Politics
EC announces polling dates for 2026 elections
The Electoral Commission of Uganda has officially announced the polling dates for the 2026 elections, covering the Presidency, Members of Parliament, and Local Government Councils, including councillors representing Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The announcement follows Article 61(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. According to the schedule: 15th January 2026: Presidential elections and…
2026 elections: MPs learn biometric voter verification
Members of Parliament in Uganda participated in a live demonstration of the Biometric Voter Verification Kit (BVVK), gaining hands-on experience with the technology that will be used in the 2026 elections. The exercise, organised by the Electoral Commission, involved a mock polling station where MPs could observe how the BVVK operates in a real voting…
Dismissed prison warder joins Bobi Wine
Barely a week after his dismissal from the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS), former warder Lawrence Ampe has joined the campaign trail of National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, to mobilise support for political change. Ampe appeared alongside Bobi Wine on Saturday during a campaign engagement in Ngora District, where…
Kitagwenda district boss jailed for selling jobs
The Kitagwenda District LC5 Chairperson, Mushemeza Ismail Kambanda, has been charged and remanded to prison over allegations of selling district jobs, following investigations by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit. In a statement issued on December 12, the Anti-Corruption Unit said it arrested and arraigned Kambanda before the Kamwenge Magistrates Court in collaboration with the Criminal…
Don’t join politics for money, Museveni tells youth
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cautioned young people against entering politics as a source of personal income, warning that leaders who treat politics as a job rather than a service are often at the centre of political conflict and instability. The President, who is also the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential flag bearer for the…