Lwemiyaga MP Race Heats Up as Ssekikuubo, Rwashande Clash

As the 2026 presidential and parliamentary elections draw closer, the battle for the Lwemiyaga County parliamentary seat is intensifying.

The incumbent MP, Theodore Ssekikuubo, has fired at his closest rival, retired Brigadier Emmanuel Rwashande.

Ssekikuubo has openly questioned Rwashande’s candidacy, suggesting that the retired army officer has nothing to offer the constituency.

“Even the retired army officers have come to contest in Lwemiyaga. You’re retired from the army; you don’t have anything good, but you also want to represent Lwemiyaga. Why don’t you advise them?” Ssekikuubo said.

Rwashande fired back, accusing Ssekikuubo of sowing division among the people of Lwemiyaga and grabbing their land.

“We will remember Ssekikuubo for two things: first, he has created divisions among the people. The Banyankole, Baganda, and Banyarwanda no longer see themselves as one community because he has deliberately split them to maintain his grip on power. Second, he has been involved in land grabbing,” Rwashande said.

“He is facing over 21 court cases filed by residents accusing him of seizing their land. Lwemiyaga doesn’t even have proper healthcare, and the small health center we rely on is also affected—he has taken its land as well,” Rwashande added.

Before the general elections, the two will contest in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries. The winner will hold the party flag in the 2026 general elections.

The party is finalizing a verification exercise for the membership register.

After completion of the activity, the NRM secretariat, with guidance from the Central Executive Committee (CEC), will release the electoral roadmap for both structure and primary elections.