WASHINGTON / UGANDA - The fallout from this month’s hotly contested Uganda election is shaking the nation and drawing international rebuke. The national electoral commission declared President Yoweri Museveni the winner of a sixth term with 58% of the vote. But Robert Kyagulanyi, a politician, singer and the main opposition candidate — commonly known by his stage name, Bobi Wine — said the vote was corrupted by harassment of his supporters and ballot box stuffing. Several opposition candidates agree with Wine and are calling for national defiance of Museveni’s government. Wine was put under de facto house arrest for 12 days after the election but still marshaled international support. Human rights groups and foreign governments — including the United States — slammed the government for shutting down the internet during the election and banning outside voting observers. ‘There will be consequences’ U.S. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey … [Read more...] about Uganda’s Opposition, International Observers Continue to Question Election Results
