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BY DANIEL EDMONDS

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni rolls to an easy victory.  Opponents and critics say, Museveni stole the election.  Now, the opposition may call for a revolt in the streets.

Election results released over the weekend show Musevi won an unprecedented fourth term in office, pushing his rule to 30 years in the African country.

The BBC reports on the support and influence Museveni has gained through his presidency.

“His popularity stems in part from the fact that he led the country to stability after years of turmoil and he often tells Ugandans, if you want to keep the peace, stick with me.”

That popularity was bolstered with younger voters.  Museveni reinvented himself as -- rap artist -- at a rally last year, and  Museveni became a hit with the young people who make up 60% of the Uganda population.

“I can even give you some rap myself. I cut a stem from a small tree which then ran away. It ran away to Igara. Igara, at the home Ntambiko. Ntambiko gave me a knife. I gave the knife to harvesters of millet. The Harvesters of millet gave me a sheath of millet. I gave the millet to the lion.”

But Museveni’s rhythmic talents are not enough to distract his critics who include international monitors. 

Indeed, TIME notes, many see Museveni as a dictator, who has stopped at nothing to retain power.

“Since seizing power in 1986 ... Museveni has become synonymous with widespread corruption and failing services such as healthcare and education. Indeed, his campaign slogan... ‘Prosperity for all, better service delivery and job creation’ ... is seen by many not as a promise of good things to come, but an admission of what he has not managed to achieve in his 25 years in power.”

And while many note the peaceful nature of the elections thus far, The Economist, Museveni also has a history of having rigged prior elections.

“Mr Museveni has decided to buy his way back into office. He has personally distributed brown envelopes stuffed with cash to lucky peasants, teachers and officials up and down the country. The election is the most expensive in Ugandan history.”

Museveni’s opponent, Kizza Besigye, who has lost to Museveni for a third time, has issued the opposition’s rejection notice.

Besigye has repeatedly said his supporters could take to the streets in an “Egypt-style revolt.”

For now, Museveni remains president with a new five year term which will require him to plan out Uganda’s arrival on the oil scene as a top-50 producer.

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