At the time of posting this article the people of Uganda are voting after days of violence, at least one person killed and a leading opposition candidate briefly detained twice when he tried to hold campaign rallies. Why should we care about the election? A win would give President Museveni a fifth term in office and delay the question of political succession for five years, amid speculation that he is preparing the way for his son or wife - both powerful individuals. Museveni’s original election ended a civil war and created impressive economic growth. But recently the economy and development have faltered, corruption is rife, public services are badly resourced and poorly functioning. Uganda is sitting on a demographic time-bomb with 38 million people aged under 20. The average Ugandan is 15. The faltering economy will struggle to create jobs for the youth bulge, adding to the 10 million unemployed. Past elections resulted in violence and accusations by the opposition of repression.