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Uganda polls unsafe and unfair, lobby says

Supporters of Uganda opposition leader and presidential candidate Bobi Wine, shelter from heavy rain under electoral banners during the party’s final campaign rally ahead of the 2026 general elections, in Kampala on January 12, 2026. [AFP]

A lobby group has warned that Uganda’s upcoming presidential election on January 15 is being held in an unsafe, unfair environment, alleging the Electoral Commission favours the ruling National Resistance Movement.

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