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Six Incumbent MPs Lose NRM Parliamentary Flagbearer Race in Lango Sub-region

Six Incumbent MPs Lose NRM Parliamentary Flagbearer Race in Lango Sub-region

Six incumbent Members of Parliament from the Lango Sub-region lost their bids to retain the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flag in

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74 Year Old Minister Accused of Ferrying Students to Vote in Ruhinda County NRM Primaries

74 Year Old Minister Accused of Ferrying Students to Vote in Ruhinda County NRM Primaries

Controversy erupted in Ruhinda County after a 74-year-old minister was accused of ferrying students from various schools to participate in th

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Guns and Ballots: Lwemiyaga NRM Rivals Unite Against Army Presence

Guns and Ballots: Lwemiyaga NRM Rivals Unite Against Army Presence

Three leading NRM parliamentary hopefuls in Lwemiyaga County have condemned the deployment of soldiers in the ongoing primary campaigns.Theodore Ssekikubo, Joy Kabatsi, and Edmond Bwire expressed concern over the military’s presence, citing voter intimidation

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Electoral integrity at risk due to security violence and vote buying

Electoral integrity at risk due to security violence and vote buying

Uganda’s upcoming 2026 general elections face serious threats to credibility and public trust due to persistent security-related violence, vote buying, and a lack of transparency in the electoral process, according to governance experts.Speaking at a stakeholders’ dialogue organised in

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David Rubongoya: Ugandans Must Vote, Stay and Protect the Results in 2026

David Rubongoya: Ugandans Must Vote, Stay and Protect the Results in 2026

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has intensified its campaign to boost voter turnout ahead of Uganda’s 2026 general elections, urging citizens to take an active role in shaping the country’s future.Speaking to Sunday Monitor, NUP Secretary General Da

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COSASE Grills Electoral Commission Over Nalukoola By-Election Failings

COSASE Grills Electoral Commission Over Nalukoola By-Election Failings

Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has faulted the Electoral Commission for its handling of the Kawempe North by-election, which was nullified by the High Court over electoral violence.MPs questioned the Commission’s failure to a

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NRM Elections leave party fractured in Lango

NRM Elections leave party fractured in Lango

The recent grassroots elections of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) have left deep divisions across the Lango sub-region, following widespread allegations of manipulation, exclusion, and favouritism.The internal polls, intended to revitalize party structures from the village t

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NRM Leaders Arrive for a Crucial Meeting with Odoi Over Canceled Elections in Ssembabule

NRM Leaders Arrive for a Crucial Meeting with Odoi Over Canceled Elections in Ssembabule

A delegation of National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders from Ssembabule District has arrived at the party’s Electoral Commission offices in Kampala ahead of a crucial meeting with Commission chairperson, Tanga Odoi.The meeting, follows the recent cancellation of internal party electio

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Former Minister Syda Bbumba back as NRM VP

Former Minister Syda Bbumba back as NRM VP

 Former Minister of Finance Syda Bbumba has bounced back into active politics after being elected as the vice chairperson of the Nakaseke District NRM party.Bbumba, 73, served as Uganda’s Finance Minister from 2009 to 2011, Energy Minister from 2002 to 2006,

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UCC Directs Journalists to Get Media Council Accreditation for 2026 Electoral Coverage

UCC Directs Journalists to Get Media Council Accreditation for 2026 Electoral Coverage

All journalists and media practitioners intending to cover Uganda’s 2026 general elections must undergo a mandatory accreditation process through the Media Council and the Electoral Commission (EC), according to new guidelines issued by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC).The dire

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