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Museveni tightens grip on parliament and Buganda monarchy

President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, in Kampala on 20 January 2024. © Luis Tato/AFP

The Ugandan president is fine-tuning his strategy before running for a seventh term in the 2026 presidential election, focusing on legislative power and the opposition stronghold of the kingdom of Buganda. [...]

Published on 31/07/2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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