Ugandans under the age of 40 - and that is more than three-quarters of the population - have only known one president.
Yoweri Museveni seized the top job in 1986 following an armed uprising and at the age of 81, he shows no signs of budging.
His time at the helm has been accompanied by a long period of peace and significant development, for which many are grateful. But his critics say he has maintained his grip on power through a mixture of sidelining opponents and compromising independent institutions.
We don't believe in [presidential] term limits, he once told the BBC, secure in his role after winning a fifth election.
A year later, the age limit for a presidential candidate was removed - paving the way, many believe, for Museveni to become president for life.
Museveni's journey began in 1944, when he was born into a family of cattle keepers in Ankole, western Uganda...
As Museveni ages, critics worry that he is turning the country into his family's fiefdom. His son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is head of the army, and his wife, Janet, is the education minister...
With almost four decades of experience behind him, Museveni is confident he will bag a seventh victory. Uganda is secure. Go out and vote, he told the public during a New Year's Eve address. The Ugandan NRM are unstoppable.\
