Museveni builds lead with 37 percent of vote counted: electoral commission

Pulse Staff 10:04 - 19 February 2016

Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni speaks to the media soon after casting his vote at a polling station during the presidential elections in Kirihura in western Uganda, February 18, 2016. REUTERS/James Akena

The commission said Museveni had 62 percent of the vote after votes were counted at 37 percent of polling stations. His closest challenger, Kizza Besigye, had 33.5 percent of the vote.

Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni extended his lead in Uganda's presidential election, the electoral commission said on national television on Friday.

The commission said Museveni had 62 percent of the vote after votes were counted at 37 percent of polling stations. His closest challenger, Kizza Besigye, had 33.5 percent of the vote.