People vote at the Railway Grounds polling station in Kampala as Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections got underway on January 15, 2026. Voter biometric verification machines failed to work in several polling stations across the country, forcing officials to resort to checking names in the registers. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA

UN Human Rights Office has stressed 'open access to communication & information is key to free & genuine elections'.

Voting begins in Uganda’s presidential election during internet shutdown and delays.

The government has barred live broadcasts of riots and “unlawful processions” as President Yoweri Museveni seeks another term.

Uganda was on edge as it headed for elections on Thursday, with President Yoweri Museveni expected to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet shutdown and a police crackdown on the opposition.

Uganda, where President Yoweri Museveni is seeking to extend his 40-year rule with a seventh term on Thursday, has one of the world's youngest populations and is pinning its hopes on oil reserves