Wine, the former presidential candidate for the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) and Patrict Oboi Amuriat, the candidate for the Forum for Democratic Change.
“If the president does not consider that [peaceful succession], he risks the country sliding into chaos,” Ssali, who contested against Museveni in the 2011 presidential election, warned.
The 83-year-old spoke to The Observer before a dinner hosted in honour of People’s Progressive Party (PPP) first–ever member of parliament Santa Okot at his Kiwatule Recreation Centre on May 20.