The Justice Minister of Uganda, Nobert Mao, had promised a quiet 2026 elections - the quietest ever. Few believed him but the start of the elections fleetingly seemed to vindicate him. Sections of the Ugandan media briefly called the presidential race mainly between 81-year-old Museveni and 43-year-old Bobi Wine as boring.Ugandans are not used to peaceful presidential elections. All elections under the 1995 Ugandan Constitution have been chaotic with the Supreme Court acknowledging massive election irregularities in 2001, 2006 and 2016 but falling short of annulling them due to the fear of grave consequences and reasoning that the massive electoral rigging was not substantial enough to subvert the will of the people.