All elections should be held on the same day
On October 8, 1995, Uganda promulgated a brand new Constitution. The first general election under the new constitution was held in 1996.The presidential elections were co...
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M7 Meeting With Opposition MPs: What It Signals After a Disputed 2026 Election
The opposition members of Parliament (MP)’s decision to meet the president has exposed fresh cracks within the opposition, coming just weeks after a disputed Janua...
UEDCL Moves in as Yusuf Nsibambi’s Power Cut Sparks Police Probe and Jail Fears
Mpigi District was thrown into shock and anger after Buyaaya–Kitojjo village stayed in total darkness for nearly two weeks. What first appeared to be a normal powe...
Museveni Commends UPDF for Securing Peaceful Elections at Kabale Tarehe Sita
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has praised the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and other security agencies for maintaining peace and stability during the r...
JUST IN: Missing NUP Deputy Presidents Resurface In Different Courts, Charged And Remanded
On the even of the 2026 General Elections, Deputy Presidents of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Dr. Linda Zedriga of Northern Uganda and Jolly Jacklyn Tukamushaba of We...
Karamoja, Teso Parliamentary losers to back Mao for speakership
Teso/Karamoja – Several parliamentary candidates who lost in the just concluded elections across Teso and Karamoja have started holding meetings with those who wer...
DJ Jacob Omutuzze Cries Foul After Losing Bunamwaya Division LC3 Chairmanship
Popular media personality DJ Jacob Omutuzze is a disappointed man after losing his Bunamwaya Division LC3 Chairmanship seat in elections held earlier this week on Wednesd...
Uganda: UPDF Dismisses NUP Missing Persons Claims As 'Drama' Amid Lugbara Community Pressure
The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) have dismissed claims by the National Unity Platform (NUP) that its members have gone missing, describing the allegations as "dr...
Rigging aside, why are we still voting from basins?
Uganda’s elections are often discussed through the familiar vocabulary of irregularities: Intimidation, militarisation, ballot stuffing, voter bribery, and contest...
EXCLUSIVE: Museveni appoints Otafiire, Kadaga, and Muhwezi to CEC as historicals
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Major General (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, Ms Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, and Major General (Rtd) Jim Muhwezi to the Central Execut...