The talks, which have been ongoing for some time, gained new impetus today, with an announcement from the PFF that it will not be fronting its own candidate in next year’s presidential elections.
NUP candidates from Katakwi, Ssembabule, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Butaleja, Kaliiro, Kitgum, and Kasese, among others, turned up at the party offices, presenting evidence that they met all nomination criteria but were still barred by the EC
Kadaga had delivered a fiery speech accusing the party leadership of favouring Speaker Anita Among, her challenger, over her longstanding loyalty to the NRM.
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In 2013, Gen Sejusa, then serving as the Coordinator of Intelligence Services, alleged in a letter to the Internal Security Organisation that there was a secret plan he coined as the ‘Muhoozi Project’, which was underway to have the First Son, then Brig. Muhoozi was groomed as the next president of Uganda.
Nzaire, who is contesting for the position of the National Resistance Movement Party– National Vice Chairman for Western Region, noted that he has been in leadership roles for over years.
Betty Cheptoyek Kaali has been declared the National Resistance Movement flag bearer ahead of the 2026 general elections after defeating incumbent Kapchorwa District Woman MP Phylis Chemutali.
On Tuesday, Malende immediately turned her attention to the impending contest for the NUP flag for the Kampala Woman MP position, taking veiled aim at her main contender, Zahrah Luyirika, the current Speaker of KCCA.
The two prominent female politicians are currently locked in a fierce contest for the position of Second National Vice Chairperson (Female) on the NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC).
Mamdani, who was born and raised in Kampala and lived here until the age of five, stated, "I’m going back to Uganda. I’m headed there in a personal capacity to celebrate Rama and I’s marriage with our family and friends.”
In the clip, which went viral, Mrs Nambi, daughter of NRM stalwart Al Hajj Moses Kigongo, is visibly awestruck, meeting then charting musician, Bobi Wine, in the ghettos of Kamwokya.
In a gracious concession speech, Kagabo confirmed that he is taking a break from elective politics and will not seek election as an independent candidate in 2026.