Bobi Wine's Party to Challenge Presidential Elections Result

On Sunday, the Ugandan opposition party, National Unity Party (NUP), led by Bobi Wine's expressed its will to challenge the presidential election result.

Bobi Wine declared that the party will work on refuting President Yoweri Museveni’s victory according to the Metro website.

In the same context, NUP member Maathias Mpuuga underscored during a conference, “We have evidence of ballot stuffing and other forms of election malpractice and after putting it together we are going to take all measures that the law permits to challenge this fraud.”

Moreover, the US and the UK called for investigations into fraud reports and other concerns over the electoral process.

Also, UNP revealed in the conference that Bobi Wine and his wife were prevented to leave their home. Many reports indicated that the house was surrounded by soldiers and police to stop any party members or journalists to enter.

The result of the elections was announced on Saturday. The incumbent president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni won the elections.

The 76-year-old  Ugandan President, said that he is standing for stability, while the opposition leader underscored that he represented the younger generation in one of the world’s smallest countries.

Museveni is considered one of the longest-serving leaders in Africa.