Voting delayed in multiple Uganda polling stations: AFP

Vendors sell fruits outside the Standard Chartered Bank in Uganda following the internet shutdown and no online banking in Kampala on January 14, 2026. [AFP]

Polling stations in several parts of Uganda were still not open in many areas almost two hours after voting was due to start, AFP journalists and local sources said Thursday.

President Yoweri Museveni, 81, is expected to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet shutdown and a police crackdown on the opposition, but faces a concerted challenge from singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine, 43.