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  • supporters of the Ugandan president.

  • You've Arima, 70 celebrated in the streets after he won a decisive re election victory on Saturday.

  • But his main rival, Bobby Wine, alleges widespread fraud, calling on citizens to reject the result, labeling it a coup against the will of the people of Uganda.

  • The singer turned lawmaker says his home in the capital, Kampala, is surrounded by hundreds of soldiers and that the military is blocking him from leaving.

  • He spoke to Reuters by phone from his compound.

  • Uh, he has completely shut down the Internet, switched off all the phone numbers of miles by my wife on all the Obama patterns.

  • The army's deputy spokesman told Reuters that security officers at Wines House were assessing threats he could face by going out.

  • Miss, 70 has been in power for 35 years.

  • He campaigned for another term, arguing his long experience in office makes him a good leader, promising to keep delivering stability and progress.

  • Wine, whose real name is Robert J.

  • Kalani, galvanized young Ugandans with his calls for political change.

  • He pledged to end what he calls dictatorship and widespread corruption.

  • Wine says he has video proof of voting fraud on would share the videos as soon as Internet connections were restored.

  • Reuters has not independently verified wines, claims the U.

  • S and the U did not deploy observer teams.

  • But the U.

  • S.

  • State Department's top diplomat for Africa said in a tweet that the electoral process has been fundamentally flawed.

supporters of the Ugandan president.

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