Politics
EC receives additional ballot papers
The Electoral Commission of Uganda has received a fresh batch of ballot papers as preparations for the upcoming local elections continue. On Sunday, January 4, 2026, the Commission confirmed that the new consignment arrived at Entebbe International Airport. The batch includes ballot papers for District Chairpersons and District Women Councillors. The arrival is part of…
Museveni spent Shs1bn on you, Among tells Nambooze
Mukono — Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has revealed that President Yoweri Museveni approved nearly Shs1 billion to facilitate overseas medical treatment for Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze, whose long-term health complications stem from injuries sustained during a violent incident in Parliament in 2017. Addressing supporters as President Museveni campaigned in Mukono District on December…
National flag isn’t campaign paraphernalia – EC
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Justice Simon Byabakama, has cautioned political parties against using the national flag or national symbols as campaign paraphernalia, saying the practice is prohibited under Ugandan law. Justice Byabakama made the remarks while responding to questions about the growing visibility of the national flag at campaign rallies, particularly those…
Bobi Wine: I’ll protect Museveni if he accepts defeat, hands over power
Mbale — Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said he would protect President Yoweri Museveni if the long-serving leader accepts defeat in the January 15, 2026, presidential election and hands over power peacefully. Bobi Wine, the National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer and Museveni’s main challenger, made the remarks during…
Museveni of 1986: Africa’s problem is leaders who won’t leave power
Decades before becoming one of Africa’s longest-serving presidents, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni repeatedly argued that the continent’s deepest crisis lay not with its people, but with leaders who cling to power, abuse authority and undermine the sovereignty of citizens. “Africa’s problem is leaders who do not want to leave power,” Museveni declared in his now-famous January…