Uganda has had various governments headed by presidents with different virtues but at a time when Uganda is ready to take off, it is...
The Electoral Commission has denied extending its road map to accommodate the ruling NRM party.
This comes in the wake of new amendments to the...
Less than a month after the Constitutional Court kicked Bukonzo East MP Yokasi Bihande out of Parliament, he has lost the bid to reclaim...
The Conservative Party is a political party in Uganda.
It is led by Ken Lukyamuzi. From 2006, it has been sending one MP to Parliament.
Key political payers in Kampala have started preparing for the mother of all battles pitting the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and Kampala Lord...
As I wrote in the other day’s paper, the careerist attitudes that have flooded into the Party, caused problems for leaders (mainly financial) and...
FDC presidential flag-bearer Dr. Kizza Besigye has once again resurrected their (opposition) old but failed habit of attacking certain known NRM leaders when he...
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...
The opposition candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye has started his campaigns in Busia, Eastern Uganda.
Campaigning in Busia on Friday, the FDC presidential candidate Dr....
UPC president Jimmy Akena graced the nomination of his partner Betty Amongi on Thursday. She was nominated for the Oyam South Parliamentary seat, while...
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...
