Then Deputy President William Ruto chats with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni at Mubende state lodge in Uganda when he paid him a courtesy call on December 21, 2019. [DPPS]President William Ruto congratulated his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni, following his re-election for a record seventh term in the just-concluded election. The win by Yoweri Museveni with 71.65 percent is unprecedented in Uganda. However, critics dismissed the claim of the need to uphold national security, insisting that it jeopardized transparency in the exercise. The government of Uganda has yet to reveal details of the programme for the inauguration of Museveni for his new term.

Source: Standard Digital January 18, 2026 15:18 UTC