JohnMary Ssebuwufu has been elected Speaker of the Kampala Capital City Authority Council after defeating independent candidate Ali Kalule in a closely contested vote held at City Hall. Ssebuwufu won 18 votes against Kalule’s 16, with one ballot declared invalid, following a tense but orderly e
Outgoing Makindye West MP Allan Ssewanyana has declared that he is stepping back into Uganda’s football leadership race, setting his sights once again on the top seat at the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA).Ssewanyana says he is now entering the contest with more experie
President Museveni waves to supporters as he and First Lady arrive at Kololo Independence Grounds for his nomination rally on September 23, 2025.More than 10,200 leaders of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) have been invited to attend the May 12 swearing-in ceremony of Presiden
The Chairperson of the NRM Electoral Commission, Dr.Tanga Odoi has said Uganda is currently in its strongest position historically, citing political stability, expanded democratic processes, and socio-economic progress under the National Resistance Movement .Speaking to NRM Members of Parl
Kampala, Uganda – When you think of elections in Uganda, it’s easy to picture ballot boxes, long queues, and heated political debates. But behind all that machinery, there’s a man quietly making sure it all runs smoothly: Richard Baabo Kamugisha, Uganda’s newly appointed Electoral Commiss
The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate in the Masaka City Woman MP election, Rose Nalubowa, has withdrawn her High Court application challenging the vote recount after Justice Simon Peter Kinobe declined to recuse himself from the case.Nalubowa had filed the application see
Assessments of election quality have worsened over the past decade.Key findingsOn average across 38 countries, about three-quarters (74%) of Africans support choosing their leaders through regular, open, and honest elections. This is the majority position in every surveyed country,
Independent candidate Mercy Kanyesigye Friday defeated NRM’s Flag bearer Dianah Ampaire Kampe to win the National Female Youth MP seat after a closely fought vote in Hoima.Hoima, Uganda: Mercy Kanyesigye, running as an independent candidate, has been declared the winner of the National F
Uganda’s elections are often discussed through the familiar vocabulary of irregularities: Intimidation, militarisation, ballot stuffing, voter bribery, and contested results. These are serious concerns. But beneath the headline controversies lies a quieter, almost embarrassing question that rar
On December 7, 2025, Reuters carried a stark headline that rippled across Uganda’s political landscape: “Bobi Wine says Uganda security forces beat him.”The wire story reported that Uganda’s leading opposition figure, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, said he was bea
