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2026 polls: 7 candidates die, EC to reopen nominations

2026 polls: 7 candidates die, EC to reopen nominations

EC chairperson Justice Simon Mugyenyi Byabakama said the new nomination exercise will take place on November 27 and November 28, 2025.The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced fresh nominations in seven electoral areas after the death of candidates who had been cleared to run in the 2026

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Buganda must take back its NRM - Otafiire

Buganda must take back its NRM - Otafiire

Speaking at the launch of the book, “The Journey to Remember,” authored by Maj. Gen (Rtd) Elly Kayanja at Hotel Africana, Gen. Otafiire said he felt a sense of betrayal and perplexity regarding Buganda's current relationship with the NRM.Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, one of the founding leade

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Bobi Wine in Buganda is the most consequential schedule in this election

Bobi Wine in Buganda is the most consequential schedule in this election

That we expected this election to be violent from the very beginning – and are shocked nothing outstanding has yet happened – is telling enough: Our so-called democracy is simply regimes of violence and poorly-choreographed pretensions.Indeed, the entire country understands (as does NR

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Mukula Says Son Rodney May Have Been Poisoned; Praises Gen Muhoozi for Evacuation

Mukula Says Son Rodney May Have Been Poisoned; Praises Gen Muhoozi for Evacuation

Rodney was admitted at Mulago Hospital this TuesdayVeteran politician and former NRM Vice Chairperson for Eastern Uganda, Capt. Mike Mukula, has said his son Rodney Akongel Mukula, who is contesting for Soroti City East MP, may have been poisoned, prompting an emergency evacuation from Sor

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Peace Rugambwa Channels Over UGX 150 Million into Kabale as NRM Mobilisation Efforts Intensify

Peace Rugambwa Channels Over UGX 150 Million into Kabale as NRM Mobilisation Efforts Intensify

The mood in Kabale has been noticeably shifting in recent weeks, and much of that change is tied to the growing presence of Senior Presidential Advisor on Agriculture, Peace Rugambwa. Her visits have been drawing crowds, not just because she arrives with support, but because she arrives with a me

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Bukedea Woman MP Aspirant Sues EC Over Ruling Delays

Bukedea Woman MP Aspirant Sues EC Over Ruling Delays

Norma Susan Otai, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) aspirant for the Bukedea Woman MP seat, has taken legal action against the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among. ‎Otai’s lawsuit, filed in response to what she describes as the EC’s failure

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Ssekikubo Alleges EC Smuggled Fake Signatures to Approve Rwashande

Ssekikubo Alleges EC Smuggled Fake Signatures to Approve Rwashande

Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo has escalated his challenge against the nomination of his rival, Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Rwashande, accusing Electoral Commission (EC) officials in Ssembabule District of clearing the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer using “forged, fraudulent and

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Mukula’s Son, Akongel, Hospitalized Over Suspected Poisoning.

Mukula’s Son, Akongel, Hospitalized Over Suspected Poisoning.

Independent parliamentary candidate Rodney Mukula Akongel, who is contesting for the Soroti City East MP seat, has been hospitalized following a sudden illness on the campaign trail, with early reports pointing to suspected poisoning.Independent parliamentary candidate Rodney Mukula Akonge

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Forgery Claims Hit NRM Kioga Candidate as Nairobi University Denies Issuing His Papers

Forgery Claims Hit NRM Kioga Candidate as Nairobi University Denies Issuing His Papers

The University of Nairobi in Kenya has reportedly disowned two academic documents submitted by Felix Adupa Ongwec—the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag-bearer for Kioga County in Amolatar District for his nomination before the Electoral Commission, sayin

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NRM leaders condemn forcing students to attend campaign rallies

NRM leaders condemn forcing students to attend campaign rallies

NRM party leaders have condemned the act of some NRM members forcing students from schools to attend campaign rallies organized by the party’s presidential candidate, Yoweri Museveni, in different parts of the country.Rose Namayanja, the party’s Deputy Secretary General, said that sinc

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