The High Court in Kampala has upheld the Electoral Commission’s decision to disqualify National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Mathias Walukagga from the Busiro East parliamentary race over insufficient academic qualifications. Justice Simon Peter Kinobe delivered the judgment electronically on Sunday, dismissing Walukagga’s appeal against the Commission’s nullification of his nomination. The disqualification followed a complaint…
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…
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…
National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has raised fresh concerns over what he described as the recruitment and training of a partisan militia ahead of the 2026 general elections, while at the same time intensifying his party’s mobilisation drive across western Uganda. In a strongly worded statement, Bobi Wine…
As Uganda’s political temperature rises ahead of the 2026 general elections, one controversy has sparked debate far beyond legal technicalities and party loyalties: the disqualification of Kadongo Kamu musician and Kyengera Town Council Mayor Mathias Walukagga from the Busiro East parliamentary race by the Electoral Commission (EC). Yet beyond the court petitions, X (formerly Twitter)…