Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to request the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi, to step down from the Lira City Woman Member of Parliament race in favour of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, Dr Jane Ruth A
The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an appeal by former police officer Daniel Mulirire, keeping in place the Electoral Commission (EC) decision that removed him from the ballot for Budiope East constituency (Buyende District).In a judgment delivered electronically on January 9, 2026, J
The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed a petition challenging the nomination of NRM’s John Bosco Seguya Lubyayi as a candidate in the Mawokota South parliamentary race, ruling that his candidature is lawful and valid.In a decision dated January 5, 2026, EC Chairperson Justice Simon
In a dramatic pre-election political move, Stella Birah Nambuya, President of the Deliberate Vote and leader of the Republican Women and Youth Party, announced that a coalition of nine political parties has thrown its weight behind President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in the upcoming general election
The political environment in Mawogola North, Ssembabule District, is growing increasingly tense as the contest between President Museveni’s brother, Godfrey Aine Kaguta—popularly known as Sodo—and city lawyer Jet Tumwebaze intensifies.Sodo on Tuesday shared a video on social media sh
With just a few days to the national elections, the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for Kwania North Constituency, Allan Charles Odongo, has withdrawn from the parliamentary race.Odongo says President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is also the National Chairperson of the National Resi
As Uganda heads into the January 15, 2026 general elections, a worrying trend has taken shape across the political landscape: a growing number of opposition and independent candidates are withdrawing from races at both parliamentary and local government levels. While the spotlight has largely bee
Rising tension in Rushenyi County, Ntungamo District continues to dominate political discussions as former area legislator Hon. Mwesigwa Rukutana renews his long-standing rivalry with the current Member of Parliament, Hon. Naome Kabasharira.Rukutana, who represented Rushenyi for more than
Senior presidential adviser and Commissioner Fred Bamwine has cautioned Ugandans, particularly the youth, against engaging in violence during and after the forthcoming general elections, warning that political incitement could have devastating consequences.Bamwine said young people should
A public exchange between Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, and her nephew Matthew Kanyamunyu has ignited national debate on political repression, civic participation and the limits of personal testimony in Uganda’s charged election season.The debate was trigger
