Ugandan opposition party says it will challenge election result; two dead in protests

A graffiti calling to free Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, is seen on a street in Kampala, Uganda January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine's party said on Sunday that it was preparing to challenge President Yoweri Museveni's election win and condemned what it called the house arrest of Wine, as news emerged of two people killed in protests over the result.

Protests broke out on Saturday after results from Thursday's election were announced in two areas, Luwero district north of Kampala and Masaka to the southwest, and security forces killed two people and arrested 23 in total, NTV Uganda reported on Sunday, citing local police.