KAMPALA—Uganda will spend Shs56.9 billion to organize elections for Local Council One (LC1) and Local Council Two (LC2) chairpersons across the country as part of efforts to streamline the electoral calendar ahead of the presidential inauguration. The decision was reached during a Cabinet sitting where the Ministry of Local Government outlined the financial and logistical…
By our reporter (Peterson Luzinda) Kampala—National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General Lewis Rubongoya has announced plans to file an election petition challenging the victory of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs Minister Hajjat Minsa Kabanda in the recently concluded Kampala Central parliamentary race. Kabanda, who contested on the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket, was…
The High Court in Kampala has upheld a decision by the Electoral Commission to disqualify National Unity Platform (NUP)’s Mathias Walukagga from the Busiro East MP race over lack of required academic qualifications. In a judgment delivered electronically on Sunday, Justice Simon Peter Kinobe dismissed Walukagga’s appeal, in which he had challenged the Commission’s decision…
As the campaigns are ongoing, the Electoral Commission (EC) has officially released the polling dates for the 2026 General Elections, setting the stage for the election of the President, Members of Parliament, and local government leaders across Uganda. According to a press release signed by the EC Chairperson, Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, the elections will…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially cleared eight candidates to participate in the 2026 presidential election race after the successful nominations held on September 23 and 24 at the EC grounds in Lweza-Lubowa, Wakiso District. The nomination exercise was conducted by Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, the Electoral Commission Chairperson and Returning Officer for Presidential Nominations….
Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, has announced the extension of polls for delegates of non-unionized workers across the country. He informs the general public that elections of delegates of non-unionized workers at the sub-county/division and town council level, which were earlier scheduled to take place on August 5, 2025, have…
On Friday, a section of leaders from the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) submitted several documents to the Electoral Commission (EC), fulfilling the requirements for registration as a fully-fledged political party. However, an election officer from the political parties desk, Mr. Vincent Mulokozi, received the documents. Among the submitted documents were signatures of supporters from…
The Parliamentary Appointments Committee, chaired by the Speaker of Parliament, Ms. Anita Among, has today vetted the new Electoral Commission seven-member team as appointed by President Museveni recently. However, the Committee vetted Justice Simon Byamukama as the Chairperson, Hajjati Aisha Lubega as the Deputy Chairperson, and other commissioners, including James Emorut, Stephen Tashobya, Anthony Okello,…
