JINJA CITY, Uganda — The National Resistance Movement (NRM) won the majority of village chairperson seats in the Jinja LC1 elections, securing 113 of the 141 positions and marking a strong grassroots comeback despite its earlier losses in the city’s parliamentary and mayoral races during the 2026 general elections Final election results show NRM-backed candidates…
Parliament has officially reappointed Jessica Alupo as Uganda’s Vice President in a key political decision, extending her stay in one of the country’s highest offices following a vote held on Thursday, May 28, 2026. The approval was made during a plenary sitting in accordance with Article 108(2) of the Constitution, which requires that the President’s…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has paid tribute to the late Moses Kalangwa Kalisa, describing him as a loyal and dedicated National Resistance Movement (NRM) cadre whose death has deprived both the party and the nation of a committed mobilizer in his prime. In a condolence message delivered by the outgoing Minister for the Presidency, Milly…
KAMPALA — Uganda is mourning the death of Moses Karangwa Kaliisa, the senior presidential advisor on special duties and former NRM chairperson for the Central Region, who has passed away after succumbing to injuries sustained in a road accident. Sources close to the family and ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) officials confirmed his death on…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially endorsed Speaker Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa for another term at the helm of Uganda’s Parliament ahead of the 12th Parliament. The endorsement, which is set to be tabled before the ruling party’s parliamentary caucus for formal adoption, comes ahead of the upcoming speakership race in the next Parliament….
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…
Ugandan music star and Grammy-nominated artist Eddy Kenzo has praised President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, calling him “the fountain of honor” and “the wisest man” he has ever met. In a public statement, Kenzo attributed much of his personal and professional success to the stability Museveni’s leadership has brought to the country. “Being near President Museveni…
Uganda’s political media landscape is undergoing a major shift as the country’s two biggest political forces—the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and opposition National Unity Platform (NUP)—prepare to battle for public attention through the airwaves on radio stations. This week, President Yoweri Museveni officially endorsed the launch of Voice of Kampala, a pro-NRM radio station,…
Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, the Minister for the Presidency, today received over 206 members from opposition parties NUP and FDC to join the National Resistance Movement (NRM). She told Uncovered Ug news reporters that “That is the spirit of the National Resistance Movement, and especially the spirit of our father and the great leader, H.E….
President Museveni, who doubles as the ruling National Resistance Movement Party national chairperson, is expected in Dokolo today to drum up support for Janet Adong, the party flag bearer, in the district woman parliamentary by-election. However, five candidates are in the race to replace the late Cecilia Ogwal, who died on January 18th. Meanwhile, other…
