Uganda’s Museveni wins fifth term

This file photo taken on 16 February 2016 shows Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni addresses supporters during a rally of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party at Kololo Airstrip in Kampala. Photo: AFP
Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni extended his three-decade rule on Saturday, winning a fifth term with 60 percent of the vote in the country’s election, poll officials said.
‘The commission declares Yoweri Kaguta Museveni the elected President of the Republic of Uganda,’ Election Commission chief Badru Kiggundu said as he read results.