A Ugandan election watchdog on Wednesday denounced the arrest of its leader as a crackdown on rights groups intensifies two weeks before the country goes to the polls. Uganda will hold elections on January 15, with President Yoweri Museveni, 81, looking to extend his 40-year rule of the country. Sarah Bireete, a renowned lawyer and [...] The post Uganda election activist arrested ahead of vote appeared first on Kahawatungu .