Provisional data released by the Electoral Commission indicates wide regional variations in voter turnout across Uganda, with Ankole registering the highest participation rate in the ongoing electoral process. According to figures published on January 17, 2026, Ankole recorded a turnout of 73 percent of registered voters, the highest in the country. Karamoja followed closely with…
Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the long-serving Member of Parliament for Kira Municipality, has lost his parliamentary seat in the 2026 general elections, marking one of the most significant upsets of the cycle. Nganda, a prominent opposition figure and Member of Parliament for over two decades, was defeated in a race that surprised many political observers. The…
National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has intensified his final campaign push, calling on supporters to mobilise voters nationwide as Uganda heads into the final days before the January 15 general elections. Addressing supporters in Kampala Central on Monday, Bobi Wine urged NUP supporters to take the…
Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) presidential candidate Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Mugisha Muntu has urged voters in Rubindi-Ruhumba Town Council, Mbarara District, to vote out President Yoweri Museveni, arguing that after decades in power, the president no longer has the capacity to confront corruption. Speaking during a campaign rally as the country enters the final days…
Kasangati – Opposition supporters, families of political prisoners, and religious leaders gathered at the Kasangati home of jailed opposition veteran Dr Kizza Besigye on Sunday for a special prayer meeting ahead of Uganda’s general elections on January 15. The prayers were aimed at calling for the release of political detainees and advocating for peaceful elections….