Some people are reported to have left polling stations without voting, saying they could not wait for the technical problems to be resolved. The country's law allows polling hours to be extended if challenges disrupt the voting process, however the commission did not explicitly say whether polling hours would be extended. The app, called Bitchat, uses Bluetooth technology to share images of the results forms from polling stations and voting data without internet access, according to Wine. Wine, real name Robert Kyagulanyi, lost to the president in the 2021 elections, although Wine dismissed the results, alleging fraud. Alongside Museveni and Wine, six other presidential candidates are on this year's ballot papers.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 15, 2026 00:21 UTC