Uganda’s security forces have raised concerns over rising tensions and isolated acts of violence as the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) concluded campaigning for its primaries for Member of Parliament and LC 5 Chairperson positions. Despite an overall calm atmosphere in most regions, security officials have flagged incidents of political hostility that threaten to undermine…
In a symbolic ceremony blending political purpose with grassroots optimism, celebrated musician-turned-political leader Hajjat Faridah Stacia Mayanja was officially sworn in as the new President of the National Peasants Party (NPP). The event, held today at Nkima Gardens in Nansana, marks a pivotal reawakening for the party just months before Uganda’s 2026 general elections. Founded…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has rescheduled the much-anticipated elections for non-unionized workers, moving the date from July 11, 2025, to August 5, 2025. The adjustment comes after a request from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, which is tasked with registering and convening non-unionized workers for the exercise. The EC will then oversee…
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has officially launched a voluntary fundraising campaign aimed at bolstering its grassroots mobilization and campaign preparedness ahead of the 2026 general elections. The initiative was unveiled at the party’s headquarters in Kavule, led by party president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, who kickstarted the campaign with a…
KAMPALA, Uganda – Ugandan opposition leader and president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, widely known as Bobi Wine, has officially declared his intention to run for the presidency in the 2026 general election. In a moving ceremony at the NUP headquarters in Makerere Kavule, Kampala, Bobi Wine submitted his Expression of…
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