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The Leader of Opposition and National Unity Platform (NUP) spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi has called on the police and Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to uphold professionalism and fairness during the nomination of party leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, for the 2026 presidential elections. Ssenyonyi condemned ongoing interference by security agencies in […]

Former army general and opposition leader Gen. (Rtd) Mugisha Muntu has been officially nominated as the fifth presidential candidate for Uganda’s 2026 elections. Muntu arrived at the Electoral Commission headquarters early Thursday morning, completing the nomination process and joining a growing list of aspirants seeking the presidency. He follows President Museveni and businessman Elton Joseph

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Secretary General, James Nathan Nandala Mafabi, was formally nominated at 10:25am on Wednesday, becoming the fourth presidential candidate for Uganda’s January 2026 elections. Accompanied by his wife, Flora, Mafabi was assigned a security detail and a campaign vehicle before addressing supporters. He pledged to leverage his extensive experience in

Kamuli—Uganda’s Ambassador to Moscow and former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Moses Kizige, has urged Kamuli constituents to allow 1st Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga to run unopposed as Woman MP. He argued that this would give her more time to coordinate and mobilize support for the NRM presidential candidate, Yoweri Museveni. Speaking in Kamuli,

Muhammad Nsereko, president of the Ecological Party of Uganda (EPU), has said he will endorse National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, if he fails to be nominated by the Electoral Commission (EC) to contest for presidency. Nsereko is among several presidential hopefuls who have struggled to secure nomination, with

The Electoral Commission (EC) has called on presidential aspirants, their agents, and the public to maintain peace and mutual respect during the nomination and campaign period for the 2026 general election. Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama said on Tuesday that the commission expects all participants to “uphold the values of peace, dignity and mutual respect” as

President Museveni has pledged to accelerate Uganda’s economic growth and social transformation if re-elected in the 2026 general election. He made the remarks after being officially nominated as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate for the forthcoming polls. Museveni thanked party members for what he described as renewed trust in his leadership. He said

President  Museveni has extended financial support to over 9,000 evening market vendors operating under the Toninyila Market initiative in Kampala. Each vendor, many of whom deal in cooked food sold along city streets, received shs100,000 to boost their small-scale businesses. The State House Comptroller, Jane Barekye, delivered the financial package on behalf of the President and commended

At the Uganda Law Society Annual Convention, during the Sam Kalega Njuba Memorial Lecture, General Kahinda Otafiire did not deliver a perfumed speech befitting a government minister. Instead, he tore through convention, stripping away pretence to expose wounds the state prefers hidden. “Hate me or love me,” he thundered, “but why do we continue to

The Government of Uganda, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) and Lions Club International, has launched the Nutri-School Bus, a new initiative aimed at fighting malnutrition and boosting school enrollment in the Karamoja region. The bus, flagged off by Minister of State for Gender and Culture Peace Regis Mutuuzo during the Karamoja Cultural