Museveni stated in an address to his supporters that if reelected, one of his priorities will be to fight government corruption
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni sought nomination for a seventh term on Saturday, bringing him closer to completing five decades in power in the East African country.
Museveni, 80, has refused demands for his retirement, despite detractors warning that he has devolved into dictatorship with no opposition, including inside his own National Resistance Movement party.
He was greeted by a big mob of admirers as he went to acquire nomination papers from the party’s offices in Kampala, Uganda’s capital.
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He stated in an address to his supporters that if reelected, one of his priorities will be to fight government corruption.
“In this time I want us really to wipe out corruption,” he said.
Museveni first took power as head of a rebel force in 1986. He has since been elected six times, though recent elections have been marred by violence and allegations of vote rigging. His main opponent in the last election was the popular entertainer known as Bobi Wine, who has also declared his candidacy in the polls set for January.
Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has seen many associates jailed or go into hiding as security forces cracked down on oppositio