In Uganda, an election is only seen as free and fair if you win

Ugandan musician turned politician Bobi Wine greeting supporters. PHOTO | MONITOR

Going by the conventional criteria for judging whether a political system or country is democratic, which include “regular, competitive, multiparty” or “multicandidate” elections, Uganda has never been as democratic as it is today.

It is slightly over 18 months since we went to the polls to elect a president. Yoweri Museveni, who continued to lead the National Resistance Movement into the contest, won again.