Speaking to the press in heavy rain at the Electoral Commission Grounds in Lubowa, Bobi Wine declared the beginning of what he called the "final phase" of a struggle to free Uganda from decades of poor leadership and repression.
One of the candidates, Gregory Mugisha Muntu of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), raised concerns about campaign posters of President Museveni which he said he found at the EC’s Lubowa site.
The spontaneous mobilisation followed an urgent call from the party to its members from 36 districts to show up at the party offices in Makerere Kavule to provide signatures.
According to Rubongoya, the Electoral Commission (EC) has informed the party that it has failed to submit the required number of signatures to support its presidential nomination.
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.
The Kampala City Festival is a signature brand that draws multitudes to Kampala to celebrate culture, unity and provides immense networking opportunities for businesses.
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).
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