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Uganda opposition says voting deliberately delayed amid internet blackout

A Ugandan police officer unloads ballot boxes from a truck at a polling station in Kampala on January 15, 2026, during Uganda’s 2026 general elections. [AFP]

Uganda's opposition said voting had been deliberately delayed in Thursday's election as President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet blackout and a police crackdown.

Museveni, 81, is widely expected to win a seventh term in office thanks to his total control of the state and security apparatus.

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