The Democratic Front (DF) has launched its expression of interest process to identify and verify candidates for the 2026 elections, including positions for Members of Parliament, Lord Mayor, city mayors, lord councillors, and municipality councillors. DF’s national coordinator and Nyendo-Mukungwe MP Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba announced this at the party’s Mengo offices, urging aspiring candidates to…
Justice Simon Byabakama, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, has issued a stern warning to political parties and individuals against creating unauthorized youth militias during the ongoing special interest group elections. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Byabakama noted that the elections for special interest groups, including the elderly and persons with disabilities (PWDs), have…
It is not clear whether Gen Moses Ali knew or comprehended what was taking place. Seated in the front seat of his ministerial SUV, Ali, 86, was seen rocking his head back and forth, as if he was listening to a lingala tune. A few feet away from him, Dr Tanga Odoi, the chairperson of…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has issued a stern warning to individuals attempting to unlawfully participate in the ongoing Special Interest Group (SIG) elections for village committees representing persons with disabilities (PWDs), which will be held starting today, June 17, 2025. The commission has received reports from various regions indicating that individuals without disabilities are attempting…
Medard Lubega Sseggona has said that it would be foolhardy for the National Unity Platform (NUP) to ditch him for any other candidate in Busiro East. Lubega was speaking to journalists at Kavule after picking up nomination forms. “Do you want to say that our party does not need quality people?” Look around, look at…
Hellen Akol Odeke, who had expressed interest in unseating Speaker Anita Among in Bukedea, has been disqualified by the party because she lacks a permanent home in the district. It means, as far as the party is concerned, Among is their automatic flagbearer in Bukedea in 2026. In 2021, Among was unopposed during the parliamentary…
Richard Lumu, the MP for Mityana South, has told Bbeg Media that Norbert Mao, the DP president general, has made him hate the party. In an in interview, he voiced his frustration with Mao, accusing him of undermining the party’s core values of democracy, rule of law, and justice. “Mao has made me hate DP,…
Latif Sebaggala’s name has long been a fixture in the political landscape. For two decades, from 2001 to 2021, he represented Kawempe North in Parliament, earning respect as a seasoned politician and serving as the Imam of the parliamentary mosque. His tenure was marked by a strong connection to his constituents, bolstered by his ownership…
Rebecca Kadaga Alitwala, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, has said she is still strong and will defeat her opponents. Speaking after picking her nomination forms at the NRM offices this week, Kadaga, who is vying for the position of second national vice chairperson of the NRM dismissed critics…
The National Unity Platform (NUP) stunned supporters and critics yesterday when it held an extraordinary delegates conference at their leadership school in Kamwokya that saw the re-election of its top leadership. Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, retained his position as party president, alongside David Lewis Rubongoya as secretary general and Joel Ssenyonyi as…
