For supporters of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, his resounding victory in the just-concluded election is a vindication of his 40-year-long rule. He won with 72% of the vote, close to his highest-ever tally of 74% in Uganda's first direct presidential election in 1996. It reinforces the 81-year-old's claim that he still commands the support of the overwhelming majority of Ugandans after seizing power as a rebel commander in 1986, ending the rule of the Milton Obote regime. But Museveni's main election rival - the charismatic former pop star Bobi Wine - dismissed the result as 'fake' and said he had gone into hiding following a raid on his home by security forces. Museveni campaigned largely on his track record, arguing that he has delivered political and economic stability in an era of global uncertainty. He pledged to steer Uganda towards achieving the status of a middle-income country by 2030, a milestone his supporters have framed as a fitting legacy for a man who will finish his seventh - and possibly final - term the following year. Museveni sees Uganda's nascent oil industry as a central pillar towards achieving that goal. On the campaign trail, he repeatedly told voters that once exports commence, the economy would grow at double-digit rates. Museveni has set October as the target date for the first crude oil exports via a 1,443 km pipeline to the Indian Ocean port of Tanga in Tanzania. Despite his age, the president has sought to project vitality and control. Yet in early October, his team abruptly canceled several campaign events, citing unspecified 'state duties,' fueling speculation about the octogenarian's health. The election's results prompted discussions around not only Museveni's legacy but also the political future as opposition voices vie for influence in a landscape that is increasingly shaped by the ruling National Resistance Movement's internal dynamics.