The leadership of The Democratic Alliance (TDA) has summoned its summit for a meeting to deal with the uncoordinated events that have unfolded since...
NRM polling officials in Mbale district are stranded after the district office suddenly halted elections.
NRM was scheduled to hold countrywide elections for LC1 party flag-bearers...
The Electoral Commission has cleared former prime minister Amama Mbabazi to go ahead with his consultative meetings in preparations for his nomination for the...
On May 14, 2010, the party elected Dr. Olara Otunnu, a former United Nations undersecretary-general for children and armed conflict, led the party.
The Uganda...
The Justice Forum, commonly known as Jeema, is one of Uganda’s leading opposition parties, with representation in Parliament.
Its "Jeema" acronym stands for: Justice, Education,...
Dr. Col. (rtd) Kizza Besigye will always be remembered for leading a party that became the first real opposition of the ruling National Resistance...
Mao is a Ugandan politician and lawyer, who has been a politician from his student days at Makerere University. He has been president of...
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...
Otunnu is a politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was elected president of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), a political party in 2010 and contested...
Abed Bwanika combines different backgrounds into one fold. He is veterinarian, politician and pastor. The 48-year-old is the president of the People’s Development Party.
He...
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...
