Uganda election activist arrested ahead of vote

Supporters of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) celebrate the victory of President Yoweri Museveni after the results of the presidential election in Kampala, Uganda, on January 16, 2021. [AFP]

A Ugandan election watchdog on Wednesday denounced the arrest of its leader as a crackdown on rights groups intensifies two weeks before the country goes to the polls.

Uganda will hold elections on January 15, with President Yoweri Museveni, 81, looking to extend his 40-year rule of the country.