Bobi Wine challenges President Yoweri Museveni for the second time
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Key Points:
- Uganda's general election is scheduled for 15 January, with 21.6 million registered voters choosing among eight presidential candidates, including incumbent President Yoweri Museveni and challenger Bobi Wine.
- Museveni, in power since 1986 and seeking a seventh term, faces criticism for authoritarian rule and constitutional changes removing term limits, while Bobi Wine, a former pop star, represents youthful calls for change and reform.
- Key voter concerns include high youth unemployment, economic challenges, poor infrastructure, education and healthcare disparities, and widespread corruption, with Uganda ranking poorly on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.
- The election campaign has been marked by opposition harassment, police disruption of rallies, and fears of vote rigging and internet shutdowns
