Uganda, May 11 -- Uganda's major opposition political parties have said they will not attend President Yoweri Museveni's swearing-in ceremony scheduled for Tuesday, despite receiving official invitations.

President Museveni will be sworn in at a historic event in Kololo to serve his seventh term of office.

But the leaders said attending such a ceremony would be tantamount to legitimising what they described as a disputed and fraudulent electoral victory.

They claim Museveni did not genuinely win the January 15 election and warned that his continued rule will deepen Ugandans' suffering through controversial policies such as the recently passed Sovereignty Bill, increased government expenditure and growing authoritarianism.

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