Elected in January final yr with greater than 58% of the vote for a sixth time period – already 35 years in energy – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni swore on Wednesday morning, Could 12. And this, 4 months after the final election, particularly by his rival Bobi Wine.
as reported from Kampala, Lucie Mouillaud
For over an hour, Head of State Yoweri Museveni spoke to the viewers at Independence Park in central Kampala and boasted the financial stability of his 35 years on the helm of the nation. This morning, the re-elected president swore to make sure the preservation and safety of the structure in entrance of the 4,000 friends within the stands. This quantity is properly above the restrict of 200 individuals for every gathering to keep away from the unfold of Covid-19.
Yoweri Museveni guarantees to advertise the well-being of all Ugandans throughout this sixth time period, which is able to deliver him to energy till 2026. Over the following 5 years, the re-elected president will promote continuity, defend his concept of pan-Africanism and reaffirm the precedence given to financial improvement in Uganda and particularly. the enhance in exports.
Celebration for Museveni, fasting and prayer for wine
Police have been within the highlight in the course of the ceremony. The assorted military our bodies marched throughout a lot of the occasion in entrance of the top of state and the friends. Within the stands, lots of them wearing the yellow of the presidential celebration.
Among the many friends of honor have been ten African heads of state, together with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi and the brand new Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
The ceremony was positioned below excessive safety because the opposition nonetheless rejects the election consequence. The important opponent Bobi Wine refused to take part in the nomination and as a substitute his celebration calls for a day of prayer and fasting for Uganda.
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