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Yoweri Museveni fails to attend first presidential debate

Yoweri Museveni has governed Uganda for three decades

As Uganda held its first-ever presidential debate on Friday, the most barbed comments were directed at an empty lectern on the far right side of the stage.

The lectern was labelled with the name Yoweri Museveni, who has governed Uganda for three decades and is heavily favoured to win another five-year term at the polls next month. But the president was a no-show at the US-style televised event.

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