President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is scheduled to take the oath of office for a seventh term on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, following his victory in the January 15 presidential election.

According to a statement issued by Alan Kasujja, the inauguration ceremony will be held at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds under the theme: “Protecting the Gains, Making a Qualitative Leap into High Middle-Income Status.”

Kasujja noted that preparations are underway, led by a national organising committee chaired by Yunus Kakande, with several international dignitaries expected to attend the high-profile event.

Museveni was declared winner after securing 7,946,772 votes, representing 71.65 percent of the total valid ballots cast. The results were announced by Simon Mugenyi Byabakama at the National Tally Centre in Lubowa.

His closest competitor, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu of the National Unity Platform, received 2,741,238 votes (24.72 percent).

Other contenders trailed behind, including Nathan Nandala Mafabi of the Forum for Democratic Change with 1.88 percent, and Gregory Mugisha Muntu of the Alliance for National Transformation, who garnered 0.53 percent.

Additional candidates included Frank Bulira Kabinga, Robert Kasibante, Mubarak Munyagwa Sserunga, and Joseph Mabirizi, all of whom received less than one percent of the vote.

The Electoral Commission Uganda reported that out of 21.6 million registered voters, 11.3 million participated in the election, translating to a turnout of 52.5 percent. Voting was conducted across 50,739 polling stations, with 2.42 percent of ballots declared invalid.

This election marks Museveni’s strongest performance since 1996, as he surpassed the 70 percent mark for the first time in three decades, improving on his 2021 result of 58.64 percent against Kyagulanyi’s 34.83 percent.

Over the years, his electoral margins have varied. He secured 60.62 percent in 2016 against Kizza Besigye, 68.38 percent in 2011, and 59.26 percent in 2006.

Museveni first assumed power in January 1986 after a five-year armed struggle that brought the National Resistance Army to control, ending a period of political turmoil that followed the regimes of Milton Obote and Idi Amin.

His upcoming inauguration will extend his leadership to nearly 40 years, as Uganda prepares for another term under his administration.