2021 elections

The strength of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and its ability to govern for over three decades is rooted in party's push for the population's interests instead of identity, President Museveni who is also the NRM Presidential…

The presidential flag bearer for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), Yoweri Museveni, will today kick off the campaign to retain his seat. Unlike previous campaigns where candidates would address rallies, this time round…

By Faruk Kirunda As we dive into the high political season with campaigns getting underway leading to elections at the Presidential and Parliament level, I can bet my hand that the winners have already done what it takes to claim their…

President Yoweri Museveni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate, has been duly nominated to contest in the 2021 presidential election. Museveni arrived for nomination in Kyambogo in the company of 10 people as…

The Electoral Commission (EC) has issued nomination rules for aspiring presidential candidates for the 2021 elections. Twenty-two aspirants have so far returned nomination forms and supporter forms to the EC and 10 have had theirs…

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) national mobiliser, Ingrid Turinawe, has defied orders of the FDC secretary general, Nandala Mafabi, and got nominated as an independent for the Rukungiri Municipality MP seat. Turinawe lost the FDC…

Aspirants who have not been selected as the parliamentary candidates for the National Unity Platform have complained about the unfair process leading to the selection. Some aspirants said that if the party doesn’t address their concerns,…

Forum for Democratic party president Patrick Amuriat has announced his interest to run the presidency. In a post on Tuesday, Amuriat wrote, “I have this day of 17th August 2020 taken a conscious decision to offer myself as candidate for…

Former Security Minister Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde has unveiled his policy priorities, as he journey's to the presidency.  Tumukunde, a three-star retired General of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces will be challenging Yoweri Museveni, his…

President Museveni has revealed that he called in Ministry of Health experts on Sunday to test for Covid-19 after developing a sore throat and a hoarse voice. Fortunately, the results came out negative and he managed to keep…