The East African
Thursday May 13 2021
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Following a bloody electoral period marked my death, arrests and intimidation, renowned opposition figures and outspoken activists in Uganda remained mute as President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni took oath of office on Wednesday, extending his presidency to four decades.
Running on a contested victory he clinched after the January 14 election, the president on May 12 declared: ‘‘Elections are over! Let us get down to work, so as to chase poverty from your homes.’’
Opposition figures, including runner-up Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine snubbed the ceremony attended by Heads of State including President Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya) and Samia Suluhu (Tanzania) at Kololo, with his National Unity Platform (NUP) party members opting instead to seek spiritual intervention.
Daily Monitor
Thursday May 13 2021
Opposition figures and former presidential candidates Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine (left) and Dr Kizza Besigye say president Museveni rigged elections and his reign is merely hinged on his militaristic approach in suppressing masses. PHOTO/FILE
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The election runner-up, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine was unobtrusively out of sight and seemingly out of voice by closure of the ceremony at Kololo with his National Unity Platform (NUP) party members opting for Godly intervention.
NUP spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi says Bobi Wine will swear in from Kololo Independence grounds upon deposing Mr Museveni.
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Renowned opposition figures stayed mute while little was heard- from outspoken activists in the nation as Mr Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni took oath, extending his presidency to four decades on Wednesday.
“The military and police have yet again surrounded my residence, as Gen. Museveni prepares to illegally swear himself on this Wednesday! The coward is fully aware that he’s illegitimate, and that’s why he’s very scared of the people. Hang in there comrades. We shall overcome,” he tweeted.
The situation around my home is still tense. Dozens of soldiers are surrounding my home, checking every vehicle that comes in or goes out. All this to suppress the citizens voices as the emperor crowns himself for a 6th term! In this I am confident- WE SHALL OVERCOME pic.twitter.com/IDiTfEIoEz
Presidents Farmaajo and Kiir in Uganda for Museveni s inauguration
Wednesday May 12 2021
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Somali president Mohamed Farmaajo, his Burundian counterpart Évariste Ndayishimiye and South Sudan s Salva Kiir arrived in Uganda on Tuesday, ahead of President Yoweri Museveni’s inauguration ceremony which will take place tomorrow.
The three presidents were received at Entebbe Airport by Uganda s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Henry Oryem Okello.
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye.
President Museveni, 76, will be sworn in for his sixth-elective term of office at Kololo Independence Grounds.
He was declared winner of the January elections with 58 per cent of the votes cast while his closest contender, singer-cum-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, got 35 per cent of the vote according to the Electoral Commission.