A vehicle registered for the Electoral Commission in Manafwa District has been impounded by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Eastern Region for allegedly ferrying smuggled white flour from Kenya. The vehicle was intercepted along the Mbale-Tororo highway at the Mbale URA checkpoint on January 7, 2026, along with over 30 cartons of Dunia white flour. […]
A major setback has hit the National Unity Platform (NUP) party after the Electoral Commission (EC) disqualified its flag bearer for the Nakaseke North Constituency, Geoffrey Kayanja, sparking fresh debate about the nomination process and the fairness of the electoral system ahead of the 2025 General Parliamentary Elections. Kayanja’s removal from the race is seen […]
Makindye Division is a key political battleground in Kampala, and Omari’s unopposed victory marks a significant moment ahead of the 2026 local government elections. NUP’s Robert Kyagulanyi Sounds Alarm Over Security Threats Ahead of Elections A National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate in the Makindye Division mayoral race, Yasini Omari, has been declared unopposed after the […]
Kyarimpa joins NUP’s Mathias Walukagga who was denominated due to lack of minimum academic qualifications. Kabaka Mutebi Condemns Security Operatives’ Mistreatment of Political Candidates, Electorates The chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Justice Simon Byabakama has disqualified another National Unity Platform (NUP) parliamentary candidate, Resty Sarah Kyarimpa. Kyalimpa who has been vying for Isingiro Woman Member […]
The Electoral Commission has disqualified Mathias Walukagga, NUP candidate for Busiro East constituency, for failing to meet the minimum formal required nomination qualifications. According to EC, the test Walukaga Mathias presented for nomination had, by 23rd of October, 2025, clearly expired. “Accordingly, Candidate Walukaga Mathias lacked the requisite minimum formal qualifications for the elective […]
“The beauty with these kits is that they have the ability to work in areas where there is no electricity and no communication network. They have spare batteries which will enable them to work for long hours also in areas not connected to the power grid,” he said. The Electoral Commission (EC) has received 60,000 […]
Nalwanga Edisa of Ppaapaati cell in Goma Division, Mukono Municipality, a self-declared supporter of Kyagulanyi and the NUP, blamed his party leadership for always looking at the negatives and failing to see anything good from government. Public opinion is rife that after the Electoral Commission’s gesture to dish out sh9.8bn to political parties that are […]
“I have heard of some RDCs who go on and block presidential candidates from campaigning in some places, that is none of their business, if they do not know what falls under their dockets, let them resign and go to start rearing ducks,” Justice Byabakama said. Police in Hoima have blocked the Forum For Democratic […]
Former Kawempe South Member of Parliament, Mubarak Munyagwa Sserunga aka Mugaatigwabbata has today been nominated as the 7th presidential candidate. According to Electoral Commission (EC), Munyagwa, standing on the Common Man’s Party has fully fulfilled the requirements of the Presidential Elections Act, Cap 179. Munyagwa joins the first nominated presidential candidates that include; Yoweri Kaguta […]
President Museveni’s campaigns will run under the theme: “Protecting the Gains, Making a Qualitative Leap into High Middle-Income Status”. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today been nominated as a Presidential candidate in the 2026 general elections. The ceremony took place at the Electoral Commission (EC) offices in Lubowa, Wakiso District, where Justice Simon Byabakama, the […]
