Uganda Governance Monitor
← Uganda Governance Monitor

EC releases sixth provisional presidential tally showing Museveni at 71.88 percent

Election Related Verified Uganda (national) 17 Jan 2026 Severity: 1/5

Electoral Commission chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama announced provisional results from 47,499 of 50,739 polling stations, with Yoweri Museveni on 71.88 percent and NUP's Robert Kyagulanyi on 24.46 percent. Kyagulanyi had rejected the figures, alleging fraud and intimidation.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Sources

Something wrong or missing? Write to ugmonitor@ceger.org with the link and your source.