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...
It's close to 16 years since Dr. Kizza Besigye became the first high profile cadre of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) to sever...
NRM presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni has pledged to pay sh500,000 for every resident who wishes to get power in their homes.
This was revealed by...
Ibrahim Kasozi has been nominated for Makindye East as an independent candidate
Aidah Nakuya has been nominated for Kampala Woman MP as an independent candidate
Mohammed...
Encircled by the imposing hills of Kirindi village in Bundibugyo district is a twoacre farm that belongs to Israel Kamya, a 63-year-old farmer whose...
The Go Forward pressure group has launched a fundraising campaign to raise money for its independent presidential candidate, Amama Mbabazi.
The campaign, dubbed 'One Million...
More candidates were nominated for various parliamentary seats in Kanungu.
Those nominated include James Kaberuka Ruugi who was nominated for Kinkiizi West constituency as an...
Elections of municipal division and subcounty chairpersons along with their councilors have been marred by low turn up at most polling stations in Masindi.
By...
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate, Dr. Kizza Besigye, has cautioned the electorate against voting for people with tainted records, including those...
“Oh my, is this the kind of life people are living here? Do people really stay in these houses? I am literally shedding tears...
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...
