The East African Thursday January 14 2021 Electoral commission officials direct voters at a polling station in Kampala, Uganda, on January 14, 2021. Ugandans began voting in a tense election under heavy security and an internet blackout as veteran leader Yoweri Museveni pursues a sixth term against a former pop star half his age. PHOTO | YASUYOSHI CHIBA | AFP Summary Once hailed for his commitment to good governance, Museveni has crushed any opposition and tweaked the constitution to allow himself to run again and again. The rise of opposition frontrunner Bobi Wine has rattled Museveni, and fuelled fears he will do whatever it takes to hold onto power.