Churchill James Sentamu, the current Makerere University Guild President and nephew to opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), has suffered a crushing defeat in the Central Region Youth Representative to Parliament race.Official results released by the Electoral Commission show th
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has elected 10 military representatives to Parliament following a vote by the Defence Forces Council electoral college, ahead of the 2026–2031 parliamentary term. The election, conducted in accordance with the Constitution of Uganda and the Par
Ugandan municipal elections were hit by low voter turnout and claims of fraud, with officials in Masaka and Soroti reporting ballot stuffing and arrests during the mayoral polls.Polling stations across Uganda were hit by a combination of low turnout and reports of widespread malpractice on
In a hard-hitting message to President Yoweri Museveni, Justice Dr. Esther Kitimbo Kisaakye, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, has told the 81-year-old president that if he genuinely won the January 15 general election, then he should do 10 things to put his house in order. Before we
Alebtong — Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) candidate Fred Jalameso has been officially declared the winner of the Ajuri County parliamentary race after securing 16,336 votes, narrowly defeating National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer and Chief Government Whip Denis Obua, who polled 15,5
She said Besigye was unable to walk from his cell to the visitors’ reception and had to be seen in a small office near his cell, later struggling back while “clinging to the walls to avoid falling” before returning to what she described as an “oven-hot, dark, bedbug-infested cell.”
Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze Bakireke condemned what she described as interference by NRM officials in the electoral process, accusing them of coercing the returning officer into abandoning established procedures.CourtJohnson Muyanja Ssenyonga, a former Mukono District LC V
Drama unfolded in Mukono on Friday after the district returning officer declared two LC5 chairpersons in one day, triggering allegations of coercion, ballot stuffing, and military intimidation.In the heated Mukono Poll Drama: Two Chairpersons; NRM's Francis Lukooya Mukoome (L) and NUP's Jo
The Electoral Commission has announced that fresh parliamentary voting will take place on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, in areas where elections were earlier halted due to serious irregularities.The affected constituencies are Kibanda North in Kiryandongo District, Ibanda Municipality in Iban
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba has warned that Uganda could retaliate against any U.S. sanctions imposed on him or the country, escalating diplomatic tensions after senior American lawmakers questioned the credibility of Uganda’s recent elections.In a series of po
