Uganda’s President Museveni takes oath to kick off his sixth term

The ceremony comes following the bloodiest pre-election crackdown in years and widespread allegations of irregularities.

Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for his sixth term as president, as police surrounded the home of Bobi Wine, his main opposition rival who decried the inauguration as a “sham”. Museveni, who won re-election in January despite widespread reports of irregularities, took the oath of office on Wednesday at a ceremony in the capital, Kampala, that was broadcast on national television and attended by several African heads of state and other foreign dignitaries. The 76-year-old, wearing a dark blue suit and his trademark wide-brimmed hat, promised to “pay true allegiance” to the country he has ruled nonstop since taking power as a rebel leader in 1986.