Vote counting entered day two, Saturday, with provisional results from January 14 polls indicating- the race to presidency was narrowing down to a two-horse race between ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, with over 69 per cent of the vote in at the National tally centre at Kyambogo, Kampala.
Mr Museveni, 76, leads with 4,340,134 million votes (61.98 per cent) while opposition front-runner and NUP presidential candidate, Bobi Wine has gained but is still trailing with 2,164,347 votes (30.91 per cent), according to Electoral Commission’s (EC) sixth batch of provisional results.
However, Bobi Wine rejected the results calling them "fake". He claimed that the Electoral Commission (EC) chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama had disdainfully ignored malpractices that occurred during elections, including those at the expense of armed forces
“The army and police in some places gave people pre-ticked ballot papers in addition to intimidating voters by their presence and influencing the electorate to vote in favor of incumbent president Museveni,” Bobi Wine said.
“We have gathered supporting evidence and it will be availed to the public once internet is restored across the country,” he added.
“Those claims are aimed at tarnishing the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF),” he said.
2021 Presidential election provisional results from 24,058/34,684 polling stations received so far (69.36%)
Presidential Candidate
Candidate’s Party
Cumulative vote tally
Percentage (%)
Amuriat Oboi Patrick
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)
254,628
3.64
Kabuleta Kiiza Joseph
Independent
34,955
0.50
Kalembe Nancy Linda
Independent
28,492
0.41
Katumba John
Independent
23,965
0.34
Kyagulanyi S Robert aka Bobi Wine
National Unity Platform (NUP)
2,164,347
30.91
Nobert Mao
Democratic Party (DP)
45,590
0.65
Mayambala Willy
Independent
11,218
0.16
Mugisha Muntu G
Alliance for National Transformation (ANT)
41,867
0.60
Mwesigye Fred
Independent
19,452
0.28
Tumukunde Henry K
Independent
37,705
0.54
Museveni T Kaguta
National Resistance Movement (NRM)
4,340,134
61.98
Valid votes in
7,200,353
Invalid Votes
278,324
3.82 of votes cast
Spoilt votes
20,019
Number of votes
7,280,677
40.22 of registered voters
Total Number of registered voters
18,103,603
*Accurate as per January 16, 2021 (12:25am Local EAT)
Bobi Wine, who results so far show has garnered some grass-root support since arriving on the political scene, told his backers that he was hell-bent towards pushing for an end to Mr Museveni’s 35 years at the helm of Uganda’s top leadership spot.
“Our battle is just beginning and far from over,” he said, Friday, during a press conference at his home in Magere, Wakiso district.
With the clock fast ticking towards 4pm of January 16, EC chairperson Simon Byabakama guaranteed that the nation will know president elect within the constitutionally stipulated 48 hours.
“Given the history of the nature of elections in this country, we don’t want to rush but every vote will be accounted for by Saturday and we don’t want to go beyond 48 hours,” he said.
Mr Byabakama responded to Bobi Wine’s claims on cases of electoral malpractice imploring him, “to show how results were released contrary to what was in 34,684 Result Declaration Forms under Kyagulanyi’s custody.”
“I am under military siege. My home is surrounded. The soldiers have jumped over the fence. They attacked my guard and made him roll in the mud,” Bobi Wine told Daily Monitor
He said that the incident happened at about 5.30pm and he was not told the reason as to why his home had been surrounded: “When I tried to ask why they have done this, they said I should ask the spokesperson of the military. They are not talking to us,” he said.
Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigire confirmed arrests of people with unknown agenda around Bobi’s home.
“It’s true that police and army are within the vicinity of his home and at least 3 anonymous people with unknown intentions have been arrested and are being probed,” he said.
His counterpart in armed forces and deputy army spokesperson Deo Akiiki acknowledged military presence around Bobi’s home.
* *Provisional results carried in this story are accurate as per January 16, 2021 (12:10am Local EAT) with the 8th batch of provisional results from the Electoral Commission (EC) set for January 16, 2021 (9am Local EAT)
