By Brian K Tindyebwa In a country where the so-called leading opposition party can’t even organize a credible delegates conference, NRM deserves commendation for organizing countrywide elections. Today (Thursday 17th July), the whole country is talking and our vibrant media having a field day as close to 3,000 leaders compete to become NRM flag bearers…
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) goes to primaries today to choose parliamentary candidates who will carry the party’s flag in the 2026 elections. Voting was scheduled to start at 10 a.m. across 72,000 villages. In many ways, the NRM primaries remain a microcosm of Uganda’s polarized politics. Yet, for all the democratic pomp, NRM primaries…
President Museveni yesterday picked party nomination forms, confirming his intent to run foir the seventh presidential term nad his determination to tighten his grip on the NRM. Amidst cheering and fanfare, the president arrived at the party electoral commission headquarters in Kyadondo at 1:30 PM. Accompanied by First Lady Janet Museveni, the president was welcomed…
Journalists from NBS TV, NTV and Daily Monitor have been told to stay away from the NRM electoral commission offices tomorrow when President Museveni, collects nomination forms formalizing his bid for a seventh term as president and NRM chairman in the 2026 elections. Sources told us that management of the news organisations had been informed…
Fiona Nakku is a dynamic, passionate, and God-fearing leader. She is vying for the position of National Female Youth Member of Parliament for the 2026–2031 term. With a heart for service and a vision for change, Nakku says she is ready to champion the aspirations of Uganda’s youth on a national stage. It is not…
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…
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…
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…
Veteran members of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) took center stage at the party headquarters yesterday, picking nomination forms for various parliamentary positions. Prominent figures included Moses Ali, Maj Gen Jim Muhwezi, Maj Bright Rwamirama, Matia Kasaija, Isaac Musumba, and Peter Lokeris, many of whom have served multiple terms in Parliament. Several of these seasoned…
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa today officially picked nomination forms at the National Resistance Movement (NRM) headquarters in Kampala to contest for the Ruhinda North seat in Mitooma for the 12th Parliament. Addressing the media after picking the forms, Tayebwa urged party supporters to rally behind him and emphasized the importance of unity and adherence to…
