Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also head of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party, casts his vote at a polling station in Mageere, Uganda, Jan. 14, 2021. Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections kicked off on Thursday with people in the east African country queuing up to cast their votes. A total of 11 candidates, including incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, are vying for the presidency in what observers described as a hotly contested election. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)
