At least 10 killed as Uganda awaits election results, Museveni seen winning

At least 10 people died in the elections in Uganda, the opposition said Friday, as incumbent Yoweri Museveni looked set to prolong his four-decade rule.

The electoral commission said Museveni was on 75.4 percent to opposition leader Bobi Wine's 20.7 with close to 60 percent of votes counted. Final results are due around 1300 GMT on Saturday.

Bobi Wine said he was under house arrest after Thursday's vote.

Authorities imposed an internet blackout during the election that was still in place on Friday.

"After casting my ballot, the military deployed all around my home in order to place me under house arrest," Wine wrote on X.

Local station NBS quoted a police spokesman said Wine was "not under house arrest, we're just providing him with security."

Police storm home

Muwanga Kivumbi, member of parliament for Wine's party in the Butambala area of central Uganda, told AFP that security forces had killed 10 of his campaign agents after storming his home.

His wife Zahara Nampewo said the 10 were hiding in their garage when security forces fired through the door.

Local police spokeswoman Lydia Tumushabe said "a group of NUP goons" had planned to overrun and burn down a local tally centre and police station.

"An unspecified number were put out of action," she told AFP, adding that 25 others had been arrested and charged with malicious damage of property.

Technical problems

Election day was marred by significant technical problems after biometric machines - used to confirm voters' identities - malfunctioned and ballot papers were undelivered for several hours in many areas.

There was a heavy security presence across the country.

The United Nations rights office said last week that the elections were taking place in an environment marked by "widespread repression and intimidation" against the opposition.