A senior aide to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, Yiga Wamala, has sparked controversy after stating that the long-serving leader would not lose power through elections.
Wamala, a Senior Presidential Adviser, made the remarks ahead of Thursday’s poll in which Museveni is seeking a seventh term in office. Museveni has ruled Uganda since 1986.
In a video that has gone viral on social media, Wamala dismissed the significance of voters remaining at polling units, claiming that votes would not be counted by citizens or party agents.
He further suggested that President Museveni’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who currently serves as Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, is being positioned to succeed his father.
“You will not see even the votes you are going to count.
“If you are still crying for Museveni, Muhoozi Kainerugaba is coming also after Museveni. Are you going to kill each other? You shout and shout,” he said.
According to Wamala, voters should cast their ballots and leave polling stations, insisting that they would not be involved in the vote-counting process.
His comments have generated widespread reactions online, with critics describing them as undermining democratic principles, while supporters of the ruling establishment have defended his statements.
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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