The veteran politician and businessman has been in the political sphere since the pre-independence political struggles. He is the founder of the People's Progressive...
On Thursday, Ugandans got to know which group they will pick their next president from, come 2016.
The eight presidential candidates, who include one female...
President Yoweri Museveni will today comb Tororo district for votes. However, he had unfished business in Pallisa.
He addressed rallies in Pallisa yesterday, but still...
Electoral commission boss Eng. Dr. Badru Kiggundu has warned all successfully nominated presidential candidates and all other people aspiring for elective offices in next...
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni this morning took his campaign to Ndorwa.
His first rally was at Nyamengo, Kacerere in Ndorwa West, Kabale. The area MP,...
Over 800 youth delegates from Western region are expected to take part in the youth elections slated for Monday 29th. In western region, elections...
DP president and aspirant for Gulu municipality seat Norbert Mao has been turned away from nominations by the district returning officer after he failed...
A look at the competition for the 2016 district chairperson race shows opposition candidates in a commanding position in Wakiso, the most populous district,...
By Opiyo Oloya
There are many issues that need to be addressed by candidates vying for votes in the next Uganda election.
There will be campaign...
Samuel Walter Mukaaku Lubega, 43, came to the presidential race in a surprise way. He first claimed to have wanted to take the DP...
Democratic Party DP
The Democratic Party was founded by seven revolutionary Catholics to fight for Uganda’s Independence and national unity.
They were the products of the famous Catholic...
National Resistance Movement (NRM)
The National Resistance Movement (NRM), commonly referred to as the Movement, is the ruling political organisation in Uganda.
It has over 263 legislators in the...
Candidate Promises to Scrap Parking Fees
The Rukungiri Municipality NRM flag-bearer for Rukungiri mayor, Geoffrey Tindarwesire Kenzigye, has vowed to scrap parking fees once elected mayor to encourage residents own...
2026 Uganda Elections Results
The Electoral Commission on Saturday (January 17) has released the 2026 Uganda presidential election results.
Shortly after 4pm, EC chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama delivered the...
President Yoweri Museveni Wins Seventh Term: Electoral Commission
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected to a seventh term, the Electoral Commission has announced.
Museveni, 81, won with 71.65 percent of the vote,...
NUP’s Kyagulanyi Decries Slow Pace of Development in Kisoro and Rubanda
The NUP Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi has campaigned in Kisoro and Rubanda Districts of Western Uganda. He started the day with a radio talk...
Registered Political Parties
As of September 2025, the Uganda Electoral Commission lists 26 registered political parties on its website. Some of the listed parties include the following:
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), founded on December 16, 2004, is one of the top opposition parties in Uganda.
FDC was founded as an...
President Museveni Campaigns in Adjuman
EC does not rig for me
Museveni also commented on concerns by the Opposition that the Independent Electoral Commission is biased.
Museveni said that although he...
Nominations: EC Outlines Guidelines for Candidates
The Electoral Commission on Tuesday issued fresh guidelines for the process of the nomination of candidates for the Parliamentary elections that starts today.
Candidates heading for nominations...
