In a span of two months, two NRM candidates, Loydah Twinomujuni and Brigadier Emmanuel Rwashande, have survived court challenges to their academic qualifications after judges dismissed the cases based on legal timelines, without examining the substance of the complaints. Last month, the High Court dismissed a petition filed by Hope Maurishia challenging Twinomujuni’s nomination to…
The decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to throw Mathias Walukagga out of the Busiro East race for lacking the minimum academic qualifications has led to a heated public debate on whether or not he was treated fairly. Critics of the EC have pointed out that a few days before Walukagga was denominated, the commission…
As Uganda gears up for the 2026 general elections, a wave of veteran politicians, including Brig Emmanuel Rwashande, Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde, Alice Kaboyo, and Jacqueline Mbabazi, have announced their intentions to vie for parliamentary seats. These figures, who have previously held senior government positions and, in some cases, had retired from active politics, have…
