Museveni leads Uganda presidential vote with 61.7 percent in early count

Uganda’s electoral commission says early provisional results from the presidential election show President Yoweri Museveni leading with 61.7 percent of valid votes counted so far.

Electoral Commission chairperson Simon Mugenyi Byabakama says 23,049 valid votes have been tallied to date, with 796 ballots recorded as invalid, as the 81-year-old leader seeks to extend his nearly four decades in power.

Uganda’s electoral chief says the…