FULL LIST: Here is the 41 NUP elected MPs in Buganda region as NRM secures 55 seats

KAMPALA — The National Resistance Movement has reestablished its dominance in the Buganda region, securing 55 parliamentary seats compared to 41 for the National Unity Platform, according to data from the recently concluded general elections.

The results mark a significant shift from the 2021 elections, where the NUP swept the central region. This year, the NRM secured three out of 10 seats in Kampala, a notable increase from the single seat it held following the previous election cycle.

Emmanuel Dombo, the NRM director of communications, attributed the gains to a shift in voter priorities toward economic issues. He said voters were tired of empty political talk and wanted money in their pockets. Dombo added that the NRM message of clean cities and improved services resonated with the electorate in Kampala and surrounding districts.

Analysts and observers pointed to several factors for the NUP decline in its former stronghold. Dr. Gerald Walulya, a lecturer at Makerere University, said the NRM learned from its 2021 mistakes and invested heavily in mobilization and government programs like the Parish Development Model.

Internal friction within the opposition also played a role. Prof. Andrew Marcel noted that internal wrangles and acrimony between NUP and other opposition parties caused irreversible damage. He said while NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi remains a powerful figure, the party failed to build the necessary institutional structures.

The election saw the defeat of several high-profile opposition figures, including Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, Muwanga Kivumbi, and Jonathan Odur. Experts described the exit of these veteran legislators as a blow to the quality of debate in the 12th Parliament.

No. Name Constituency

1 Abdallah Kiwanuka Mukono North

2 Abubaker Kawalya Lubaga North

3 Ali Kasirye Nganda Mulyanyama Makindye East

4 Betty Ethel Naluyima Wakiso Woman

5 Betty Nambooze Mukono Municipality

6 Blasio Mukasa Zambaali Nansana Municipality

7 Brendah Nabukenya Luweero Woman

8 Charles Tebandeke Bbaale

9 David Lukyamuzi Kalwanga Busujju

10 David Sserukenya Makindye Ssaabagabo

11 Denes Ssekabira Katikamu North

12 Erias Nalukoola Kawempe North

13 Eugenia Nassolo Lubaga South

14 Fortunate Nantongo Kyotera Woman

15 Francis Zaake Mityana Mun.

16 George Musisi Kira Municipality

17 Godfrey Saazi Gomba East

18 Hakim Kizza Sawula Bukoto South

19 Harriet Nakweede Kayunga

20 Hassan Kirumira Katikamu South

21 Hellen Nakimuli Kalangala Woman

22 Ivan Kyeyune Nakasongola County

23 Jimmy Kanaabi Buikwe

24 Joan Namutaawe Masaka Woman

25 Joel Ssenyonyi Nakawa West

26 Joseph Sewungu Kalungu West

27 Lubowa Ssebina Gyaviira Nyendo-Mukungwe

28 Moses Lukanga Musanje Njeru Municipality

29 Muwada Nkunyingi Kyadondo East

30 Patrick Kuteesa Kimanya-Kabonera

31 Patrick Nsamba Oshabe Kassanda North

32 Robert Maseruka Mukono South

33 Robert Ssekitooleko Baamunanika

34 Rose Nalubowa Masaka City

35 Shamim Malende Kampala Woman

36 Sheilah Amaniyo Mukono Woman MP

37 Sulaiman Kiwanuka Nakifuma County

38 Sumayah Nabawanuka Mubende Municipality

39 Teddy Nambooze Mpigi Woman MP

40 Yusuf Kiruluuta Nkerettanyi Kalungu East

41 Zaharah Luyirika Makindye West