When Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in 1986, he said the problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power.
The 81-year-old president and former rebel is seeking a seventh term in office on Thursday after nearly four decades leading the East African nation, the vast majority of whose citizens have never known any other leader.
Museveni came to power on a wave of optimism after leading insurgencies against autocratic governments. That goodwill was soon squandered amid allegations of graft and authoritarianism.
