Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

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Rejected Somalia's request to delay the drawdown

A Kenyan-registered plane carried 109 Ugandan soldiers out of Mogadishu on 30 October, the first group of a planned full exit. Uganda's army chief, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, announced the pullout a day earlier and set August 2027 as the target for the last troops to leave.

Updated Nov 3

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As of June 2026: Approved the shutdown order, according to his son

Just after midnight on June 28, 2026, soldiers sealed off Nation Media Group's offices in Kampala. By 5 a.m., NTV Uganda, Spark TV, the Daily Monitor, KFM and Dembe FM were dark. Staff could not get in or out.

Updated Jun 28

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As of May 2026: Declared winner of seventh term with 71.65% on January 17, 2026

On January 17, Uganda's Electoral Commission declared Yoweri Museveni the winner of his seventh term with 71.65% of votes to Bobi Wine's 24.72%. The joint African Union-COMESA-IGAD observer mission said the election was conducted within a polarized political context. After security forces raided Wine's home on January 16 in what his party called an abduction attempt, he escaped to an undisclosed location where he remained in hiding, rejecting the results as fraudulent and presenting video evidence of election officials ticking ballots for Museveni.

Updated May 22